Texas is not a state you want to live in if you have a developmental or mental disability.
As we noted in June, Texas punished 268 abusive employees who take care of this vulnerable population in state-run care facilities (such as hospitals and schools). Previously, …
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Addie Horn retires Aug 31. You’re right, Barry needs to go also. Unfortunately, even the DOJ settlement won’t fix this mess. They’ll do the minimum, pay more in the long run and people will continue to suffer. That’s how Texas operates.
As an ex-TX I can certainly attest to the fact that us folks with mental disorders are treated in the worst ways. State, county, city services are nil and what they do offer is extremely poor. Any type of run in with the law will insure an arrest regardless of circumstances. Yep. Good ol Texas. Love it or leave it. I left! Best decision I ever made.
Just to close the loop on this story, the man was sentenced to 4 years in prison for his role in this disturbing crime:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090917/ap_on_re_us/us_state_school_fight_club
The Texas Department of Aging & Disability Services (TDADS) is a dysfunctional state agency. It does a poor job of enforcing state regulations related to nursing homes. I know, I worked for them in the past. 80 percent of the regular employees were diligent hardworking people who are under paid and way over worked. Management (above the field level) was extremely poor. Management did not support the surveyors (state inspectors). I have worked for four state agencies, the federal and local goverments. This agency was BY FAR the worst agency I have ever seen. The agencies wanted numbers (many surveys), not quality (thorough surveys which identified violations. You see, they are funded by CMS and more numbers equals more money.