PHILADELPHIA: 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.
608: A man has filed a lawsuit against a nursing home where his father died. The father, an 83 year old nursing home resident, suffered from numerous falls over a period of six months. The falls lead to serious injuries including lacerations and a fractured hip. The hip fracture required surgery and ultimately, the resident died from complications of these injuries. The lawsuit alleges negligence which caused the man’s injuries and death.