Company is starting to treat clients unfairly. (long post)

I work in a group home for the mentally disabled. The home I work for is a very rare type of home. The closest one to mine is about 200 miles away. The 8 men that I assist in taking care of are all extremely high functioning autistics, some of them have other mental illness or physical ones. Either way, they aren't ever living by themselves no matter how smart they are. They've proven that in their past, most of them will likely pass away in this home. We know it, they know it, so we live like a family as best possible.

Now these guys are geniuses in whatever field they're interested in, and why am I making this post? Well, it's because the company so desperately LOVES to put them in as tax credit/write offs as "high functioning". However, when it comes down to treating them accordingly? It's horrendous IMO.

They are to follow the same exact routines and rules the other clients throughout the entire company which are extremely degrading to a "normie". We're talking about child like day programs, hard set bedtimes, no phone calls after last med administration, and things like that. It is really starting to get on not only their nerves, but us staffs as well.

These guys aren't your average every day mentally "disabled" people. They can speak coherently (one is multilingual), they shower/dress themselves, make coffee, and generally do things in the home themselves. Of course we assist them whenever they call for help. They still do need it every so often just like all of us.

Now this is where I get mad. Yesterday, corporate came in for their regular monthly medication audit. While they were there, we had a meeting, and it was only to go over the basics. However, this time the meeting lasts a bit longer. We get told that we MUST choose their daily clothing for whatever they are doing that day, make sure they wash their entire body, make their coffee, follow an extremely disgusting meal plan, and must be treated equal to the other clients.

While I get that there needs to be a standard set for everything? I believe the standard is only that. STANDARD! We are to excel that standard and take it farther; it's lowest form of "acceptable". If these men can do things themselves then why are we taking away their personal ambulatory and decision-making freedom? Why are we putting them in situations like checking their bathing habits? These guys don't like social interaction much, so imagine having to go into the bathroom after they shower to check if every part was washed? That's messed up.

To conclude, a short story from yesterday on this long AF post. I am sorry it's so long but I'm heated.

I get told to go make sure one of the clients is dressed accordingly for the day. We had no plans, just lounging around the home. This man is 68 years-old and is one of the guys who loves space. He's very well spoken, although he stutters sometimes. I go into his room . . . I'm looking at a man whose sitting in his recliner, sipping coffee, and looking out his window at the remaining snow as it melts. He's wearing a tweed suit, looking like the freshest Harvard astronomy professor I could imagine, and I have to tell him to put on some sweat pants and a T-shirt. FUCKING WHY!?!?!?!? LITERALLY LOOKS BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE IN THE BUILDING! OUTCLASSING EVEN CORPORATE! Jesus, this is so stupid!

I'm mad, I'm sorry.