NEW JERSEY: Retirement communities and skilled nursing 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:
203. Police said they were investigating a break and enter at a retirement community believed to have taken place between July 2 and July 7 where $50 in cash was taken, along with jewellery and a handbag.
“The unit was closed but unlocked,” said the police.