Blatant incompetence and service denial. I have b...

Blatant incompetence and service denial. I have been involved with GHS for a short period of time (less than 3 months). I have been appalled by the misinformation I've received - granted the system is complex but receiving conflicting information makes it 10x worse. Multiple violations of MI Mental Health Code and I suggest anyone experiencing this contact an attorney for assistance. Service denials and the like seem to be common practice and you must fight to get the level of service required from them. They've denied medical care, and when private care was setup, refused to facilitate transfer or let my ward attend. They show no remorse when in violation of laws setup to protect individuals with disabilities and have been successfully sued on many occasions to correct these problems. The bottom line is money and they will seek to allocate as little as possible - actually wanting participants to fall out of the "system" for this very reason. Some useful resources for anyone caught-up with these all to common problems are:

1.) Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
2.) MDHHS - Office of Recipient Rights & GHS Office of Recipient Rights
3.) Michigan Protection and Advocacy Services
4.) Adult Protective Services
5.) Michigan Mental Health Code

There are laws on the books that protect disabled individuals and I can't comprehend the tragedy GHS perpetuates with respect to not fulfilling legal rights of disabled people.