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Friday, October 03, 2008 --- 46 days ago http://www.charlotteobserver.com/100/story/228978.html
| A Charlotte adult-care center that has been ordered to close today has a history of violence and drug abuse, according to residents and an independent ombudsman. “If they'd have got them drug addicts out of here, everything would have been OK,” said Bertram King, 61, who has lived at Charlotte Manor for a year and a half and was awaiting transfer Thursday. The center, on McArthur Avenue in northwest Charlotte, has had problems for some time, said Debi Lee, lead ombudsman for the Centralina Area Agency on Aging. That's partly because it mixes people of different ages and with varying medical and social disabilities, she said. In addition to elderly and frail residents, the home accepts people under 50, including some who have gotten out of jail or have a history of homelessness or drug abuse, Lee said. “That has been a real challenge.” King said some residents have been found smoking crack. Paulette Pryor, a six-year resident, said two men recently got into a fight. One suffered a black eye and a broken jaw, and the other went to jail, she said. In addition, she said, “somebody flattened the four tires on the van.” In a parking lot near the home, a van with “Raeford Manor” printed on the side had four flat tires. Raeford Manor in Raeford – about 20 miles west of Fayetteville – is owned by the same company that owns Charlotte Manor. Janet Pierce, administrator for both homes, referred questions to her employers, who she said would m ... |
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