Re: “Maine used to be a leader in caring for adults with intellectual handicaps. What went wrong?” (Dec. 4):
Thank you, Joe Lawlor, for coverage of Maine’s long history of treatment for our adults with intellectual disabilities/challenges.
I feel Maine is wrong in leaving 1,200 vulnerable people on a waiting list for community services.
A 60 percent cut in reimbursements for group homes (from $6 million in 2006 to $2.1 million in the present) while seeing an increase in this population of around 900 people is unacceptable.
The horrors of the past (Pineland Center) will revisit us, if we let the pending changes in the formula for reimbursement further degrade (by anywhere from 5 percent to 7.5 percent) the money that is earmarked for their care.
The heart of a state is shown by how we treat our most vulnerable. It is a national trend to fund group homes, which offer care, training and a life with dignity for our brothers and sisters.
Connie Hoffman
Mount Vernon
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