Dear Supporters,
In July, when IDPH announced a new Level 5 restriction on Albany Care, we had one overarching question:
How will this time be different?
Because we'd been here before. Albany Care was on a Level 5 for much of 2022. During and after that Level 5, IDPH documented resident deaths, assaults, and myriad failures by Albany Care to provide the care the state requires them to provide.
When IDPH lifted this Level 5 in September, after a period of two months, we asked:
What has changed?
We're starting to get some answers. Last month, via a FOIA request, we obtained an October 16th survey of Albany Care detailing three new investigations from August and September.
This survey raises a fresh round of troubling questions.
Questions about the state of Albany Care during and after the latest Level 5.
Questions about the quality and consistency of oversight by IDPH.
Questions about what our elected officials are actually doing -- not just what they SAY they are doing -- to help SMHRF residents.
Questions about how much has actually changed.
Over on our Substack, we've just published the first installment of a three-part report on these new investigations.
If you appreciate the depth and quality of this reporting, please consider liking the post and subscribing to our newsletter. It's free, and you'll be notified right away when we publish parts two and three, as well as the other reports we have in the works.
And you'll be sending a message, much like the one you sent when you joined this campaign. A message that SMHRF accountability matters -- for Albany Care, for IDPH, for our elected officials. A message that you are still paying attention.
In solidarity, and with gratitude,
The Fitzsimons Neighbors Group