News came out the GR Vets home got the highest rating they could on a VA audit. Some say its closing a dark chapter in the homes history.
I say BULLSH*T.
We still have criminal acts by the former administration that go unpunished and prosecuted by the states AG who claims he prosecutes all crimes and so far has a poor record. 1 care giver and 3 disabled veterans. But not one top administrator.
Residents Constitutionally secured rights were violated and Bill Shuette did NOTHING.
Residents died unnecessarily, and their deaths were covered up.
Residents were prescribed psycho drugs by an unlicensed doctor and nothing was done.
Guardians were forcing residents to take drugs they did not need, and nothing was done.
The home was forcing guardians on veterans so the home could force the vets to take drugs they did not need, and nothing was done.
And the missing money, millions are still unaccounted for.
These are just a few things..
Also, Michigan has well over 660,000 Veterans. And currently can't even properly take care of the 500 or so living in the 2 State owned veterans homes.
As for the 5 star VA audit.. I remind you that the Battle Creek VA director signed off on years of bad audits that should have been 1 star, instead of 3 or 4.. So I for one do not trust the VA rating system.
Friday, June 29, 2018
3rd time a charm or just wasting more money?
I didn't go to the second meeting about the new vets homes new location, but thanks to those who gave us reports about it.
Apparently the idea of moving the civil war train station was to much, and would be too costly. (No kidding?!!) So they have come up with yet another plan for the new vets home.
How many more will there be?
Maybe they should just forget the GR home for now and build the Detroit home first. I hear they bought property for it, but no one seems to know where that property is or how the new MVAA Authority board got the property.
Anyone besides me wonder who is running things?
Apparently the idea of moving the civil war train station was to much, and would be too costly. (No kidding?!!) So they have come up with yet another plan for the new vets home.
How many more will there be?
Maybe they should just forget the GR home for now and build the Detroit home first. I hear they bought property for it, but no one seems to know where that property is or how the new MVAA Authority board got the property.
Anyone besides me wonder who is running things?
Thursday, June 7, 2018
MVAA doesn't even have OK for new vets home, costing taxpayers millions.
Shaking my head over this one. I just got back from the meeting about the new vets home NEW possible location.
Apparently no one knew the area containing the nature trail was a wetland. And no government had documented it. Or so we were told.
Well now they know and now they cannot build the new home there. So they need a different location.
The next site, will require a 150+ year old building to be moved - the Civil war train station where the current NCO club (that is not used by residents), the clothing room and fishing/bait shop is.
And they are not even sure they can do that yet.
So here we are. Federal money in hand and they don't even know if they can build the new home.
DUH.. How much tax money is being wasted by incompetent MVAA people on this?
In order to build the new home, the picnic area, band stand, Ranking building, Chapel, Pavilion where the winter smoking tent is put up, The picnic rest rooms, the building where the train club/bike shop is located will all have to be removed, and of course, the train station historical building moved.
The new home will stretch from the old clinic parking lot all the way down to Monroe Avenue on the north end of the complex. And that is IF they can do it there. They don't even know if they can.
Some of the same ole questions that are asked at every meeting were asked again, some by residents some by visitors.
Cathrine Kooyers (spelling?) was there. She didn't even say hello to me. I didn't expect her to after she burned her bridge with me, but she did ask a question that we all now know the answer to.
She asked about the mini kitchens in each of the housing units, if members were going to be allowed to use them. Using Kozy Corners as example, the answer was, "only under supervision" but who would be qualified to be "supervisor" was not made clear. In Kozy, it has to be a paid staff member, not qualified volunteers.
Someone else asked about residents traveling from the new home to the current one. On the map there is an open area, and in winter it means crossing a parking lot. Not good.
So I left with the feeling that the MVAA yet again does not have approval for this latest attempt, and will soon be forced to give the federal money back due to their failure to have a shovel ready plan in place that is approved but just waiting for funding.
Time for them to look to put the home elsewhere. I don't think the new proposed location is a good idea either.
Apparently no one knew the area containing the nature trail was a wetland. And no government had documented it. Or so we were told.
Well now they know and now they cannot build the new home there. So they need a different location.
The next site, will require a 150+ year old building to be moved - the Civil war train station where the current NCO club (that is not used by residents), the clothing room and fishing/bait shop is.
And they are not even sure they can do that yet.
So here we are. Federal money in hand and they don't even know if they can build the new home.
DUH.. How much tax money is being wasted by incompetent MVAA people on this?
In order to build the new home, the picnic area, band stand, Ranking building, Chapel, Pavilion where the winter smoking tent is put up, The picnic rest rooms, the building where the train club/bike shop is located will all have to be removed, and of course, the train station historical building moved.
The new home will stretch from the old clinic parking lot all the way down to Monroe Avenue on the north end of the complex. And that is IF they can do it there. They don't even know if they can.
Some of the same ole questions that are asked at every meeting were asked again, some by residents some by visitors.
Cathrine Kooyers (spelling?) was there. She didn't even say hello to me. I didn't expect her to after she burned her bridge with me, but she did ask a question that we all now know the answer to.
She asked about the mini kitchens in each of the housing units, if members were going to be allowed to use them. Using Kozy Corners as example, the answer was, "only under supervision" but who would be qualified to be "supervisor" was not made clear. In Kozy, it has to be a paid staff member, not qualified volunteers.
Someone else asked about residents traveling from the new home to the current one. On the map there is an open area, and in winter it means crossing a parking lot. Not good.
So I left with the feeling that the MVAA yet again does not have approval for this latest attempt, and will soon be forced to give the federal money back due to their failure to have a shovel ready plan in place that is approved but just waiting for funding.
Time for them to look to put the home elsewhere. I don't think the new proposed location is a good idea either.
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