PHOENIX: 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:
399: A woman is suing a skilled nursing home for neglect that allegedly led to the death of her mother.
According to the plaintiff’s claim, she suffered from bedsores, infections, malnutrition and dehydration during her stay at the skilled nursing home. The suit says the skilled nursing home neglected to provide proper supervision, preventative care and treatment…