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Second sudden death reported after a transfer to a DDS group home

August 10, 2011 By dave-from-hvad

(Cross-posted from the COFAR blog) We've received a report of a second intellectually disabled man who died in the past two months after being transferred to a community-based group home from a state developmental center. In this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: community-based-care, fernald-developmental-center, intellectual-disabilities, templeton-developmental-center

It’s about the care model

June 5, 2011 By dave-from-hvad

(Cross-posted from the COFAR blog) A disturbing incident involving an attempted rape of a woman by an intellectually disabled resident of a community-based group home last month can teach us all a valuable lesson. We've been in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: community-based-care, fernald-developmental-center, glavin, ICF care, intellectual-disabilities, monson, patrick-administration, templeton

Justice is elusive in assaults of the intellectually disabled

March 15, 2011 By dave-from-hvad

Burns was not examined by a doctor until the following day, when he was taken, at Paquette’s insistence, to Noble Hospital in Westfield.  Paquette said she was told by the medical staff there that Burns’ black … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: abuse, community-based-care, developmental-services, intellectual-disabilities, neglect

The question the administration doesn’t want to answer

September 24, 2009 By dave-from-hvad

Before telling you about our efforts to get this question answered, let me explain why we've asked it in the first place.In the 1990s, a class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of more than 2,000 people on a waiting list for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: community-based-care, mental-retardation, patrick-administration

The Patrick administration’s community care plan doesn’t connect the dots

September 17, 2008 By dave-from-hvad

But let's get back to the overall skimpiness of the plan.  It has broad goals, but in key respects, it doesn't say how those goals will be achieved.  It's first two goals, for instance, are 1) Help … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: community-based-care, fernald-developmental-center, mental-retardation, patrick-administration, privatization

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