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Article: Experts Say Developmentally Disabled Residents Not Getting Needed Care.
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- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
- Article date:
- September 14, 2003
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Byline: Stephanie Erickson
Sep. 14--Too little training among group-home operators and lax licensing requirements mean Florida's most severely developmentally disabled residents often aren't getting the care they need, experts say.
They point to the case of J.D.S., a mentally retarded woman who was raped and impregnated in an Orlando group home, as evidence that Florida needs to reconsider the requirements to care for these individuals.
At least one state official thinks that with proper attention, J.D.S. might even have been taught when physical contact is inappropriate.
The needs at group homes are twofold, advocates say -- to have ...