But while the company has raked in profits, children in its homes have been physically abused by peers and made to live in poor conditions
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As homes went begging for basic supplies, some employees say, kids were placed wherever there was room
At another home in the West Midlands, an inspector found “a young person’s sick” in a bedroom
Former employees speaking to BuzzFeed News echoed these claims. As one former worker put it: "It was just ‘money, money, money, money, money’"
In one Cambian home, a staff member said a 10-year-old with autism was sent to live with two teens with a history of bullying. When she raised concerns, managers said it was “none of your business”
But employees say homes were short staffed and several former workers said they worked 23 or 32 consecutive hours
Revenue was up, and the company was filling beds at a higher rate, too. Cambian promised more of the same
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