[NitroNutter]

Guess the care homes are just following the goverments example.
Free bus pass @ 65
Free tv licence @ 75. many struggle to see or hear 100% properly by this age. many are in homes 75-80 anyway.
Free, pull alll your teeth @ 64 because you wont be able to afford the dentist fees after 65.

Care homes often employ unqualified cheep labour, often do not have 1 qualified member of staff ever. Medicine is left un monitored by doctors properly. Unqualified staff distribute the medicine.
Some homes are really poor and do such things as recycle yesterdays meal etc.
This is before we enter the lack of care for bedridden patients and physical abuse put on some residents.
Funny how they turn over several thousand plus a week but in general invest more to improve and expand the property than on their customers.

As for when did society lose respect, Id be more inclined to say when did society have respect. IMO its been corrupt and barbaric since humanity started and the good people and the vulnerable have allways been the victims.
We might be a civilisation but all to often theres plenty who are far from civilised, even if they preach as such.