A Spotlight on Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Financial Distress
"Vulnerability is the degree to which a population, individual or organization is unable to anticipate, cope with, resist and recover from the impacts of disasters."
Elderly individuals are among the most vulnerable members of our society. Those who also require acute medical care are even more vulnerable. State and federal policymakers alike have acknowledged as much by enacting elder-abuse laws that are specifically designed to protect these populations, with abusers potentially facing both civil and criminal liability.
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