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.
944: A nurse has been struck off for assaulting a skilled nursing home resident. She was accused of grabbing the resident’s arm and shaking her during a nightshift.