Rosewood Center, established by Chap-
ter 183, Acts of 1888 as the Asylum and
Training School for the Feeble Minded of
the State of Maryland, admitted its first
children in 1889. From 1912 to 1961, it
was known as Rosewood State Training
School, Chapter 89, Acts of 1961 desig-
nated Rosewood as a State Hospital and,
with the consolidation of the Departments
of Health and Mental Hygiene in 1969, it
was assigned its present name. The Center
provides for the care, education, training,
and habilitation of mentally retarded chil-
dren from all parts of the State. Rosewood
is licensed for 1,665 residents.
Staff: 1975, 1,498; 1976, 1,500;
1977,1,499.
HENRYTON CENTER
Deloris M. Miller, Director
Henry ton (Carroll
County) 21080 Telephone: 787-2400
This Center was established by Chapter
464, Acts of 1922 for the care of tubercu-
losis patients. Effective July 1, 1963, by
Chapter 110, Acts of 1963, the hospital was
transferred to the Department of Mental
Hygiene. A training and habilitation pro-
gram is conducted for severely and pro-
foundly retarded, ambulatory residents (ages
18 and over). Admission is through the
Mental Retardation Administration, Division
of Special Services. A number of the Cen-
ter's residents participate in community-
based activity programs. Respite care is
available on a limited basis to Howard,
Carroll, Anne Arundel and Harford Coun-
ties. Requests for respite care also are made
through the Mental Retardation Administra-
tion, Division of Special Services. Henryton
is budgeted for 330 residents.
Staff: 1975, 217; 1976, 220;
1977,220.
VICTOR CULLEN CENTER
Robert De Haven, Director
Sabillasville (Frederick
County) 21780 Telephone: 241-3131
The Victor Cullen Center was established
as a training school for male minors by
Chapter 818, Acts of 1965, under the State |
Department of Public Welfare. It was trans-
ferred to the Juvenile Services Administra-
tion on July 1, 1967. Prior to 1965, the
facilities were known as the Victor Cullen
State Hospital, a tuberculosis hospital under
the general management of the State Depart-
ment of Health, and had been originally
established in 1908 as the State Sanitorium.
The Victor Cullen School was transferred
from the jurisdiction of the Department of
Juvenile Services to the Mental Retardation
Administration and redesignated as the Vic-
tor Cullen Center in January, 1974.
The Center is oriented toward a non-
medical model of education, training and
habilitation for all of its severely and pro-
foundly retarded residents. The long-range
goal for residents is to prepare them to
return to the community within a five year
period. Individualized programs are prepared
to implement this long-range goal and resi-
dents use the generic services provided by
doctors, dentists, speech therapists, occupa-
tional therapists, physical therapists, and
pharmaceutical services in the local com-
munity. More than half of the residents
attend day training in the community. The
Center is budgeted for 90 residents.
Staff: 1975, 130; 1976, 133;
1977, 133.
HOLLY CENTER
Philip S. Massey, Ph.D., Superintendent
P.O. Box 2358, Salisbury
(Wicomico County) 21801
Telephone: 546-2181
This Center was established by Chapter
435, Acts of 1968 as the Regional Mental
Retardation Center — Eastern Shore and is
designed to provide living and programming
space for 250 residents. A full range of
comprehensive and diversified services is
provided to all retarded individuals and
their families residing in the nine Eastern
Shore counties. Services and programs in
the areas of education, training and habili-
tation are programmed in both the Center
setting and in the community for the fa-
cility's retarded residents.
Staff: 1975, 320; 1976, 327;
1977, 327. |
