To our knowledge, no guardians have yet filed appeals of the planned transfers from Fernald. But that's only because the Department of Developmental Services has not yet officially notified them that their wards will be … [Read more...]
DDS provider tries to silence guardian
In her letter, filed with the court in February, Walsh McDonald stated that she was objecting to a plan by DDS to transfer her brother from Fernald to the same group home that Tross had been taken to two years earlier. The Arc of … [Read more...]
Guardian objects to choice of Anna Tross’s group home
Walsh stated that DDS scheduled an open house at the Bedford group home for February 14, 2010--almost exactly two years to the date after Tross was taken there. "The timing and setting of the open house are … [Read more...]
Selling off our land
Both state Sen. Michael Moore, D-Millbury, and Rep. Karyn Polito, R-Shrewsbury, said they were blindsided by the administration's move to sell the Glavin land. "This is completely inconsistent with what I expected to happen, … [Read more...]
Okay, where’s all the money for the DDS community system?
Where is the rest of the promised $85 million, or at least $45 million, for the community system? All the community system gets next year, after Fernald is shut, is a measly $2.7 million increase???If I were a member of … [Read more...]
Fernald’s Haitian connection
The community system is vastly underfunded and can barely support the workforce it now employs. Even the Arc of Massachusetts and other facility closure advocates appear to understand that the continuing cuts in funding to the … [Read more...]
The cost of closing Fernald ‘on time’
...the feasibility study also projected that bidding for the project would occur in August or September of 2009, with a contract award no later than October and an occupancy date of May. The process has fallen at least four … [Read more...]
Commissioner Howe still won’t admit to problems at Fernald
That's a far cry from Howe's previous assertion in a letter on November 6 that staffing ratios at Fernald "are sufficient to ensure that all supports identified in individual Support Plans are provided." But Howe's … [Read more...]
We’ve resubmitted our Public Records Request
Last week, the Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM) sought bids for the Wrentham renovations. DCAM is now projecting that the project will cost $1.8 million -- some $200,000 higher than initially projected. Although the … [Read more...]
Land battle starting to heat up in Waltham
As I've previously noted, the Fernald Center sits on roughly 200 acres of land, much of it prime real estate in Waltham. There have been estimates as high as $2 million an acre for this property.The state's plan is to close … [Read more...]
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