FACE is a pilot program financed under a grant from the State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.

Ronald Byrne, a spokesman for the State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.

Quoting a spokesman for the State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, Corcoran confirmed that families abandoned their relatives there.

The three people charged with abusing patients were employed by the State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, which uses space at the Creedmoor center.

The status of the group's contract with the State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities could not be learned late yesterday.

His fight began in February 1994, when he learned from a neighbor that the State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities planned to open the home.

Forest R. Byrne, a spokesman for the State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, called the homeowners' arguments baseless.

Ms. Moore - who is employed by the State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, was responsible for the management of the residents' funds.

Five months ago the State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities concluded that he was eligible for state care, but it has yet to place him.

His mother retired from the State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities in Albany, where she worked to obtain benefits for the mentally retarded.