Why It’s Critical to Close Institutions
Here’s a list of links to relevant articles and videos:
- Washington state sued over death of woman at Rainier School care facility.
- Mentally-disabled young man at Rainier school falls into lake while strapped in wheelchair.
- Death of a staff member at Rainier School prompts homicide investigation.
- Former supervisor at Rainier School guilty of attempted rape.
- Developmentally disabled man goes missing from Rainier School.
- Despite repeated warnings, the Rainier School in Buckley continues to keep residents at risk.
- State facilities for developmentally disabled at risk.
- Closing Down Fairview in Salem, Oregon.
- Dr Lou Brown on the reality of institutions.
- The Department of Justice claims Glenwood Resource Center in Iowa put most vulnerable people in danger.
- A summary of evidence on policy and practice issues of importance in developmental disabilities services.
Over two decades of bad press from the Spokesman Review:
- Residents aren't prisoners (Opinion).
- Report: Lakeland Village among institutions criticized for ‘track record’ of neglect, abuse of disabled.
- Spokane cardiologist Romeo Pavlic to pay $300,000 to settle federal medical fraud claims.
- Lawsuit: State does too little for developmentally disabled.
- Eastern State Then and Now.
- Lakeland Village provider’s license revoked after abuse.
- System removed choice (Opinion).
- Lakeland has addressed issues (Opinion).
- Support Lakeland Village (Opinion).
- Lakeland Village gets reprieve.
- Residents deserve better (Opinion).
- Lakeland Village Nursing Facility residents to lose Medicaid funding.
- Jim Kershner’s This Day in History.
- Jim Kershner’s This Day in History.
- Work at Lakeland Village tough (Opinion).
- Lakeland care admirable (Opinion).
- Lakeland Village needed.
- Lakeland Village hit with citations.
- Lakeland cuts to specialized services are improper, feds say.
- College students buttress work with Lakeland clients.
- Landmarks: Friendships shaped man.
- Closures inefficient (Opinion).
- Mother’s suit faces challenges.
- Rainier School on closure list.
- Is the community ready?(Opinion)
- Lakeland Village staff rally.
- Rally protests cuts at Medical Lake facility.
- Care facilities face cuts.
- Care provider acquitted in death.
- Trial begins in drowning at state nursing facility.
- Trial in Lakeland Village drowning begins.
- Lakeland workers allege reprisal.
- DSHS should keep closer watch (Opinion).
- Fight goes on for the cause of disabled.
- Home stayed open despite deaths, rapes.
- ‘The Spinner’: His innocence, antics are missed.
- Woman’s death at Lakeland Village investigated, seizure suspected, but she may have drowned in bathtub while unattended.
- Autistic Man Gets New Home State Agrees Deryan Doesn’t Belong At Eastern.
- Lakeland Village Funds Imperiled Medicaid Funds At Risk Unless Services To Residents Improved.
- Disabled Moving Into Houses, Hearts Short Life Of Glenda Cornelius Illustrates Turmoil Of Home Care.
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