Moms' efforts helped people with disabilities
By John Dickerson
The Journal Gazette
June 16, 2007
Harshman Hall is one of many buildings on the campus of the Fort Wayne State Developmental Center. With the closing of the center, people with developmental disabilities have been moved to home- and community-based care.
Read more...
After Developmental Center
The Journal Gazette
June 5, 2007
The departure of the last resident from the Fort Wayne State Developmental Center on April 18 marked the end of the institutional era for Hoosiers with severe developmental disabilities.
Read more...
Center's closing a complex process
Nine residents, 260 employees remain.
By Jennifer L. Boen
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
April 11, 2007
When the last state-owned institution for people with mental retardation, mental illness and developmental disabilities closes in just nine days, a significant chapter of Fort Wayne and Indiana history will end.
Read more...
Center to idle remaining help
June 30 deadline set; company to aid 540 full-time workers find new jobs
By Michael Schroeder
The Journal Gazette
Jan. 26, 2007
FORT WAYNE, IND. -- Liberty of Indiana the private health care company running Fort Wayne State Developmental Center has notified the state that it will lay off all of its 540 remaining full-time employees by June 30.
Read more...
2007 News |
2006 News |
2005 News
State improves care by closing the center
By E. Mitchell Roob Jr.
The Journal Gazette
June 7, 2007
The Journal Gazette has covered the lives and issues of people with developmental disabilities for years, an area overlooked by many. Your article, "Tracking the transitions of residents" (June 3), reports the successes of some who have left the Fort Wayne Developmental Center.
Read more...
7 die after moving from closed center
Others live happily in communities
By Niki Kelly
The Journal Gazette
June 3, 2007
INDIANAPOLIS - The final resident at the Fort Wayne State Developmental Center left the campus at 4:30 p.m. April 18, marking the end of an extensive process to move more than 200 Hoosiers with developmental disabilities into community settings.
Read more...
Center residents find new homes
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
April 11, 2007
Where have the residents gone?
In July 2005, 215 people lived at the Fort Wayne State Developmental Center, which was built in 1959. The original site was where Park Center now sits on East State Boulevard.
Read more...
540 to be laid off at Fort Wayne State Developmental CenterBy Ryan Lengerich
Fort Wayne News Sentinel
January 25, 2007
FORT WAYNE, IND. -- Liberty of Indiana Corp., the private company contracted to operate the Fort Wayne State Developmental Center, officially notified the state it will lay off 540 employees through June 30 when the state closes the center.
Read more...
