Homes for the mentally disabled that are publicly funded are notorious for instances of abuse by the staff.
It's about as awful a situation as you can possibly imagine :/ On Dec 20, 2007 10:06 AM, Shawna Hampton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My aunt and uncle on my mother's side are mildly retarded/socially > disabled. > They're in their 60's now and can live on their own with supervision. > After > my grandparents died, my mom and my other uncle took over responsibility > for > them by finding them an apartment, taking them grocery shopping, getting > them help through special programs, etc. Luckily, they know the basics of > money, preparing food, personal hygiene and all that, so they can live > pretty independently, but as they've gotten older and had more health > problems my mom and uncle had to put them in a group home where they're > supervised 24/7. It was a hard adjustment, especially because the first > home > they were in was not the best of places -- unsanitary, employees were > borderline abusive, all that fun stuff. Now they're in a good facility > with > an activities director, on call doctors, nutritious food. > > More than likely if they hadn't had my mom and uncle to help them, they > would have become the responsibility of the state, much like orphaned > children, and lord knows where they would have ended up. Usually the state > will put such people in state-run facilities where conditions are beyond > unimaginable. > > If disabled adults are lucky enough to have family willing to help them, > they usually become the responsibility of those family members (I imagine > I > or my sister will take over caring for my aunt and uncle if they outlive > my > mom/other uncle). > > But those without family to help face bleak futures in a potentially > horrific group home. It usually all hinges on what state they live in. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vivec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 9:44 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: What happens to retarded children when their parents die? > > I was driving the other day and I saw this retarded child/adult with > his mother trying to pack some stuff into a car. > > And he was so happy and smiling! Enjoying every minute of the day it > seemed. > > And I suddenly thought, what's going to happen to him when she goes? > She wasn't frail looking...but at some point he's going to outlive her. > > What then? > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:248707 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
