Aged care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeHOUSTON: 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.

1191: A criminal case against a man charged over the death of a skilled nursing home resident has been placed on hold because the defendant is incapable of participating in his trial.

Full story covered in the Governance Weekly.