A Case Study of an Ethical Concern Within A Retirement Community
             1. What are some potential legal and ethical issues present in this case study?
             The potential legal aspect of this case is that the director of the retirement community was notified of the facts that the pool was not installed to meet the safety standards for the 275 senior residents. The director was apprised of the safety failure but apparently was not concerned about the safety of the clients of the community. He even informed a concerned individual that "this was not her concern," even though the safety features were included in the budget which the residents were paying for. Indeed, their monthly payment increased to cover the pool in the budget.
             The fact that a resident fell in the month that followed did not seem to bother the director. On the contrary, he made light of it simply because, in that case, the client was not seriously hurt. Residents were fearful of using the pool naturally, which the director made light of saying that the residents were very lucky to have the pool in the first place. He refused to come and check out the facilities, relying upon the report of another therapist, instead of upon the trustworthy report of the senior resident therapist that revealed the real dangers.
             2. How would you characterize the director's behavior?
             There is only one answer to this question; it is he needs to be replaced. He is putting the residents in jeopardy of grave injuries. Not only this, he also did not take into consideration the fact that the senior and trusted therapist works with these people all the time, so when she asked him to come look at the completed pool, he should have set a date to come and see the pool and check the safety of it.
             As for giving her position to the other therapist, that was another incorrect and unethical move. He had no proper basis upon which to do this. The other therapist was prom...