State action could hurt even more residents, including the mentally ill
The dire situation facing adult-care homes over mentally ill residents threatens to get even worse.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services now says 52 homes, up from the state’s previous estimate of 38, could face a disastrous loss of Medicaid funds. That would leave as many as 2,700 residents, including the mentally ill, with no place to go.Read more>>>
Gov. Bev Perdue issued a state of emergency Thursday for all counties east of Interstate 95 as mandatory evacuations forced thousands of people to flee the coast ahead of Hurricane Irene.
A hurricane watch was issued for North Carolina’s Outer Banks Thursday, and meteorologists expect the storm to shift west and possibly make landfall near Morehead City Saturday morning.
Evacuations have been ordered for all residents and visitors in Hyde and Dare counties, as well as for visitors in Currituck and Carteret counties. Residents of Bogue Banks in Carteret County must leave by 8 p.m. Friday. The two bridges to Bogue Banks will close then, officials said. Other counties may also call for evacuations; listen to your local news.Read more>>>
Another Advocacy-Group Attack
Puts Politics Ahead of Residents
Once again, self-styled “patients’ advocates” are putting their political agenda ahead of the real needs of real people.
The latest example is a shrill and ill-informed attack on the “rest home industry” by Rob Schofield of NC Policy Watch.
http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2011/08/24/a-%e2%80%9cperfect-storm%e2%80%9d-or-are-the-stars-aligning/print/ .Read more>>>
