Source: In These Times
by Ottavia Spaggiari
“Angelique Estes knew her stay would be rough as soon as she arrived at her new home in Arlington, Texas, in early December 2023. At 53 years old, Estes had learned to read her environment quickly. She’s lived with cerebral palsy all her life, and her health quickly deteriorated after her husband of nearly 30 years died two years prior …. [she] turned to group homes as a low-cost alternative to the nursing home she couldn’t afford. By the time she arrived at 1210 Woodbrook Street, a squat, three-bedroom brick house in a quiet suburban neighborhood, she had already cycled through five such boarding homes, none of which had been good. As she took in the tight hallways — so narrow that her ambulance gurney couldn’t fit through — she sensed this time was no better.” (12/08/25)