(Cross-posted from the COFAR blog) The Patrick administration claims that the average per-person cost of Department of Developmental Services vendor-run group homes is less than the average per-person cost of state developmental centers … [Read more...]
A pattern of denigrating Fernald
(Cross-posted from the Cofar blog) Opponents of Intermediate-Facility-Level care in Massachusetts have repeatedly denigrated the Fernald Developmental Center during the past two years as part of a campaign to encourage the shutdowns … [Read more...]
It’s about the care model
(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...]
What are they afraid of?
(Cross-posted from the COFAR blog) It's now clear that there will be no independent study of the cost of closing versus maintaining the Templeton, Monson, and Glavin developmental centers for people with profound intellectual … [Read more...]
The Herald headline and story are wrong
(Cross-posted from the COFAR blog) On Tuesday of this week, The Boston Herald's readership was treated to a bombshell headline and story, purportedly about government waste due to delays in the closure of the Fernald Developmental … [Read more...]
Setting the record straight about Fernald and COFAR
(Cross-posted from the COFAR blog) If any more evidence was needed that the human services providers and the Patrick administration are attempting to tarnish the Fernald Developmental Center's families in order to discredit the highly … [Read more...]
Fernald being used as political football
(Cross-posted from the COFAR blog) The Fernald Developmental Center may be almost closed, but it's now apparently being used as a political football by the administration and the human service providers who are seeking to close at least … [Read more...]
Lege fighting (timidly) for DDS facilities
Last year's language was watered down to eliminate a requirement that the Legislature approve the cost-benefit analysis before any facility could be closed. This year's language is similarly watered down. No … [Read more...]
Administration facility closure analyses fall short…again
Gobi claims the study, done by the Department of Developmental Services, did not even address the question whether community settings are less expensive than institutional ones. Funny, we thought cost was a major reason for … [Read more...]