1. Does anyone know of another disability group that is so severely split by severity of diagnosis as Mental Retardation/Developmental Disability? 2. Does anyone know of another issue on which the dominant coalition includes budget cutters, … [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...]
DMR’s plan for the mentally retarded: it’s outdated, but they’re not following it anyway
Howe's letter stated:A number of years ago, the agency developed a comprehensive strategic plan, which we have used as our guide to develop and implement supports and services to individuals with mental retardation in the … [Read more...]
The Patrick administration’s community care plan doesn’t connect the dots
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...]
No answers from the gov to our questions at two Town Hall meetings
About a week before I submitted my question, Grace Lerman, a member of The Fernald League, submitted her own question following a Town Hall meeting in Amesbury, asking how the commonwealth would be able to meet the future needs of persons … [Read more...]
The Fight For Fernald Will Go On
First, the Fernald families will continue to offer their postage-stamp compromise to scale back Fernald and continue its current services to its current residents on a reduced campus footprint. We have never … [Read more...]
Fernald and the ‘hollow state’
Both the Waltham Daily News Tribune and The Worcester Telegram have reported that workers at five of the six remaining state facilities for the mentally retarded in Massachusetts, including Fernald, have been offered $5,000 bonuses to take … [Read more...]
DMR community staffing data raises question on ‘equal-or-better’ care for A.T.
You may recall that we reported here that A.T. was transferred out of Fernald in February, apparently against her will, and moved to a newly constructed group home in Bedford. The circumstances surrounding the transfer are currently … [Read more...]
Information hard to come by in the case of A.T.
Unfortunately, the information has been so hard to come by that I started to think it might be worth writing about that--how hard it is to get information about her current well-being. One of the criticisms leveled … [Read more...]
Case of Anna T. sparks dramatic testimony in federal court–Update
The Globe did an in-depth story today on the hearing, as did the Waltham Daily News Tribune. NECN and the Associated Press reported on the hearing as well.In the end, U.S. District Court Joseph L. Tauro said he is considering … [Read more...]
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