BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Several experts in senior care say that Maryland officials need to take action to prevent a dangerous underground network of unlicensed assisted living facilities from expanding.
A Spotlight on Maryland investigative series launched last month has detailed how more than 115 properties in Baltimore City may house elderly residents without following government regulations and inspections, allowing untrained staff to perform medical duties. It’s a practice that lawyers have described as senior “trafficking.”
Three experts in senior care told Spotlight on Maryland this month that these unlicensed facilities pose a serious threat and can only be stopped if the state of Maryland issues a series of reforms…