A recent settlement of a case filed in Brooklyn federal court in 2006 means the State of New York has 3 years to move everyone who qualifies out of nursing facilities and into the community. They must also reform their assessment process. The state has promised to develop 200 new units of supported housing: units, typically apartments, where residents live along or in small groups and receive regular visits from social workers. Advocates say this will not be enough: it is estimated that 1,000 people would be affected by the lawsuit. Some people were moved to New Jersey and Massachusetts, even though they were originally New York residents.
Read more here: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/13/nyregion/settlement-changes-new-york-housing-policy-for-the-mentally-ill.html?_r=1&emc=eta1&pagewanted=print
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