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Originally posted by Scott th Ratbag
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yes there remains such a problem but at least today the participants are able to register a complaint, have it taken seriously and action taken (hopefully). I was 16 when I started work at a state run "hospital", a care home for hundreds of people with various disabilities. it didn't take me long to realise that some of the 'kids' had reasonably 'normal' intellect but had pshycial disabilities which prevented them from communicating. the initial disgust at the place, the confinement, the herding of crops of 10 around the ward, the rigid routine, lack of facilities to help the people grow and gain strength....... and yes, the abuse.
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A lot of the problems won’t be fixed by complaints, because once a service is approved as part of a participants ‘package’, the cost of the service (to the taxpayer) is irrelevant to them, and thus, there is no reason for them to lodge a complaint.
