Description

Tremendous variations in the environmental quality, caliber of services provided and in specific areas of management at 10 private residential facilities serving significantly-varying mentally retarded populations point to basic internal weaknesses in the regulatory process, according to this Commission report. The Commission's report on a review of 10 of New York State's 18 "private schools" for the mentally retarded, cites some programs as exceptional while highlighting others with significant deficiencies, in the areas of environment, medication administration practices and the assessment and programming of clients. All private schools are certified and regulated by the State's Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD).