This turn of events is frustrating, said Bigelow. We certainly would have liked the process to go smoother and hoped we could have received a cooperative merger by this time. From Networks view, however, handing over all its assets without knowing exactly how it will be operated left parents feeling extremely uncomfortable. Site supervisor Mary Frank commented, The parents feel the money has been generated by citizens of Houston County and they want the money to stay here and serve Houston County. Frank added that is isn t enough to be told by ABC that they will continue to receive quality services.
Nobody talks about the hours, the scheduling.
I feel really sorry for the parents who are in a difficult position and have their hands tied. Bigelow said ABC is willing to work with Networks in any way they can. We have indicated to them that we don t plan to change a lot of things internally. We hope to continue with the individualized program plans. I think if we describe the programs we ll providing they ll probably look a lot like Networks.