BOSTON: 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.
765: Nursing homes are supposed to be safe havens for elderly parents or relatives, yet sometimes that just isn’t the case. The daughter of a woman who died in a nursing home has filed a lawsuit alleging negligence. The woman was observed having a choking problem after eating and taking her medication, however, the staff did nothing.