Saturday Demonstration

About 100 people showed up for the Sunday picket line outside Victoria House, demonstrating against the eviction of eleven senior citizens from the assisted living facility.

The demonstration was covered by the Port Townsend Leader.

The Peninsula Daily News also covers the eviction. Their first story on the subject notes that there is help available: Kevin Krueger, the state's Department of Social and Health Services regional administrator for Home and Community Services, refers the families of those in need at Victoria House to see the agency's Web site.

Victoria House Eviction - the facts

From the Port Townsend Leader:

Eleven residents of the assisted-living facility were told individually [...] Thursday [November 1st] that they need to move by Jan. 31 because Assisted Living Concepts, a Wisconsin-based national public company traded on the New York Stock Exchange, is no longer accepting state Medicaid at the Port Townsend facility.

Laurie Bebo, CEO and President of Assisted Livings Concepts, which runs the place, seems to think that's just a fine business practice. A large chunk of the rest of the human race pretty much disagrees.

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