17-05-2025
The group home system in NJ is flawed. See our year-long investigation
In New Jersey's group homes that provide round-the-clock care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, the consequences are few, and the dangers are many.
It's an estimated $1.5 billion system where staff are poorly paid and there are troubling lapses in care. A system where the state reacts slowly, if at all, to problems, and companies are allowed to expand even in the face of mounting concerns. A system where a lack of accountability can have devastating results for residents — people with conditions such as autism, Down syndrome and cerebral palsy.
To produce Hidden at Home, its investigative project that delves into the state's group home system that cares for more than 8,000 people, spent more than a year interviewing hundreds of family members, group home staff, providers, experts, advocates and residents with developmental disabilities, and reviewing tens of thousands of pages of documents.
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