Caswell Developmental Center

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Caswell Developmental Center
Caswell Developmental Center
Construction Began 1912
Opened 1914
Current Status Active
Building Style Cottage Plan
Alternate Names
  • North Carolina School for Feeble-Minded



History

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.