Jackson v. Fort Stanton Hosp. & Training School, Civ. No. 87-839 JP.
| Court | United States District Courts. 10th Circuit. District of New Mexico |
| Citation | 757 F. Supp. 1243 |
| Docket Number | Civ. No. 87-839 JP. |
| Parties | Walter Stephen JACKSON, by his parents and next friends, Walter and Helen JACKSON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. FORT STANTON HOSPITAL AND TRAINING SCHOOL, et al., Defendants, and John E. and Iris Young, legal guardians and parents of Rita Kay Young, et al., Intervenors. |
| Decision Date | 28 December 1990 |
757 F. Supp. 1243
Walter Stephen JACKSON, by his parents and next friends, Walter and Helen JACKSON, et al., Plaintiffs,
v.
FORT STANTON HOSPITAL AND TRAINING SCHOOL, et al., Defendants,
and
John E. and Iris Young, legal guardians and parents of Rita Kay Young, et al., Intervenors.
Civ. No. 87-839 JP.
United States District Court, D. New Mexico.
December 28, 1990.
757 F. Supp. 1244
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Paul L. Biderman, Santa Fe, N.M., Philip B. Davis, Robert Levy, Levy and Geer, P.A., Daniel W. Shapiro, Nancy Koenigsberg, Protection and Advocacy System, Albuquerque, N.M., for plaintiffs
Vernon W. Salvador, Albuquerque, N.M., for intervenors.
Jerry A. Dickinson, Beth W. Schaefer, Patricia E. Bustamante, Sp. Asst. Attys. Gen., Hal Stratton, Atty. Gen., Chris Coppin, Santa Fe, N.M., Joel I. Klein, Paul M. Smith and Rebecca L. Brown, Onek, Klein & Farr, Washington, D.C., for State defendants.
Timothy M. Cook, Judith A. Gran, Frank Laski, The Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.
Peter Cubra, Marlene Foster, Protection and Advocacy System for New Mexicans With Developmental Disabilities, Protection & Advocacy System, Albuquerque, N.M.
Ann Tilford Sims, Williams, Conroy & Sims, Belen, N.M.
Barbara Bergman, UNM School of Law, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M., Guardian Ad Litem, for Felicia Botello.
Kent Winchester, Albuquerque, N.M. (Roberta Beyer, Albuquerque, N.M., of counsel), for applicants-in-intervention plaintiffs.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pages
Introduction ......................................................................... 1249
I. Institutionalization and Community Services in New Mexico ...................... 1250
757 F. Supp. 1247Pages II. History of Litigation .......................................................... 1251 III. The Parties A. Plaintiffs .................................................................. 1252 1. Walter Stephen Jackson .................................................. 1253 2. Mildred Tsosie .......................................................... 1253 3. Clinton Heath ........................................................... 1253 4. Shawn Heath ............................................................. 1253 5. Steven Nunez ............................................................ 1253 6. Mary Katherine Nowak .................................................... 1253 7. Andra Martinez .......................................................... 1254 8. Lillian Willmon ......................................................... 1254 9. Joseph Gonzales ......................................................... 1254 10. Alfred Shirley .......................................................... 1254 11. James Fritche ........................................................... 1254 12. Sean McHenry ............................................................ 1254 13. Betty Young ............................................................. 1254 B. Intervenors ................................................................. 1254 C. Defendants .................................................................. 1254 D. The Class ................................................................... 1257 IV. ICF/MR Surveys and Department of Justice Lawsuit ............................... 1258 V. Findings of Fact ............................................................... 1259 A. Food ........................................................................ 1259 1. Nutritional Management ................................................... 1259 2. Food Temperatures ........................................................ 1259 3. Food Handling Practices .................................................. 1260 B. Clothing .................................................................... 1260 C. Environmental Conditions .................................................... 1260 1. Living Areas ............................................................. 1260 2. Asbestos ................................................................. 1260 3. Pest Control ............................................................. 1261 4. Lighting and Ventilation ................................................. 1261 5. Fixtures ................................................................. 1261 6. Sanitation Practices ..................................................... 1261 7. Fire Safety .............................................................. 1261 D. Medical Care ................................................................ 1261 1. Medical Staff ............................................................ 1261 2. Infectious Diseases and Mortality Rates .................................. 1263 3. Medications .............................................................. 1263 4. Dental Care .............................................................. 1263 5. Medical Records .......................................................... 1263 E. Habilitation/Active Treatment ............................................... 1265 1. Assessments .............................................................. 1265 2. Interdisciplinary Team ("IDT") ........................................... 1266 3. Individual Program Plan ("IPP") .......................................... 1266 4. Long-term View ........................................................... 1267 5. Discharge Plan ........................................................... 1267 6. Data Collection .......................................................... 1268 7. Qualified Mental Retardation ............................................. 1268 Professional ("QMRP") 8. Active Treatment ......................................................... 1269 a. LLH & TS .............................................................. 1269 b. FSH & TS .............................................................. 1270 9. Behavior Management ...................................................... 1271 a. LLH & TS .............................................................. 1271 b. FSH & TS .............................................................. 1272 F. Restraints .................................................................. 1272 1. Chemical Restraints ...................................................... 1272 2. Physical Restraints ...................................................... 1273 G. Regression .................................................................. 1274 H. Safety and Physical Harm .................................................... 1275
...757 F. Supp. 1248Pages 1. Abuse .................................................................... 1275 2. Accident and Injury ...................................................... 1275 3. Reports .................................................................. 1276 I. Direct Care Staff ........................................................... 1276 1. Insufficient Staff and Inadequate Supervision ............................ 1277 2. Staff Training ........................................................... 1277 a. Preservice Training ................................................... 1277 b. In-Service Training ................................................... 1278 J. Professional Staff .......................................................... 1279 1. Insufficient Staff ....................................................... 1279 2. Professional Staff Training .............................................. 1280 3. Rehabilitation Services .................................................. 1280 a. Physical Therapy ("PT") ............................................... 1282 i. Staffing .......................................................... 1282 ii. Adequacy of Physical Therapy Services ............................. 1282 b. Occupational Therapy ("OT") ........................................... 1283 c. Assessments ........................................................... 1284 4. Speech and Language Services ("SPL") ..................................... 1285 5. Adaptive Equipment ....................................................... 1285 K. Education ................................................................... 1286 1. School-Age Programs ...................................................... 1286 a. Public Schools ........................................................ 1286 b. Special Education Program at LLH & TS ................................. 1287 2. Adult Services Programs .................................................. 1287 3. Adequacy of the Facilities' Programs ..................................... 1288 a. Functional and Chronologically Age Appropriate Programs ............... 1288 b. Coordination between Cottage and Education Programs ................... 1289 c. Space ................................................................. 1290 L. Choice, Privacy, Access to Personal Property ................................ 1290 1. Choice ................................................................... 1290 2. Privacy .................................................................. 1290 3. Access to Personal Property .............................................. 1290 4. Respect .................................................................. 1290 5. Access to the Community .................................................. 1290 M. Placements .................................................................. 1291 1. LLH & TS ................................................................. 1291 2. FSH & TS ................................................................. 1291 3. Commitment Process ....................................................... 1292 N. Implementation of Recommendations for Community Placement
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