Washington Post Reports Highlight Assisted Living Resident Elopements and Staffing Problems, Industry Pushes Back

Washington Post Reports Highlight Assisted Living Resident Elopements and Staffing Problems, Industry Pushes Back
Senior Housing News
December 17, 2023
A new Washington Post investigation has detailed dozens of incidents where senior living residents have wandered away and died as well as “bare-bones” staffing levels at communities across the country. In one article published over the weekend, the Post examined thousands of cases since 2018 where senior living residents wandered away from their communities, resulting in nearly 100 deaths in that time. ... The articles underscore the challenges senior living operators will surely have in the coming years, in terms of both staffing and managing communities and maintaining positive perceptions among the public.