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.
936: A care worker who assaulted a Parkinson’s sufferer and subjected her to crude pranks has been struck off. The 42-year-old claimed her victim made allegations against her because she was “confused”.