Unprotected: Broken promises in Georgia’s senior care industry. | PSNet

Unprotected: Broken promises in Georgia’s senior care industry. | PSNet

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Published October 23, 2019

Unprotected: Broken promises in Georgia’s senior care industry.

Schrade B, Teegardin C. Unprotected: Broken promises in Georgia’s senior care industry. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Sept-October 2019.

Assisted living facilities have challenges that reduce the quality and safety of care. This news investigation examines how poor management, staffing shortages, and poor caregiver training were unchecked by systemic failures in correcting problems to protect residents. 

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