Monday, September 10, 2012

State of Florida Warehousing Disabled Kids in Nursing Homes


State of Florida Warehousing Disabled Kids in Nursing Homes

September 10, 2012 (CBS/AP) - Federal investigators say Florida officials are violating federal law by unnecessarily warehousing hundreds of children with disabilities in geriatric nursing homes.

The Department of Justice sent a letter to state Attorney General Pam Bondi this week, saying that in visits to six nursing homes around the state, investigators identified numerous children who didn't need to be there and who "would benefit from moving home with their families or other community settings." (continue...

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