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Caswell Developmental Center
2415 West Vernon Ave.
Kinston, N.C. 28504
252-208-4221

Caswell Developmental Center provides specialized residential, programmatic and support services for people with developmental disabilities. The center, which opened in 1914, has 529 beds. In addition, it will deliver support services to individuals who are discharged to lesser restrictive settings in the community.  Caswell Developmental Center provides quality services to individuals with mental retardation and to their families who reside within the Eastern Region. To be eligible for admission to the center a person must have a diagnosis of profound, severe or moderate mental retardation or a related developmental disability. No one is denied admission because of inability to pay.

Significant Events

If any deaths occur in the center, or if there are any significant patient injuries or significant events involving staff, these will be reported on this page (beginning in January 2008).

Death Reporting: Caswell Center

Date of Death	Gender	Expected/Unexpected
10-15-08	Female	Expected
9-14-08	Female	Expected
9-10-08	Female	Expected
4-18-08	Female	Expected
3-17-08	Male	Expected
3-16-08	Male	Expected
3-11-08	Female	Expected
2-25-08	Male	Expected
1-24-08	Female	Expected
1-16-08	Female	Expected
1-10-08	Female	Expected
1-6-08	Female	Expected

Patient Injury Reporting: Caswell Center

Date of Injury	Gender	Follow-up Action (Clinical Review, Safety Review, Abuse/Neglect Investigation, or Criminal Investigation)
9-26-08	Female	Safety Review
9-08-08	Female	Clinical Review
9-02-08	Male	Clinical Review
6-28-08	Female	Safety Review
3-24-08	Female	Clinical Review

Staff Injury Reporting: Caswell Center

Date of Injury	Staff Position	Location
10-1-08	Developmental Technician I	203 Tapp/Tapestry Grove
8-12-08	Youth Program Asst. I	Dewey/Vernon Woods
8-7-08	Developmental Technician II	Johnson 1/Sunset Village
8-1-08	Developmental Technician I	Alpha/Rolling Hills
7-25-08	Teacher	Tapestry Grove/204 Tapp
7-25-08	Trainer	Tapestry Grove/204 Tapp
7-17-08	Teacher	Tapestry Grove/204 Tapp
7-17-08	EDA	Tapestry Grove/204 Tapp
7-17-08	Housekeeper	Tapestry Grove/204 Tapp
7-7-08	Licensed Practical Nurse	Tapestry Grove
4-6-08	Youth Program Assistant I	Dewey/Vernon Woods
4-1-08	Developmental Technician I	101 Oakwood/Vernon Woods
3-28-08	Developmental Technician	101 Sprucewood/Harmony Court

Weekly Admissions and Discharges

Weekly Admissions and Discharges for Caswell Developmental Center

Date	Total Admissions	Total Discharges
11-15-08 to 11-21-08	1	0
11-8-08 to 11-14-08	0	0
11-1-08 to 11-7-08	0	0
10-25-08 to 10-31-08	0	0
10-18-08 to 10-24-08	0	0
10-11-08 to 10-17-08	2	0
10-4-08 to 10-10-08	0	0
9-27-08 to 10-3-08	0	3
9-20-08 to 9-26-08	0	0
9-13-09 to 9-19-08	1	0
9-6-08 to 9-12-08	0	1
8-30-08 to 9-5-08	2	0
8-23-08 to 8-29-08	0	0

 

Press Releases

• Gov. Easley Announces 2008 Dr. John R. Larkins Award winner, January 18, 2008

Facility News

• Caswell Employee Receives Larkins Award  – James Harris Jr. received the 2008 John R. Larkins Award for his contributions in human and race relations in the workplace and community.  Harris, who works at Caswell Developmental Center in Kinston, received the award from Governor Mike Easley at the 27th annual State Employees’ Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observance Program in Raleigh. Harris is Director of Standards Management and an Equal Employment Opportunity representative as well as an instructor at the facility.   In 1997, Harris was instrumental in forming the North Carolina Guardianship Association (NCGA).  This organization trains and supports court-appointed guardians for those who are not able to make sound personal and business decisions and who have no family members or friends to serve in that capacity.  NCGA, a private, nonprofit organization, is dedicated to promoting the protection, dignity, and value of persons through guardianship. The John R. Larkins Award was created in 1998 as one of North Carolina’s highest honors in public service. (reported Feb. 27, 2008)