And has prompted at a time the government suing the state charging kids civil rights are being violated. America tonight correspondent sheila mcviccer takes us inside one of these Nursing Homes and inside one parents struggle to bring his son home. This is hidden camera video from inside a florida nursing home. Children in wheelchairs parked at a place called kids corner near Fort Lauderdale . Its more like a facility of stora storage, of storing the kids. Marcella martinez knows something about kids corner. His son, andrew, has lived there for more than a year. Andrew martinez was an outgoing high school senior. His goal was to become a firefighter when a freak incident changed his life. We are on our way to meet andrew martinez. He is nearly 21, just 10 days after his 18th birthday, he had a cardiac arrest and oxygen deprivation to his brain. Could you, if you had help, care for him at home . Could he be at home with you . I mean thats what i would love. Martinez was never told he co
Expect to find kids but in the state of florida over the years thousands of medically fragile and complex children have been sent to live in Skilled Nursing facilities. The kind of place youd see Senior Citizens. And like Senior Citizens the children often stay for years. We went inside and found children being warehoused. This is hidden camera video from inside a florida nursing home. Children in wheelchairs parked in a hallway that place called kids corner near fort lauderdale. Its mosh more lik more likef storages, of storing the kids. Marcel lowes son andrew has lived there for over a year. Andrew martinez was an outgoing high school senior. His goal was to become a firefighter when a freak accident changed his life. We are on our way to visit Andrew Martinez. Ten days after his 18th birthday he had cardiac arrest and oxygen deprived to his brain. Would you like to have cared for him at home . Thats what i would have loved. He wasnt told he could stay at home. The state of florida
Charging kids civil rights are being violated. America tonight correspondent sheila mcviccer takes us inside one of these Nursing Homes and inside one parents struggle to bring his son home. This is hidden camera video from inside a florida nursing home. Children in wheelchairs parked at a place called kids corner near Fort Lauderdale . Its more like a facility of stora storage, of storing the kids. Marcella martinez knows something about kids corner. His son, andrew, has lived there for more than a year. Andrew martinez was an outgoing high school senior. His goal was to become a firefighter when a freak incident changed his life. We are on our way to meet andrew martinez. He is nearly 21, just 10 days after his 18th birthday, he had a cardiac arrest and oxygen deprivation to his brain. Could you, if you had help, care for him at home . Could he be at home with you . Love. Martinez was never told he could have inhome care for his son. Since he left the hospital, andrew has only delive
Charging kids civil rights are being violated. America tonight correspondent sheila mcviccer takes us inside one of these Nursing Homes and inside one parents struggle to bring his son home. This is hidden camera video from inside a florida nursing home. Children in wheelchairs parked at a place called kids corner near Fort Lauderdale . Its more like a facility of stora storage, of storing the kids. Marcella martinez knows something about kids corner. His son, andrew, has lived there for more than a year. Andrew martinez was an outgoing high school senior. His goal was to become a firefighter when a freak incident changed his life. We are on our way to meet andrew martinez. He is nearly 21, just 10 days after his 18th birthday, he had a cardiac arrest and oxygen deprivation to his brain. Could you, if you had help, care for him at home . Could he be at home with you . Love. Martinez was never told he could have inhome care for his son. Since he left the hospital, andrew has only delive
State of florida over the years thousands of medically fragile and complex children have been sent to live in Skilled Nursing facilities. The kind of place youd see Senior Citizens. And like Senior Citizens the children often stay for years. We went inside and found children being warehoused. This is hidden camera video from inside a florida nursing home. Children in wheelchairs parked in a hallway that place called kids corner near fort lauderdale. Its mosh more lik more likef storages, of storing the kids. Marcel lowes son andrew has lived there for over a year. Andrew martinez was an outgoing high school senior. His goal was to become a firefighter when a freak accident changed his life. We are on our way to visit Andrew Martinez. Ten days after his 18th birthday he had cardiac arrest brain. Would you like to have cared for him at home . Thats what i would have loved. He wasnt told he could stay at home. The state of florida has pushed parents to send their children to Nursing Homes