I saw my moms home in the newspaper as a public health risk, help...?

i live in boston and my birth mother live in WV. i was put in foster care because she is bipolar and lives as she does. the newspaper mistook her home for a dumpsite and the article was speaking of health concerns for the ground water if this trash site remains . i have spoken to her many years about this, now it is a public problem. i wrote to the newpaper this morning to explain the situation and let them know it wasnt a dump site but actually people live there. i fear her health as well as neighbors. i visited a few weeks ago and couldnt even go near the home for the smell. my 8 month old was bitten by fleas when we stayed far from the house near our car, it is that bad. she has over 20 cats who urinate, and mess the home. old cars, trash,furniture anything you can think of is there . i dont know aht to do. she needs to be in a housing development that supervises for cleanliness and to have her home torn down. they dont work because of the condition she is about 10-15 years old in..

her mind. i know even if i went and traveled to clean it give a few weeks would be back this way. i dont know what to do. does anyone have a family member that has bipolar and lives like this? or anyone work with the state health department that has suggestions on what steps i can take to get this taken care of? ...
here is the link to the news article of her home. please view...http://www.hampshirereview.com/xnm/templ...

Compulsive hoarding is a mental illness. Talk to her if you can and explain that if she doesn't do something, adult protective services will force her to leave. Give her the option of allowing you to help her to get the situation under control. Maybe a local church or community action group could help with hauling away the worst of the mess.
Another option is to get her admitted to a psych unit for a week and then clean up while she is gone. She will get angry, but will adjust to it in time.
I have seen this many times in my job as a psych nurse. The only way to get her cooperation is to give her options that will allow her to have some control.
Good Luck.

I have an aunt who is bipolar, and is quite harmless, but she is always dirty, smelly and I know for a fact that she kept the coal in the bath tub.
My granny had her commited to a home by force. (had to use the laws and statuates for this).
Granny used "for self protection" as the reason for committing her.
She is much better now but lives in a boarding home for the disabled.