Two patients have died this year within the DD waiver program. The division says improvements are being made, while state leaders still have questions.
In fiscal year 2023, the state s Developmental Disabilities Support Division recorded 777 substantiated incidents of abuse, neglect or exploitation among 547 of the 8,000 people enrolled in the waiver program.
From Mach 17 to April 20, 2023, health officials and partners conducted in-person checks on 6,815 participants in the Developmental Disabilities program
Mary Melero, a 38-year-old developmentally disabled woman whose death earlier this year triggered a systemic review of the program as well as wellness checks of every enrollee across the state,
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