LOS ANGELES: 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:
320: A skilled nursing home has been put in special measures after an inspection found it ‘inadequate’ in nearly all areas.
A report rated the service as inadequate on four of the five categories – safety, effectiveness, caring, responsiveness and whether the care given was well-led…