A supportive living center in Woodbury run by the Church of Scientology has been cited for multiple license violations. According to the DNJ.com, an inspection by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse found the Life Center for a New Tomorrow owned by Marc Vallieres violated 21 rules that ranged from failing to do criminal background checks on employees to housing someone who needed a higher level of care. Last week the State accepted a correction plan from the Center. The Center is the only licensed facility of its kind in the United States that does not use psych drugs to help people. The center had a resident who was living there in violation of its supportive living category. This resident did not meet state requirements for self care. Those requirements include the ability to bathe, eat, take care of their possessions, recognize danger and maintain appropriate and tolerable behaviors.
“The person who needs a higher level of care is being moved,” Valleries responded.
Beth Pinkerton, the state inspector who reviewed the correction plan, put the center on notice that it may be reinspected to verify compliance.
