Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr on Sept. 29, 2026, announced a Chatham County grand jury indictment charging Savannah group home manager Latisha Blake-Ulmer, 50, with three counts of neglect of a disabled adult. The Attorney General’s release says the Medicaid Fraud and Patient Protection Division presented the case on Sept. 23 after a referral from the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities.
The indictment alleges Blake-Ulmer locked residents outside without adequate clothing or weather protection on multiple occasions, and that one resident spent several days with severe upper-body bruising and a fractured collarbone that went untreated while under her custody, according to the AG and WTOC.
An indictment is an allegation. The AG’s office notes the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Why this matters for providers and DSPs
For Georgia I/DD provider agency operators, the case is a reminder that DBHDD complaints can move into Medicaid Fraud prosecution, not only licensing files. Managers and DSP supervisors need clear incident reporting, medical follow-up, and weather/safety protocols so neglected injuries or locked-out residents never become the story regulators and prosecutors review.