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| For more information contact: Joe Thornton For immediate release Adult family care needs loving homes to help ensure quality care Disabled adults are in desperate need of families to care for them. These adults can no longer live on their own and need some supervision to continue living in the community. Disabled adults become incapacitated by several ways—brain damage because of stroke, an accident, the aging process or being born with brain damage. Adults who were brain damaged in the past were often institutionalized following their injury and left there for the remainder of their lives. Institutionalization was not the answer, these individuals just needed love, care, and supervision, not being institutionalized. "Efficient and supportive adult family care continues to be a primary goal for DHHR," said Fred Boothe, commissioner, Bureau for Children and Families. "A concerted effort is underway to create a strong working bond between DHHR and the many individuals who rely on this program for support, as well as to ensure a more determined effort among all parties is established for adult family care across the state." The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources administers the adult family care program to assist in approving safe homes and providers to care for these adults. However, there just are not enough homes. The cost of nursing home or hospital care by far exceeds the cost of providing care in a family home. For more information, contact the local DHHR office Adult Family Care Coordinator or the Bureau for Children and Families in Charleston at 304-558-8290. – 30 – |