One way or (an Expensive... Abusive... Deadly) Another

6 months ago
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One way or another... it will be done. As Christians, we have a role in deciding if disabled people will receive quality care that upholds their dignity as image bearers of God OR abusive care that leads to death.

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Must know info on Caregiving - https://www.curesma.org/caregiving-toolkit/
Disabled Marriage Equality Toolkit - https://dredf.org/2024/02/14/marriage-equality-toolkit/
Sign the Caregiver Crisis Petition - https://www.change.org/p/fix-the-nationwide-caregiver-crisis-pay-family-caregivers-for-those-with-disabilities?fbclid=IwAR3sQ30aB26_KMoMgyivs7izXNp6zvCrH0ViKdQUTREKOySIgYeGFRAbVWA
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Disability Advocacy Action Center - https://www.curesma.org/advocacy-action-center/

Sources:
Abuse in institutional care settings -
https://laurendeservesbetter.com
https://www.statesman.com/in-depth/news/investigates/2022/09/22/texas-medicaid-waiver-system-for-disabled-issues-of-abuse-neglect-death/68304630007/?fbclid=IwAR0ZyGW-mb0--1vG2QvMQaaPzpdjZOy1SiXXPxUCY8veQpEBfr0LuzJff8E
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/abuse-of-older-people?fbclid=IwAR2vaEr7stwEKlLjZkMDKGQZW8wARySJGLxQL2-Csb46tJ1_9_gDmhqJUoM
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK98786/?fbclid=IwAR1U1tyIrbsUcbI2n3qnPtjBmP27owjc6jU9C9FpKGV-6FEj6Aqa_SdLk00
https://www.nursinghomeabusecenter.com/nursing-home-abuse/statistics/?fbclid=IwAR0YIGlnQ7JIffypLS55hcqqVd5aZzG_YK42EsodD5wOvYGVdz3jtGe3nks
Cost of institutional care vs HCBS -
https://www.huduser.gov/portal/periodicals/em/fall13/highlight2.html?fbclid=IwAR2YMdq73292e0TsC5__W0HC2cgEKNCcpnJN2-pZgrmpw5vsYXWtX_ixe7Y
https://leadingage.org/kff-analyzes-medicaid-ltss-spending/?fbclid=IwAR3uG_-7_Be4SIZ6vbCxHUVxQ7gz7jP4ieMS2LFD8n5QkrtlyxUEYVbybRA#:~:text=HCBS%20costs%20averaged%20just%20over,costs%20averaged%20more%20than%20%2447%2C000
https://www.hhaexchange.com/blog/where-to-invest-medicaid-spending-hcbs-vs-nursing-homes?fbclid=IwAR0TbDOh2XiC2cWlJnfw2ea8NqdkKmiz2W4nok6LjZw7SXJNTWjmpzOecvs

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