They get short with him, disrespectful. Won't help him, thank God he does so much by himself with minimum help. They don't have time to dial a phone number, so he does have the important ones coded. 1 through 10. He was falling off his bed, hitting his bed and begged for months for a new bed, finally he did get one. He know to the tee how much money he has, they tried that a few times and he was right. There are so many things he goes through, like they insist a couch be pushed up against the walking rail as he and others unstable can use to walk to the elevator. They refuse to move it. He asked if they would just move it 12 inches away so he doesn't have to walk in front of it, then losing his way standing in the middle of the lobby. I just want help finding him the right facility that will treat him as a blind human man. Can you help me PLEASE! Needs assistant living for the blind. I am his sister I am 68 years old. If I thought for a minute I could care for him I would, but as you know as we get older things become harder. Harder for me as well. Please get back to me as soon as possible. He is more on the independent side, not just sitting around in another world, I believe they would rather have those type patients, as terrible as that sounds, please take no offense to my point of view,
Sincerely, Helena
He is in Melbourne.
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Division of Blind Services. https://dbs.fldoe.org/
Robert Lee Doyle, III, Director
Florida Division of Blind Services
325 W. Gaines St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399
1-800-342-1828.
Brevard Association for the Advancement of the Blind
https://baabhelpfortheblind.org/
Phone 321-773-7222
Conklin Davis Center for Visually Impaired
https://www.cvicentralflorida.org/
(386) 258-3441
Email: info@conklindavis.org
405 White Street
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
https://oppaga.fl.gov/ProgramSummary/ProgramDetail?programNumber=2128
Information about state and federal help
Lighthouse for the Blind of Central Florida
https://lighthousecfl.org/FAQ#:~:text=How%20do%20I%20access%20low,away%2C%20or%20to%20refer%20someone.
We are located just north of Downtown Orlando in the College Park area. Our address is 215 East New Hampshire St. Orlando, FL 32804. We also have a downtown location housing our administrative offices and our Lighthouse Works division at 2500 Kunze Avenue Orlando, FL 32806.
Lighthouse Central Florida
Phone: (407) 898-2483
Florida Agencies Serving The Blind
https://beyondvisionloss.org/florida-agencies-serving-the-blind-locations/
Sensory Development
Independent Living Skills
Augmented Computers and Technology
Safe Travel Skills and White Cane Use
Family and Social Support
Multiple Handicaps
Location:
1187 Dunn Avenue,
Daytona Beach, FL 32114,
Telephone: (386) 253-8879
You are in Melbourne, FL
How old is your brother?
Does he have a legal guardian?
Is he on Medicaid?
His PoA or guardian needs to deal with this. If he has a court-appointed guardian, then contact this person to express your concerns. Please bring evidence to support your case.
If he doesn't have a PoA or guardian it would be best for him to create one.
Also, his PoA/guardian can contact an ombudsman where your complaints can be reviewed (this is if the admins of the facility don't act to fix the problems).
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I suggest you call your County Disability Dept and ask if they can help. Your brother should get training in being able to do his ADLs. Also, disabled people have rights. There are disability laws to protect ur brother. The AL may be in violation putting a couch in front of the bars.
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