asshole neighbor or cause for concern?

[mouse]

I could especially use insight from our social service workers.

The short version:
The house next door seems to have become some sort of adult care home for people with developmental delays. One resident in particular wanders around the neighborhood asking for money and other things. I rarely see cars there and suspect they're often left alone. I don't know how regulated the situation is, or who I'd contact about my concerns - or even if they're valid concerns.

The long, long version:

There's a rental house next door to us. We've never had good a good experience with the people living there, and sometimes it's been fairly alarming. So I might be biased from the beginning.

The latest tenants seem to be some sort of adult care home for the developmentally delayed. There's no sign on the door or any indication or notice to neighbors about who is running this place. Or even that it's operating. I only know from what residents and employees have told me.

There's two residents I see most often, and various people who seem to be working there moving in and out. For awhile, when "Jim" was out walking in the neighborhood there'd be someone walking with him. Usually there'd be a car there overnight, although sometimes I think there was a shift change because I could hear people coming and going around 2 am.

In August, the neighbor across the street and I were chatting one evening, and a man I'd never met introduced himself and then told us to call him Wolf. Wolf was visibly drunk and wearing all camo. Wolf said he was a psych worker who'd been assigned to the house because the woman living there was going to prison for ID theft, but they weren't sure she really understood why she had to go. Then my neighbor across the street said she'd been wondering about the noises she could hear from her house, and if everyone was okay. (The noises were retching noises loud enough to wake us up frequently.) Wolf then let us know that Nicole was also a drug addict and it had caused some...condition? I don't know. He kept trailing off.

I don't know what to make of that whole interaction. The best case is he was a resident not a drunk employee who totally forgot about HIPPA? But he was really drunk and no one came out to check on him, which doesn't seem great either. Even best case, nothing about that seemed like a great situation.

More recently, I don't usually see cars in their driveway. "Jim" has been wandering the neighborhood by himself, asking for stuff. Some of it is cigarettes, bottles and cans or random hardware (he wanted "a bolt" for his bike), but he's also started asking for electronics, "dollars" and more recently if he could borrow money to buy an iPod from another neighbor. Sometimes he comes by at 9 pm, sometimes he's waiting in my driveway when I get home.

I don't know if I'm being an asshole here. It's certainly possible, I'm frequently an asshole and I find the majority of the interactions annoying more than anything. I could just be alarmist and nosy and this isn't my business.

In the non-asshole camp, I'm concerned that the residents could be, or are, being taken advantage of. Or that this could turn into a dangerous situation - the delays seem pretty significant - I don't know if Jim would get into a strange car or home. Or if there's safety risks in the house (fireplace? power tools?)

I don't know. Does this seem to warrant a call? And if so, anyone know who I'd call? The city? The state (Oregon)?

What say you?

[hopecounts]

Yeah this needs to be reported to adult protective services.
Assuming it's a group home (it does sound like it) there are guidelines and rules that are supposed to be followed and it doesn't sound like they are in compliance.

[moolarkey]

If this is a group home it would have to be licensed and usually before they can putThem in a residential neighborhood they have to notify the neighbors. I would be making some calls to the city.

[gpw]

Goddamn renters.

That aside, I think it warrants a call to the state.

[picksthemusic]

Agree, adult protective services is a good place to start, or the non-emergency police line for a welfare check.

[zelda25]

are you in washington county? If so, you might give these folks a call and see what they recommend: www.co.washington.or.us/HHS/DevelopmentalDisabilities/

[tiramisu]

I agree with calling APS with your concerns.

[YeahSure]

Definitely worth calls. City? State? Police? I don't know, but I would be calling someone.

[mouse]

No, Clackamas.

Thanks for validating me. The something's not right, but maybe not bad enough feeling is the worst.

[redheadbaker]

Sept 25, 2015 18:28:44 GMT -5 gpw said:

Goddamn renters.

Previous comment deleted. RHB can't read sarcasm font. 

[bugandbibs]

Yes, I would call DHS about this.

[gpw]

Sept 25, 2015 19:09:34 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

Sept 25, 2015 18:28:44 GMT -5 gpw said:

Goddamn renters.

Dang.  My sarcasm font is broken!  

[zelda25]

Sept 25, 2015 19:04:43 GMT -5 mouse said:

No, Clackamas.

Thanks for validating me. The something's not right, but maybe not bad enough feeling is the worst.

www.clackamas.us/socialservices/ddabuse.html

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[orriskitten]

Definitely call about it. Don't care facilities have to have permits? The city should know if there is one and who to call after that. It sounds sketchy and worrisome to me, especially if these people need to be cared for and seemingly aren't.

[pugz]

yup, APS report