7-2-2008 New York:Keith Shortsleeves knew he was going to have to stay in Glens Falls Hospital for at least a few weeks when he checked in on Jan. 20 for diabetes-related problems.
Circulation problems required partial amputation of his left leg.
But within a few weeks, Shortsleeves had recovered to the point he was ready to be discharged.
"I thought I'd just be going home," he said.
Nearly five months later, Shortsleeves is still in the hospital, despite the fact he is no longer in need of treatment there.
The hospital's staff won't let him go because he doesn't have a home that meets his needs for post-hospital care, he said during an interview in his room last week.
He is a Level 3 sex offender who can't go back to his former apartment in Fort Edward because of handicapped accessibility issues, but can't find an accessible apartment anywhere else because of laws that dictate where sex offenders can live.
