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Whistleblowing
Someone needs to speak up and I’ll keep speaking up until some of these serious issues of healthcare inequity are actually looked at and corrected A recent blog posting entitled “The Journey of a...
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Thank you, Alpha Supported Living
This past year has seen great changes for my son and this past Thanksgiving, I realized how much growth my son has made since last Thanksgiving. Last year, our son, age 21, had lived at the...
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“Allegations Unfounded” ?
Medication error rates of 52-89% on several medications is neglect. Failure to apply splint correctly 85% of the time is neglect. Neglect occurs when a person, either through his/her action or...
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Who are the investigators?
Concerns regarding medical and nursing neglect for residents residing in one of our state’s intermediate care facilities has led me to ask many more questions. Questions that I should have asked long...
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ActionDD – what are your goals?
ActionDD, a grassroots organization in Washington State is holding a winter meeting and legislative reception on Tuesday February 7, 2017, in Olympia WA. I understand the goals of this organization are...
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Washington State Institutions
Washington State has an “interesting” concept in place with regards to the campus based communities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The term used in Washington State is...
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Senate Health Committee Hears Bill which looks to close ICF/IDD
Today SB 5594 was had public comments in the Senate Health Committee (Washington State) There are actually some wonderful new ideas expressed in this bill (Federally Qualified Comprehensive Community...
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Save Fircrest – Essential Supports
A bill has been passed to the Senate Floor to vote on closure of Fircrest School – one of our states Residential Habilitation Centers (RHCs). The RHC houses two critical communities of care – a...
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Budget downsizes (closes) Fircrest
Write to your Washington State Legislators and the leaders of both chambers: Senator Sharon Nelson, Senator Mark Schoesler, Representative Dan Kristiansen and Speaker Frank Chopp – remind them of the...
View ArticleHow to create a crisis – deny services
Way back in 2011 and 2012 when Washington State was “researching” issues related to caring for our DD population, there was a DD Task Force which met several times. The goal was to discuss the future...
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