From the Washington Post:

Dozens of developmentally disabled persons in the District’s care are being moved to new homes after three major care providers decided to stop residential services in the city because they said they were not being paid enough.

Almost 5 percent of the adults in the city’s care — 61 of 1,207 people — have been moved or will be moved by mid-July.

… Care of the developmentally disabled has been a long-running problem for the District, which was sued 30 years ago by advocates for residents in group homes. In March 2007, U.S. District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle ruled that the city had failed those residents and called their care “inadequate.”

In May, a federal court monitor reported that “serious deficits” remained in care for the developmentally disabled.

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