Possibly, but the notion of a retirement home as a kind of prison or punishment seems to be rooted in pop culture. Remember the running gag from "The Golden Gi

Possibly, but the notion of a retirement home as a kind of prison or punishment seems to be rooted in pop culture. Remember the running gag from "The Golden Girls" where Sophia, the oldest member of the cast, was often threatened to be sent back to the retirement home of hell "Shady Pines".