Just have 1 question, why would a resident of the Home be out at 11pm, don't they have the doors locked?

getinvolved1 ....go back to school. your grammar and spelling only confirms how ignorant you really are. it's people like you that actually give mental illness a bad name. obviously you suffer from something and it's apparent you are not being properly treated. a good psychiatrist and an anger management class could go a long way. take advice instead of giving it

His spelling is really bad, but his facts are accurate. The area has turned into a disaster because of this facility.

The state needs to be forced to shut this place down. No security, one to watch over patients. What are they waiting for? someone to start a fire and burn the place to the ground?

The sad part is is that each and every one of these drivers that hit these people have to live with the result for the rest of their lives. No one seems to talk about that. Sad.

i am very familiar with this facility and the clients, not patients, who live there. with that said, the most undesirable part of it, is the "for profit owners" not the people occupying it. the sad reality is that these people are being mistreated, misrepresented and neglected. maybe the community surrounding this "disaster" should pull together and "fix" the real problem, the slum lords that run the place. if the facility provided the necessary components, ie. medication, decent food, proper supervision, medical and psychiatric care, activities etc. these people wouldn't have to look elsewhere to accommodate themselves. our government takes care of the developmentally disabled citizens in this country but they are not responsible to care for the mentally ill. hence, the reason you find them living on the streets, under the board walks, and drinking in the parking lot of walgreens. shame on us. asking them to behave like they don't have mental illness is like asking a cancer patient to stop growing cancer cells. they need help, they need supervision, they need people who care, they need not be judged. step up or shut up. give back to your community by helping out a less fortunate neighbor. be part of the solution,not the problem. some of these people were professionals, well educated and worldly and by far more compassionate then what i have witnessed here. BTW, the teenagers of today are far worse in behavior, dress code and conduct then the mentally ill.

Sheila, well said. The place is a disgrace, and the owners should be disgraced. As their "clients" wander the area, lacking for badly needed care, the owners are more than happy to deposit their state-issued funds without a thought to the condition of their facility. May justice fall upon them.

Our bleeding hearts will think that the entrepreneur who is being paid taxpayer funds by our government to supervise and care for these people is failing to do his or her job and therefore defrauding the government and stealing our money. And thereby potentially putting our children in danger.

What is your proposed solution to "get involved" in the problem - incarcerate these people without due process? Or, maybe we should just push them into the roadway and let passing traffic take care of the problem.

It's a very sad commentary. I believe some of the complaints voiced by the residents fall on deaf ears as authorities assume the accusations of inadequate food, medications, and shelter voiced by the residents of Dover Woods are deemed the rants of a mentally ill individual. They are disenfranchised and without someone to advocate on their behalf. Some may have legal guardian's - but, I've seen more than one court appointed legal guardian who just wants to be sure their ward has food and shelter. Quality or quantity doesn't come into the equation. I too believe the State needs to step in and closely monitor this facility -- make unannounced visits etc. Perhaps this unfortunate incident will be the catalyst for much needed change.

Drove past this area earlier this evening and.an older man darted out to cross the street... Good thing the guy in front of me had a quick reaction... Smh...

to say that only rapists and murderers live at dover woods is ridiculous. until you get your information straight i would stick to the facts. facts are, unmedicated or unsupervised these people can have erratic and inappropriate behavior. who do you think should be providing the services necessary to avoid these issues? maybe the owners who are being paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to care for these individuals? dover woods is a residential health care facility and is licensed by the state to provide certain services. there are guide lines that need to be followed. one requirement is to have a certain amount of staff, per resident, per hour of operation. maybe you should call the department of community affairs or the ombudsman office and see if "your" irresponsible and self serving buddies are in compliance....just a thought. and heres another thought....understand this, they, (your buddies) are NOT required, by law, to accept everyone who knocks at their door. translation, dover woods accepts all and anyone who want a room. they are not interested in weeding out the unsuitable. they are interested in one thing, money! instead of preoccupying yourself with the amount of calls to the police station each year, why don't you call the state and see how many fines (paid and unpaid) dover woods has against them. better yet, i will. and one more thing....what is it exactly that you "get involved" in? it certainly doesn't seem like the solution.

