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Tompkins County officials report dozens of IDD residential beds lost as staffing shortages persist
Summary
The developmental disabilities subcommittee told the Tompkins County Community Services Board two provider-run homes recently closed and that about 50–60 residential beds are no longer available countywide because agencies cannot recruit or retain direct-care staff.
Jeff Bowles, co-chair of the developmental disabilities subcommittee, told the Tompkins County Community Services Board that two homes operated by Groton Community Home Healthcare recently closed and that the closures add to a wider countywide shortfall of residential capacity for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
"2 houses recently closed that were operated by Groton Community Home Healthcare," Bowles said. "I don't have the specifics. I think it was roughly 10 to 12 beds. With those 10 to 12 beds gone, it's probably around 60 beds total that don't exist in the county as of right now."
The subcommittee said the closures are primarily driven by staff shortages. James Beaumont, co-chair of the developmental disabilities subcommittee, said providers struggle to recruit employees for nights and weekends and cited direct-care wages as part of the…
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