Washington Post Investigation on Elopements Puts Memory Care in the Spotlight

Washington Post Investigation on Elopements Puts Memory Care in the Spotlight
Senior Housing News
December 20, 2023
A series of investigations from the Washington Post on resident elopement and staffing has shone a new light on memory care operators and the challenges they face keeping residents safe. One of the Post stories, published over the weekend, centered on residents who wandered away from memory care communities since 2018, almost 100 of which died. Most of the incidents involved residents of memory care communities, and among the struggles highlighted were staffing shortages and improper training. The story represents a new source of scrutiny for an industry that has intermittently struggled with bad press since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.