Essential read: #death & #dementia in #assistedliving. But the daily suffering, #Bedsores, #restraints, #overmedication.
F for care
A for linguistic malevolence: "a fatal elopement"
#Florida, which should be the gold standard isn't: "In Florida, the GAO found, deficiencies had been documented in 40 percent of facilities."
$15.39 hourly average staff salary.
"In one California facility, staff tried to secure a broken door w/trash bags & a tin can."
The Washington Post · An alarming number of assisted-living residents die after wandering away unnoticed