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DDS outlines Southbury Training School staffing, supportive-housing expansion and Social Security assistance efforts
Summary
Department of Developmental Services told the Appropriations subcommittee the Southbury Training School census has fallen to 97 with a staffing complement of 395 full-time and 35 part-time staff, described steady growth in supportive-housing developments, and said it has begun a program to help DDS clients apply for or maintain SSI/SSDI benefits
The Commissioner, Department of Developmental Services told the Appropriations Subcommittee that Southbury Training School (STS) currently has a census of 97 residents supported by 395 full‑time and 35 part‑time staff. The commissioner said the STS campus contains 120 buildings, 45 of which remain in operational use.
The commissioner told the committee the department reduces on-site staffing and deactivates cottages as census declines, noting some campus infrastructure and maintenance costs remain fixed despite lower resident counts. The department said three STS residents were actively transitioning to community living arrangements at the time of the presentation and that it plans to schedule stakeholder meetings about the facility within the next month.
On home‑care and community supports, DDS reported 6,258 active personal care attendants (PCAs) enrolled with the department’s fiscal intermediary for…
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