DENVER (AP) — Gov. John Hickenlooper says an independent monitor is being appointed after a federal report uncovered several abuses at a Pueblo center for people with severe intellectual disabilities.
Hickenlooper says federal officials requested the monitor in an August report, but he says the state already had plans to hire one.
According to the Denver Post (http://tinyurl.com/hx9l9jg ), federal investigators found one resident performed a sexual act in exchange for a soda and another was burned with a blow dryer to raise her body temperature. Several other residents had words scratched into their skin.
As recently as April, federal investigators found safety protocols lacking and serious incidents still occurring.
Federal investigators have asked the state to repay millions of dollars in Medicaid funding that supported the center.
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Information from: The Denver Post, http://www.denverpost.com
