![]() ![]() I just can’t get over how much Maine has failed what could be considered our most vulnerable population. “State health officials failed to adequately protect developmentally disabled Medicaid patients in Maine, neglecting to investigate 133 deaths and properly report critical incidents including sexual assault, suicidal acts and serious injuries over a 2½-year period, a federal audit report released Thursday said.” Daniel is nonverbal and Kim said she constantly worries that something could happen to him and he would have no way of telling her. The two people in the photo, Kim Humphrey and her son Daniel, 28, have had a great experience with Daniel’s group home where he lives in Lewiston, but Kim has heard of stories of abuse within the community and knows that it is prevalent. In August a federal audit revealed how vulnerable, and basically unprotected, many developmentally disabled patients in Maine are. The fourth photo in this post is part of a series of stories that the paper is still working on which have really shaken me. My stomach always hits the ground when I find out I’m covering a funeral. The funeral was at the town hall/local gymnasium and it seemed like the entire community was in attendance. The first three photos here are from the funeral of a 20-year-old Sebago firefighter and EMT Chance Gallant who died in a shooting accident. Sometimes I don’t write anything on these posts. ![]()
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