A letter written to the Commissioner of the Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, which is seeking public input on “Envisioning the Future.” February 23, 2011 Commissioner Sharon LewisAdministration for Community...
The Associated Press released an article about the increasing numbers of young people living in nursing facilties around the country. The article speaks about the isolation young people feel when stuck in a facility. Katie Chandler, from the Georgia Advocacy...
“I figured by now, since 1995, since River’s Crossing closed and Brook Run closed — I thought surely that everybody, at least in Georgia, lived at home,” says Lori Bagnell. In 1995, Lori’s son, Chase, was the first child in Georgia to leave an institution (River’s...
Most mothers have a common trait that bonds them to motherhood: they want the absolute best life has to offer for their children. At least that’s how Laurie Faulk feels about her son, Don. Don has been Laurie’s pride and joy since he was born twelve years ago in...
Six-month -old, brown-eyed, dark-haired, Emily (not her real name) was found all alone in a hospital in Macon, Georgia, five years ago. Doctors said that she had “shaken baby syndrome,” which resulted in brain damage, blindness, and seizures. Lorri Fischer, an...
