Families fight closure of Maryland’s Rosewood institution
June 1st, 2008From the Baltimore Sun:
Families of the residents of Maryland’s Rosewood Center are contesting the plan by Gov. Martin O’Malley to close the 130-year-old institution. They argue that the center’s 150 residents cannot get adequate care elsewhere.
Rosewood Center, a state-run home for people with severe disabilities, has 150 residents, employs 513 full-time staff members, and occupies about 300 acres of prime undeveloped land in Baltimore County. Last year, Maryland’s Office of Health Care Quality reported 130 incidents of “abuse, neglect, mistreatment and injuries of unknown origins” at Rosewood during a two-month period.
The state has promised families assistance in finding placements in community settings such as group homes, but families say a change would be disruptive or dangerous to their loved ones.
“The state can’t do anything with our children unless we agree,” said Harry Yost, whose 52-year-old son, Larry, has lived at the center since he was 6. “We are going through due process. This is where we want our children.”
See earlier posts:
- MD to close Rosewood institution
- Columnist questions wisdom of closing institution
- Rosewood closing announcement prompts controversy
- Sun coverage: Rosewood under scrutiny
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