no, that was Reagan! he signed the lanterman act too, so I think he had the
right idea but just didn't think it all the way hrough when it came to the
mentally ill.
just how can we prepare folks from basically jail in nursing homes, to
supported or independent living?
community support should mean just that. How do you do it? by giving people
choices. gradually they will learn what they want and need to do.
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> [Original Message]
> From: Linda Walker <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 9/20/2006 9:02:58 PM
> Subject: Re: Nursing homes
>
> Agreed. I love Jerry Brown but one of the shortsighted things he did
> was move the mentally ill from the hospital to the street in a similar
effort.
>
> At 05:17 PM 9/20/2006, you wrote:
> >I don't know if I'm selling anyone short but I'm questioning how ready
are
> >they to leave the nursing home. I feel we did basically the same thing
in
> >the 70's when we were moving people out of institutions, one day the
> >institution the next day a apartment and out in the community, and there
> >were no transition period. My father remembers one gal who was in the
> >institution for years and she happened to be in his store and went
bananas,
> >so they had to call the police. Nothing against independent living, I
enjoy
> >my freedom, but sometimes I feel we get too excited with concepts and
> >political correctness instead of fully preparing and witnessing bigger
> >success.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Anthony
> >www.anthonyarnold.net
> >(I blog)
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of
> >Mike Collis
> >Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 9:30 PM
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: Nursing homes
> >
> >Anthony, if they can live in the community, why not? I don't think
they
> >can overdo something like that. Case in point, an acquaintance of mine
in
> >Richmond was 21 or 22 when he moved in into the apartment across mine.
He
> >is a spastic quad C.P. and would be considered nonverbal. I didn't
think he
> >would be able to make it, but he is. Don't sell anyone short.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of
> >Anthony Arnold
> >Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 3:02 PM
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Nursing homes
> >
> >Friends,
> >
> >
> >
> >I have a question, and I'm neither for or against this practice because I
> >feel living situations should vary from case to case. I don't think if
you
> >know this or not, but I'm on the board of a ILC. And at our center in
> >recent years, they have began helping people break out of nursing homes,
> >which is fine for some and not fine for others, and I'm truly glad that
we
> >offer this service, but recently they were assisting a person get out,
and
> >word traveled around the facility, and they soon had 5 people wanting to
get
> >out. Nothing against this practice, I wouldn't want to be in a nursing
home
> >myself, but I feel that they sometimes over do it. Have you noticed
this in
> >your communities as well?
> >
> >
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Anthony
> >
> > <http://www.anthonyarnold.net> www.anthonyarnold.net
> >
> >(I blog)
> >
> >
> >
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