Aaron
Torrance,#2Consumer Comment
Sat, September 27, 2008
I believe this is the newspaper story in question. http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/08/southern_oregon_adult_foster_h.html Southern Oregon adult foster home shut down by The Associated Press Sunday August 24, 2008, 9:31 AM An adult foster care home in southern Oregon has been shut down as health officials investigate allegations that a caregiver struck a mentally disabled man. Mary Gear, administrator for the Office of Licensing and Quality of Care with the Oregon Department of Health and Human Services, said the home operated by Harry Schneider had its license suspended while an investigation was under way. "He's the alleged perpetrator here," Gear told the Mail Tribune newspaper. Schneider, 55, said the mentally disabled man sustained the black eye when he fell during a seizure. "I did not hit him," he said. Gear said a foster home run by Schneider's wife can continue to operate as long as Harry Schneider doesn't enter the premises. Kelly Schneider owns both foster care homes. She denied the allegations against her husband, saying the resident has a history of hurting himself during seizures. "This is just something that has really s****.." Gear said the closure was necessary because of concerns about the health and safety of the five residents, who suffer from dementia and other disorders. Closing a foster home is unusual, said Gear, noting that it happens about twice a year throughout Oregon. -- The Associated Press
Tim russell
Washington,#3Author of original report
Mon, September 01, 2008
Please note Bruce Goldberg's name was misprinted as Douglas Goldberg in the Department of Human Services story. We apologize.
Northwest
Gresham,#4Consumer Comment
Sat, August 23, 2008
I live in Oregon, but have had no dealings with the Department of Health and Human Services. I have delt with state employees and found their abilities to run from really poor to really good. I've delt with 'big businesses' and found the employees' skill to range from really poor to really good. And same with small business. So what did we learn from that? But in this report, the department is said to engage in "allegation and concern dropping". Then there is the statement concerning Douglas Goldberg, director of the department, "I think he is just waiting on his Public Employees' Retrirement money". Thank goodness we avoided 'allegation or concern dropping'! Could we get some specifics as to known mistakes, such as 0.001% of the decisions are bad, or 2.04% of the decisions are bad, or 27.9% are bad, how the correctness is evaluated, and what similar departments in other states are running in errors?