Hundreds in Massachusetts Institutions Ready to Transition, but Group Homes Unavailable

September 17, 2001 Hundreds in Massachusetts Institutions Ready to Transition, but Group Homes Unavailable There about 260 adults in Massachusetts psychiatric hospitals ready to transition to state-funded group homes or staffed apartments, but the supply is not meeting the demand. State hospital officials say the long waits for discharges from these institutions are dangerous to residents, but there is little they can do. Residents can become depressed or their symptoms may return as they're waiting to begin their lives outside of the institution's walls. There are too few case managers and too few community beds. Although the . . .