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B-118638 1 (1974-04-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaefn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITEb-smq'E WASHINGTON. D.C. 201 70 B- 118638 April 1, 1974 The Honorable Hubert H. Humphrey RELEASED Of 66 United States Senate Dear Senator Humphrey: This letter is in response to your November 9, 1973, request for an investigation of the possible misuse of funds appropriated by the Congress for Forest Haven, a residential facility for the care and treatment of mentally retarded persons operated by the Government of the District of Columbia. Your office subsequently requested that we also examine staffing problems at Forest Haven and report to you as soon as possible. Because of inadequacies of the accounting system, the unavailability of accounting records for the facility, and your need for a timely response, we selected a limited number of financial transactions to examine. In many cases we could not examine these transactions thoroughly because either we could not obtain supporting documentation or the available accounting data was unreliable and inaccurate. We found that (1) improper expenditures may have been made, (2) accounting controls appeared weak and accounting data was inaccurate and unreliable, (3) staff shortages resulted in significant overtime costs and may be hindering Forest Haven's ability to provide suffic- ient services to residents, and (4) delays in getting a grant program underway resulted in the loss of use of grant funds because the grant period expired--a situation that may occur with other active grants. BACKGROUND Forest Haven is under the administrative jurisdiction of the District's Mental Health Administration, Department of Human Resources. Forest Haven was established to supplement residential care with treatment, training, and rehabilitative services. The facility is part of the District's Children's Center in Laurel, Maryland, and consists of 15 residential cottages, a 200-bed residence for ambulatory patients, a 200-bed infirmary, a school, and support buildings. 6q03OSTI

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