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Senators press DHS on group-home siting, oversight and investigations after media reports
Summary
Lawmakers raised constituent concerns about residential group homes and oversight. DHS said it pays for services not development, has expanded monitoring under Stephen Komnenos law, conducted thousands of unannounced visits, and placed individuals on a central offender registry.
Senators used May 6 committee questioning to press DHS on reports about residential group homes in local neighborhoods and the department's capacity to oversee care and investigate allegations of abuse or neglect.
Commissioner Sarah Edelman told the committee DHS funds services for group-home residents rather than development of facilities and emphasized the department's focus on person-centered community supports. She cited administrative reforms and monitoring activity during the Murphy administration: "We've conducted over 22,000 unannounced site visits across 2,200 adult residential settings... In these visits, we've identified more than 1,300 incidents... And…
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