Mentally Ill Patient Dies at the Hands of So-Called Caregivers
Late last year a mentally ill teenager, Michael Keith Owens, died at the hands of Daystar, the residential treatment center where he was placed by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (TDFPS). TDFPS paid $650 per day for Owens’ care, however, that sum only purchased Owens a space in a double-wide trailer shared with six other teens and two adult staffers. Moreover, Owens’ death represents the fourth death of a patient at Daystar and one of only 250 confirmed incidents of abuse.
The mentally ill are incapable of protecting themselves and too often their caregivers fail to provide them with anything like the fiduciary care they deserve. If you or a loved one has been in a hospital or mental institution recently, it’s worth asking whether you received the care you deserved. If not, it may be time to bring those ‘caregivers’ to task. Entities like Daystar should not be permitted to harm the defenseless!
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