Unimpeded Telephone/HRA/Jean

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The site for the Human Rights Authority which is the investigative arm of

the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission http://gac.state.il.us/hra/ could

be contacted for the phone obstruction. The Authority investigates alleged

violations of the rights of persons with disabilities by providers of

services. The Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code can be

found at http://www.dhs.state.il.us/mhdd/mh/pdf/imhddc02.pdf and on page 12

you will find 5/2-103 Mail - Telephone-Visits which states: a recipient who

resides in a mental health or developmental disabilities facility shall be

permitted unimpeded, private and uncensored communication with persons of

his choice by mail, telephone and visitation.

The toll-free intake number is 1-866-274-8023. If you look at HRA Reports

you can see the type of cases that the HRA has investigated from the various

regions throughout the state and the final reports of those cases.

Louise

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matherconsult

Sat Sep 6, 2008 1:02 pm (PDT)

I am dealing with a similar situation right now. My brother was in a

nursing home for physical therapy following a fall. I do not know whether

he was abused, but I do know that staff deliberately obstructed me from

talking to him. When we did talk on the phone, staff stood nearby so that

he could not talk to me without his privacy being compromised.

It's enough to make me crazy. (It'll make the folks at the nursing home

crazy too, after the state finishes with them.)

Jean