BOSTON: Retirement communities and rest homes imply a level of elevated safety in their commercial pitch to prospective customers.
But evidence is mounting that age-apartheid compounds are increasingly becoming soft crime targets and the care sector is trashing its reputation by doing nothing to effectively counter the growing threat:
178. A great-grandfather died from blood poisoning after being bitten on the thumb by a dementia patient who was allowed to mix with other skilled nursing home residents despite a history of violence.