CHICAGO: 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.
700: A woman who stole from vulnerable victims has been ordered to pay them back – along with the wages she earned whilst stealing the cash.
She worked as a team leader at a skilled nursing home when financial irregularities came to light.
The thefts were discovered following scrutiny of the accounts…