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Most residents placed after Elam Park closure; ombudsman helped coordinate transfers
Summary
Facility and staff testified that the majority of Elam Park's residents were offered private-room placements and most moved together to a Meriden facility; facility staff and the ombudsman described tours and placement efforts, while two residents (Moran and Parks) objected.
Counsel and Elam Park staff told the hearing that, after decisions to close the 42-unit residential care home, the facility worked with the local ombudsman to find alternative placements. "Before that approval was even received ... the facility partnered with the ombudsman's office who has been wonderful in this regard to work with each and every resident to find them alternative placements," attorney Jody Erdfarb said, and she noted signed attestations that residents received notices and planning materials.
John Sweeney, Elam Park administrator, described regular visits by the ombudsman (Cynthia Scott), multiple facility tours, and efforts to find private rooms nearby. Sweeney said many residents chose a Meriden location operated by Connecticut Baptist (Mills Meadow); he said that location is approximately eight miles from Elam Park and that staff used buses to tour receiving facilities. Sweeney confirmed the facility license number for the record as "151500RCH."
Brian Bedard, Elam Park CEO, said it was notable that the majority of residents could transfer together to a single facility, a result he described as preferable for maintaining community continuity. Erdfarb and facility witnesses said, however, two residents — John V. Moran and Daniel C. Parks — remained opposed to the proposed placements.
