LOS ANGELES: 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.
900: A family is taking legal action against a skilled nursing home after their 89-year-old father was admitted to hospital with malnourishment and a maggot-infested foot while he was a resident there.