(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) It seems that as events unfold in the wake of the alleged fatal assault of an intellectually disabled man at the Templeton Developmental Center in September, the system continues to fail everyone it was … [Read more...]
Update: new claims cast doubt on a cover-up of alleged assault at Templeton
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) Many concerns have been raised about the state's oversight of care of the developmentally disabled in the wake of the alleged fatal assault of Dennis Perry on September 16 at the Templeton Developmental … [Read more...]
Did the administration cover up an alleged fatal assault at the Templeton Center?
(Cross-posed from The COFAR Blog) Did the Patrick administration cover up a serious crime last month at a Department of Developmental Services facility? That question is certainly raised by a story on Sunday in The Worcester Telegram … [Read more...]
Compromise bill expands DDS services to some, but not all people with developmental disabilities
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) After months of negotiations with a limited group of advocates for the developmentally disabled, key state legislators have approved a draft of a bill intended to expand services to people who are not … [Read more...]
Fatal assault at Templeton raises questions about admissions and staffing
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) The death last month of an intellectually disabled man, who was allegedly assaulted at the Templeton Developmental Center by a resident there, appears to raise questions about the dangerousness of the … [Read more...]
A disappointing update on sheltered workshops in Massachusetts
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) In a post the other day, I suggested that state Department of Developmental Services Commissioner Elin Howe talk to family members of sheltered workshop participants, who maintain the programs have … [Read more...]
Sheltered workshops under fire in Massachusetts
(Cross-posted from the COFAR Blog) Paul Buonomo enjoys his job stuffing envelopes, collating papers and carrying out other tasks in a program in Danvers known as a sheltered workshop. His parents, Doris and Joe Buonomo, maintain that … [Read more...]
Bedford group home resident’s injuries raise disturbing questions
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) We don't yet know what happened to cause the serious injuries suffered in late August by Paul Stanizzi, a resident of a group home for the intellectually disabled in Bedford. The incident is … [Read more...]
The story of a remarkable woman
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) I never met Joanna Bezubka, who lived at the Fernald Developmental Center for 39 years and then spent the final seven years of her life in a state-operated group home in Lynnfield. But after … [Read more...]
Seven Hills families win reprieve from eviction
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) This post is about one of the few cases in Massachusetts in which families and guardians of the residents of a congregate care facility for the disabled appear to have won out over … [Read more...]
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