Protecting the Vulnerable
Premiered 1/18/18
Insight investigates Colorado’s host home system. After a series of troubling incidents involving residential providers for our state’s most vulnerable citizens, Insight examines who is responsible for making sure safety is a priority.
Watch the full episode above and scroll down for updates on the investigation.
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Colorado Public Radio 2/1/18
Are ‘Host’ Homes Safe For Disabled Adults?
Click here to listen to the Colorado Matters program featuring reporter Lori Jane Gliha.
KUSA 9News 1/17/18
Stronger state regulations to come after the deadly fire that killed a disabled woman
Click here to read Lori Jane Gliha's report.
Insight Reports
State Audit Finds More Problems with System to Help Vulnerable Adults
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Colorado failed adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities thousands of times in fiscal year 2017, according to a new state audit.
Read MoreHost Home Bill Dies in Senate Committee
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A state Senate committee rejected a Democrat-sponsored bill aimed at increasing inspections and improving safety conditions at Medicaid-funded host homes for people with developmental disabilities.
Read MoreHost Home Bill Passes State House of Representatives
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A bill aimed at improving the safety of adults with intellectual disabilities who live in host homes has passed in Colorado’s House of Representatives. A Rocky Mountain PBS investigation found cases of mistreatment, abuse, neglect, and negligence involving some Colorado host homes, including the case of Tanya Bell, who died in a 2016 fire.
Read MoreDeadly Fire Prompts New Bill
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A Rocky Mountain PBS investigation found cases of mistreatment, abuse, neglect, and negligence involving Colorado host homes, including the case of Tanya Bell, who died in a 2016 fire when she couldn’t escape in her wheelchair. New legislation has been introduced to improve safety standards.
Read MoreHost Home Providers Plead Guilty After Disabled Woman Found Alone in "Storage" Room
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Months after a woman with developmental disabilities was found alone in a storage room chewing on underwear, her caretakers pleaded guilty to neglect.
Read MoreDeath and Mistreatment of Disabled Adults Prompts Action
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The state is reviewing its regulations to see whether they can be strengthened to improve the health, welfare, and safety of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities after a deadly fire and other allegations of neglect and abuse.
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