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What you don’t know about assisted living in America
FromPost Reports
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Dec 21, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Patients with memory problems walk away from assisted-living facilities just about every day in America; many die. The Post examines a pattern of neglect in America’s booming assisted-living industry. Read more:Since 2018, more than 2,000 people have wandered away from assisted-living and memory-care facilities unattended or unsupervised. These are facilities that charge families thousands of dollars a month to care for families’ loved ones. It’s a phenomenon known in the industry as an “elopement.” A team of Post reporters looked into why and how this happens, the dire consequences and who is responsible when something goes wrong.Subscribe to The Washington Post here.
Released:
Dec 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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