From Texas Public Radio:
“Last month, employees of Maofu Home Health, a provider of group homes for people with intellectual disabilities with facilities across the state, were arrested for abusing a 29-year-old resident with severe autism less than a year after a 15-year-old boy in a Sugar Land Maofu facility nearly died.
The incident raised new red flags about long held concerns around how these types of facilities are regulated by the state…
… ‘The reason these systemic issues persist is because the State has failed to establish a regulatory system that holds providers accountable,’ said Beth Mitchell, supervising attorney for Disability Rights Texas.
Mitchell said investigations into providers are often delayed, allegations are minimized, and enforcement actions are weak.
‘Providers have little incentive to improve, and vulnerable individuals continue to pay the price,’ she said.”
Read the full article on the Texas Public Radio website.