Man plans to live out 'golden' age at Holiday Inn instead of retirement home

I spent over 20 years visiting nursing homes and other facilities, 100-150 twice each per year. Some are very nice and some are absolutely horrible. Just a few small steps in those places can make a huge difference, but in some the employees are so bitter they take it out on the elderly.
You are absolutely correct. In what capacity were you visiting?

Nursing homes, like many entities, have a top-down function. If admin is strong the rest of the staff will be as well. Poor admin will result in dysfunction at every other level.