RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s health agency and a nonprofit defending people with intellectual and development disabilities have reached an agreement that could resolve a lawsuit seeking action to help those who can’t live at home because services in their communities are lacking. The Department of Health and Human Services and Disability Rights North Carolina announced this week they had filed in court a proposed order that would address litigation filed in 2017 by Disability Rights, individuals who need services and their guardians. It would also replace a 2022 ruling in that lawsuit from Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour that demanded DHHS provide more community services by certain dates. Judge Baddour’s order, in part, directed new admissions at state-run development centers, private intermediate care facilities and certain adult care homes had to stop as of early 2028 for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The state appealed Baddour’s decision to the Court of Appeals, saying such changes would close some group homes and cause instability among people who prefer living in their current situations. |
China to See Population Shrink by 2025Pic Story: Free Barista Training Provided for HearingQixi Festival Marked in Xi'an, NW ChinaChinese Women's Volleyball Team Marches into AVC Cup FinalChina Scales up Support for Elderly Care, Childcare IndustriesBeijing's Chaoyang District Builds Cultural Service System with Broader CoverageGovernment Striving to Improve Nursery Services to Boost Birth RateChina Holds Conference on Internet CivilizationChina Accelerates Renovation of Old Urban Residential CommunitiesAncient noble tomb found in east China's Jiangsu