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COMIT Shutdown Threatens Vulnerable Adults | Tucson News
Arizona’s vital oversight program for group homes serving vulnerable adults, COMIT, faces shutdown by year’s end despite being made permanent just last year. Created after a harrowing 2018 incident where a pregnant woman with developmental disabilities went unnoticed by caregivers — and her nurse father was later convicted — COMIT was designed to independently monitor facilities for safety and care. With its $1.2 million budget slashed from the state’s new budget, critics call the move “penny-wise and pound-foolish,” warning that removing oversight exposes vulnerable residents to abuse and…
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