Records show Cerebral Palsy Center home residents lived in 'dangerous' conditions [View all]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Records show all six people who lived in the Cerebral Palsy home in North Knoxville were "depressed and [had] anxiety caused by the current state of the home."
In July, state investigators with Adult Protective Services (APS) and the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD) conducted a joint investigation into the condition of the home at 2014 Highland Drive.
The report obtained by the 10News investigative team showed all six individuals wanted to move from the home "because it was dangerous."
"It just slowly went downhill," said Doris Hager, whose son lived there more than two decades. "It just wasn't a happy place anymore. Nobody smiled."
In August, Executive Director Angelia Jones told families the home would permanently close September 15.
"It's not a program that has been financially viable for a while," she told 10News on September 7. "We've tried to figure out ways to make that work, but without full occupancy, it doesn't."
https://www.wbir.com/article/news/investigations/10investigates-records-show-cerebral-palsy-center-home-residents-were-depressed-had-anxiety-due-to-dangerous-living-conditions/51-3cec45ab-45b5-41b1-bdf9-35848d37750d
Read the rest. The dissembling and outright lying by the former director are outrageous.
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