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...
by admin | Mar 13, 2007 | Politics / Govt
Governor Blunt relents and the Bellefontaine Habilitation Center in St. Louis will remain open. Blunt had been adamant: instances of patient abuse by staff at the Bellefontaine Habilitation Center in St. Louis should lead to its closure. But talks with family...
by admin | Mar 5, 2007 | Health / Medicine
The people who run Missouri’s community mental health centers say a gaping hole exists in the mental health safety net and only money will patch it. A spokesman for the centers describes them as service providers to people with serious mental illness, youth who...
by admin | Jan 21, 2007 | Uncategorized
Some of those who care for elderly people who stay in their own homes think Governor Blunt’s effort to save money by combining hotline telephone services of two high-profile departments into one hotline operation is a failure. They’ve let some important...