Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - Page updated at 11:27 a.m.
Seniors for Sale
Exploiting the aged and frail in Washington's adult family homes
With few rules and state support, a growing home-care industry finds it easy to exploit Washington's aged.
Searchable database of Washington's adult family homes
Q&A with the state's Ombudsman for Long-Term Care
Map: Adult family homes in Washington state
Seniors for Sale
Exploiting the aged and frail in Washington's adult family homes
A home stays open, despite a death, a decade of neglect, and inspectors' attempts to shut it down.
Searchable database of Washington's adult family homes
Q&A with the state's Ombudsman for Long-Term Care
Map: Adult family homes in Washington state
DSHS investigator's e-mail seeking to close Narrows View Manor (PDF)
DSHS violations at Narrows View Manor (PDF)
Seniors for Sale
Exploiting the aged and frail in Washington's adult family homes
The state saves tens of millions emptying nursing homes but the frail can get hurt.
Searchable database of Washington's adult family homes
Q&A with the state's Ombudsman for Long-Term Care
Map: Adult family homes in Washington state
DSHS e-mails on quotas to move residents from nursing homes (PDF)
DSHS investigation of adult home that kicked out Jeri Ringseth (PDF)
Adult-family-home owner's letter to Ringseth that bars her return (PDF)
Hospitals care for hundreds of Medicaid patients per year others won't take(May 11, 2010)
A Seattle Times investigation has found 2,025 cases of Medicaid patients who no longer needed hospitalization but remained in hospital rooms for a month or longer because nursing homes or other facilities wouldn't take them. The $461 million in expenses are passed on as higher health-care costs.
Adult-home owners avoid big fee increase(April 25, 2010)
A loose-knit band of adult-family-home owners outmaneuvered Olympia to avoid higher annual fees that would help pay for oversight of their industry.
DSHS seeks crackdown on adult family homes(April 8, 2010)
The state Department of Social and Health Services has recommended nearly a dozen new laws and launched reforms to rein in the growing adult-family home industry.
Gregoire calls for review of adult family homes(February 2, 2010)
Gov. Chris Gregoire has ordered the Department of Social and Health Services to review its oversight of the adult-family-home industry, including each case of mistreatment detailed this week in a Seattle Times investigation.
