SAN ANTONIO: 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:
63. A lack of proper record keeping at a skilled nursing home could have seen a woman being left to die against her wishes.
A report found that staff were not keeping accurate records.
One shocking example revealed a resident had a do not attempt to resuscitate (DNAR) form authorised by her husband in their care plan.
This meant that if her heart and breathing stopped, staff were advised not to attempt to resuscitate her. But it was not clear whether her husband had power of attorney and was legally allowed to make that decision.