Hamblen Ex Rel. Byars v. Kentucky Cabinet for Health & Family Services
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TAYLOR, Chief Judge:
Rocky Hamblen, by and through his Guardian, Yulonger Byars, brings this appeal from a November 12, 2008, summary judgment of the Jefferson Circuit Court dismissing the complaint in its entirety. *514We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand.
Rocky Hamblen suffers from profound mental retardation and has been a resident of Central State Hospital ICF/MR since 1977. While Hamblen is approximately 61 years old, he has an “adaptive age equivalent of one year and three months” and requires full-time assistance to meet his daily living needs. Complaint at 2. Ham-blen also…
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