written by getinvolved1: "No other business in Ocean County has its "Clients" involved with the police over 250 times per year. The clients are the problem, not the business".
someone once said "it's hard to argue with stupid" if they didn't have clients they wouldn't have a business. wow

State run mental institutions were not shut down as a cost cutting move back in the late 70s. A court system said you could no longer lock up the mentally ill for their own safety. So, they are now released into various communities. They are less safe and the communities are in jepardy too. Want to argue about their safety in jepardy......go look at the splat marks on the highway. Want to argue about their effect on the community.......talk to the people above who will not shop near there anymore.

As for Sheila3 who is most indignant. I bet you live a very far distance from 9 & 70.

MAYBE THE PEOPLE RUNNING THAT PLACE SHOULD BE HELD MORE RESPONSIBLE ..IF PEOPLE COME AND GO AS THEY PLEASE WHERES THE SECURITY ??

You are all so busy ranting about the facilities or the undesirables that live there that you seem to forget that the clients who live here are someone's brother, son, uncle, or father. I happen to personally know the family who is grieving for this patient. He is a man who has suffered many tragedies and been treated as an outcast of society. He has been homeless and has suffered a TBI. If facilities were held responsible for providing better care for their patients this tragedy could have been avoided. I am an EMT and my coverage area includes a state run mental health facility where the clients do not receive the care they deserve. Most of the staff views them as possessed, not humans who need help. They do not provide adequate means of communication for those who can not verbally communicate. This is a problem in our state and our country and it is up to everyone to speak up for those who can't speak for themselves.

I personally call these clients "The Forgotten". The condition of Dover Woods is deplorable. The facility is infested with bed bugs, the client's are not encouraged to keep up with their hygiene, they are fed bologna sandwiches, and their entire monthly SSI/SSD check is kept for rent. The owners of this Residential Health Care Facility are also affiliated with other homes and mental health programs throughout the county. These clients get shuffled through all their programs in order to milk medicaid. These "For Profit" programs all funnel their money through the synagogue in Lakewood. The level of exploitation is disgusting.

I am not going to argue but reading throughout your debates quite gives an additional eye opener. If I were an employee in that facility, maybe I'd be able to know what really is going on there. Rather than I make assumptions, I would want to know the truth first. Since I'm only a New Jersey resident then I will just have to read the news and stay quiet.

This is the LAST place I would bring my loved ones. Obviously this place is lacking security and locks on the doors. Besides it being a DUMP.

I worked at dover woods for about 2 months, so I experienced it first hand... No one other than myself that worked there was American..None of the staff was licensed to give out medication..You had staff handing out narcotics, giving people insulin, anti-psych meds without any sort of training... majority of the residents were pocketing there meds bc they didnt want to take them or to sell them for money. None of the staff had training to even know to look out for this type of behavior. I ended my employment at dover woods bc at the time I was a nursing student & ethically, morally, emotionally I couldnt handle the conditions for these people. There was 1 nurse that ran the whole facility, she was on staff maybe 50% of the time. The only time the owners came was when there was a HUGE problem. The residents are free to come & go as they please most of them went to the liquor store/walgreens to buy robotussin to get high off of. The company has no rules against there behaviors or there where-abouts as this is considered an "boarding home". The residents are only aloud so much food at meal times &if the kitchen runs out of food, they are SOL. The cup to drink from are like baby cups, and the plates are super small... the food is the cheapest food you could imagine... and kosher bc its a jewish run facility. The residents dont have a choice in there meals. Residents pick up smoken cigarrette butts off the ground bc there state checks are 100% taken and they are left w/out money

The staff even eggs the residents on to get a rise out of them at times and obviously that ends in PESS being called... it was the worst place I ever worked out, I felt for these people and I even contacted the state regarding the issues at hand. The residents werent kept after for there hygiene, the rooms were a discgrace. My checks even bounced working there, there was never enough money in the payroll. It saddens me to say this, but I only hope now the state will look more into this facility but with the lack of placement for the mentally-ill, i doubt it.

Something must be done about the way people are treated there