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Talking to the Inspectors: Interview with Mary Hart
By: Coalition of Institutionalized Aged and Disabled (CIAD)
Posted: Jun 22 09
Witnessed: 1344 times
Regions: United States
Issues: Mental disability rights, Older persons, Shelter
Tags: adult home inspections, adult home regulations, adult homes, CIAD, CIAD Media Team, Coalition of Institutionalized Aged and Disabled, Department of Health, Disability rights, DOH, Irene Kaplan, Mary Hart, mental health housing, mentally disabled, new york
In New York State, about 35,000 people with physical and mental disabilities live in about 400 adult homes. In this video, resident Irene Kaplan finds out how adult homes are inspected and regulated by the NYS Department of Health in an interview with Mary Hart, Director of the NYS DOH Bureau of Adult Care Facility Quality and Surveillance.
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