HOUSTON: 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:
447: Bosses of an under-fire skilled nursing home have vowed to raise their standards after a damning inspection report – their second this year.
Inspectors have criticised its “weak” environment, resident safety and care quality.
They also said they were “not confident” that residents of the home were being encouraged or helped to eat or drink.