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ALAN BERNER / THE SEATTLE TIMES
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Saturday, January 30, 2010

How the aged and frail are exploited in Washington's adult family homes

"I think patients in many cases are treated like a commodity and I don't like it," said Dotti Snow, right, who owns a senior-placement agency in Woodinville. She said she has infuriated competitors by charging owners of adult family homes about half the going rate for a placement.