Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeLOS 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.

1022: A care assistant accused of pushing a service user against a wall will face a watchdog hearing later this month.

Full story covered in the Governance Weekly.