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State to investigate special needs home after fatal shooting <br />12/16/18, 12:48 PAA <br />The special needs home at 10202 Brantley Cove — where James lived — is operated by ResCare, a <br />Ventucky-based company running 20 similar facilities in Travis County, according to state records. <br />lvlost have an overall rating below the state average, according to the state department that <br />oversees such facilities. <br />The ResCare home appeared to be operating on Tuesday after Austin police and the Texas <br />Department of Aging and Disabilities Services launched their investigations. At least six people live <br />at the home under the supervision of ResCare staff, officials said. <br />Although the Brantley Cove home is privately owned and the state does not fund it, the facility is <br />certified to accept Medicaid funding. <br />"If our investigation finds deficiencies that we believe warrant law enforcement action, we might <br />recommend that the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services revoke that certification," <br />said Cecilia Cavuto, a spokeswoman with the Texas Department of Aging and Disabilities Services. <br />Last July, the state found 27 health and safety deficiencies to federal standards during an annual <br />spection at the Brantley Cove facility, which included the lack of qualified staff to attend clients <br />with mental retardation, according to state records. ResCare has corrected most of them since then, <br />records showed. <br />The Brantley Cove home is due to pay an administrative penalty of $4,000 from 2013, according to <br />state records. <br />A spokeswoman for ResCare said James ran from the home after becoming agitated. A staff <br />member chased after him but could not persuade him to return, the spokeswoman said. The staffer <br />went inside the home to check on the other residents there and when she returned she was told by <br />police that James was dead, Taylor said. <br />Staff did not call 911. Authorities first learned of the shooting at 6:26 a.m., when a resident at the <br />home where the shooting occurred called the police. Following the shooting, police learned from <br />neighbors that James had banged the doors of several nearby homes. <br />https://www.statesman.com/NEWS/20160424/State-to-investigate-special-needs-home-after-fatal-shooting Page 2 of 2 <br />