(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) At the start of a legislative hearing last week on the Department of Developmental Services, state Representative Kay Khan made what seemed to be a major announcement about a new federal report on … [Read more...]
It’s time for the Legislature to investigate the privatized DDS system
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) Although seven employees of a corporate provider have been found to be at fault in a case in which a developmentally disabled client nearly died in a group home after aspirating on a piece of cake, we … [Read more...]
Cathy McDonough’s care in a DMR group home
Cathy died last November at the age of 51, after Mary brought her to her own home to live following her eviction from the group home. Mary believes that the disruptive conditions in the group home may have hastened … [Read more...]
DMR going down the same old (expensive) road
That $2 million base rent estimate does not even include the cost of services in each group home, nor does it include such things as water and sewer, real estate taxes, insurance, and utilities, all of which will be passed … [Read more...]