70: People who died from abuse or neglect at assisted-living facilities since 2002.
1,732: Homes that were caught using illegal restraints like ropes, locking residents in closets, and tranquilizing them with drugs since 2002.
26: Facilities closed down by AHCA since 2005. There are currently 2,850 in Florida.
13,250: Police and rescue calls to a small enclave of ALFs in Broward County since 2005 — essentially one every four hours.
181: Times the state caught homes falsifying records — including medical records in death cases — since 2005
Source:
Neglected to Death: By the Numbers
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