Staff Discuss Problems Facing Sonoma Disability Care Center
Sonoma Developmental Center -- California's largest board-and-care facility for individuals with developmental disabilities -- lacked adequate staff and accountability to address issues that led to dozens of resident health and safety standard violations, some SDC staff said Wednesday at a public forum to discuss the future of the center. Last month, state officials agreed to forfeit more than $1 million in monthly federal funds for the center's failure to provide proper medical care and protect some of its residents from physical and sexual abuse.
- "Sonoma Disability Center Staff Weighs In on Abuse Claims" (Harris, California Watch, 1/31).