by admin | Nov 14, 2007 | Politics / Govt
State Auditor Susan Montee says several state agencies need to do a better job of keeping people of suspect backgrounds from caring for children, the elderly and the mentally ill. Montee has released an audit of the state departments of Social Services, Mental Health...
by admin | Jul 17, 2007 | Uncategorized
A federal investigation has been started into the deaths of a two men at a state-run home operated by the Department of Mental Health. The investigation focuses on the deaths of Rutherford Wallace and Michael Pallme. Wallace was severely scalded while being bathed....
by admin | Apr 26, 2007 | News
The state senate is trying to reverse budget cuts in the state program that keeps persistent sexual predators off the streets. State law lets the state commit sexual predators to a special mental institution after they complete their prison sentences. The...
by admin | Apr 11, 2007 | Politics / Govt
The tragedy of eleven deaths at a southwest Missouri residential home for the elderly and the mentally ill has prompted legislation requiring sprinkler systems at all long-term facilities. Long-term care facilities licensed by the state, such as nursing homes, would...
by admin | Mar 19, 2007 | Politics / Govt
A state representative who has the Bellefontaine Habilitation Center in her district is pleased there are plans to keep the center open, but worries that the plans might lower quality of care. Rep. Gina Walsh (D-St. Louis) wants to hear more about plans to keep...
