(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) It seems that as events unfold in the wake of the alleged fatal assault of an intellectually disabled man at the Templeton Developmental Center in September, the system continues to fail everyone it was … [Read more...]
DPPC faults care plan in group home resident’s death
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) A state investigative agency has concluded that a Tyngsborough group home resident died last year as a result of having ingested an inedible object, and that there was sufficient evidence to conclude … [Read more...]
Second sudden death reported after a transfer to a DDS group home
(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...]
DDS client’s death raises new questions about care
(Cross-posted from the COFAR blog) We reported last week that the Patrick administration was refusing to provide any information about -- or even confirm -- a report that a man in his 50s, who had lived at the Templeton Developmental … [Read more...]
DDS won’t give out information on reported death
(Cross-posted from the COFAR blog) Late last month, we received a report that a healthy, 55-year-old man had been transferred from his home at the Templeton Developmental Center and subsequently died four days later at a community-based … [Read more...]
Compelling testimony in support of a facility cost study
(Cross-posted from the COFAR blog) Introductory note: A proposal for an an independent cost study prior to the closures of the Templeton, Monson, and Glavin developmental centers may have run into a legislative roadblock last spring, … [Read more...]
Three men and their home at the Templeton Center
Jimmy HoldsworthJimmy Holdsworth, 59, is autistic and nonverbal, and has been at Templeton for more than 20 years.When he was young, Jimmy's parents tried to keep him at home, but his behavior was so volatile and … [Read more...]