"Are You Going to Miss Me When I'm Gone?". Bill Sizemore and Elizabeth Simpson.
by Sizemore, Bill; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 26Health. Publisher: Virginian-Pilot, 2004ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Community mental health services | Group homes for people with mental disabilities | Medicaid | Mentally ill -- Care | Mentally ill -- Housing | People with mental disabilitiesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Group homes for the mentally disabled were supposed to be the alternative to state-run institutions, five of which have faced federal investigations over the past decade for substandard care. The idea was to move patients out of institutions and into homes in residential neighborhoods where they would get round-the-clock care but could function as part of the larger community, holding down jobs and going on shopping trips and social outings." (VIRGINIAN-PILOT) This article discusses the failings and dangers of life in group homes for the mentally disabled with a focus on homes in Virginia.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: "Are You Going to Miss Me When I'm Gone?", Feb. 29, 2004; pp. A1+.
"Group homes for the mentally disabled were supposed to be the alternative to state-run institutions, five of which have faced federal investigations over the past decade for substandard care. The idea was to move patients out of institutions and into homes in residential neighborhoods where they would get round-the-clock care but could function as part of the larger community, holding down jobs and going on shopping trips and social outings." (VIRGINIAN-PILOT) This article discusses the failings and dangers of life in group homes for the mentally disabled with a focus on homes in Virginia.
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