There are hundreds of these companies that contract with agencies in the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, and the salaries of the executives running them are often above $100,000 as well. In 2009, we looked … [Read more...]
Update: We just received some cost records from DDS…but
As we suspected would be the case, the documents indicate that many important costs of community-based care were left out of the administration’s analysis. And, as we’ll explain below, at least part of the analysis is based on … [Read more...]
We’re still waiting for the administration’s cost records
Lest you think our request was overly broad, we offered last month to narrow it to a request for documents primarily supporting a specific projection in the administration's analysis that it would cost $150,000 per … [Read more...]
Three men and their home at the Templeton Center
Jimmy HoldsworthJimmy Holdsworth, 59, is autistic and nonverbal, and has been at Templeton for more than 20 years.When he was young, Jimmy's parents tried to keep him at home, but his behavior was so volatile and … [Read more...]
A father and son’s ordeal with DDS ‘care’
Since Jim Smith's divorce from his first wife, Dan has been a ward of a series of court-appointed guardians. In order to resolve their differences out of court, Jim Smith and his former wife agreed after Dan was 18 to choose a third party … [Read more...]
Paying to play: an update
The contributions ranged from as little as $55 from one employee of one firm I looked at, to $18,900 from five employees of another. There are two points I'd like to make here about these figures: 1. The $166,690 is the total I came … [Read more...]
CT: no savings in closing developmental center
Moreover, an earlier 2002 cost study by the Connecticut DDS stated that, "No significant savings will ever result from the closure of Southbury" (my emphasis). I've written here before about our concerns over the validity of the Patrick … [Read more...]
Credibility on the cost of DDS care — an update
The administration's cost analysis in shutting the Monson, Templeton, and Glavin developmental centers was submitted in July to the House and Senate Ways and Means Committees and to the Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons … [Read more...]
We need an independent cost comparison in closing developmental centers
We have just reviewed a purported cost-benefit analysis that was submitted to the Legislature last July by the Executive Office of Administration and Finance regarding the planned closures of the Monson, Templeton, and Glavin Centers. For … [Read more...]
Political contributions tell the story in human services
Family-supported nonprofits such as COFAR and its affiliated organizations have long fought to prevent the wholesale privatization of care for persons with intellectual disabilities. But in recent years, we've begun … [Read more...]
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