Louisiana Politics

Louisiana audit cites possible abuse, neglect at homes for disabled

BY JESSICA WILLIAMS | Capitol News Bureau Editor

Disabilities care: A state audit has found at least 3,500 cases of possible abuse and neglect at care facilities for the disabled, Friedmann reports. Roughly a fourth of those cases were not reported promptly.

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Numbers to Know

There were 500 care facilities for the developmentally disabled last year, serving over 4,000 residents

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Over a four-year period ending last year, 2,084 incidents at those facilities involved physical abuse allegations

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2,055 of them involved neglect allegations

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Source: Louisiana Legislative Auditor

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