20150716 - Group Homes (MA)

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Care provider Tom Roche, right, gets a high five from group home resident Blake Johnson, 23, as Johnson plays a game on his tablet on Thursday, July 16, 2015 in Lakewood.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Group home resident Andrew Diana, 22, looks out of the window on the front door as rain begins to fall on Thursday, July 16, 2015 in Lakewood.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Care provider Tom Roche, left, smiles face-to-face with group home resident Blake Johnson, 23, as Roche helps Johnson with a game on his tablet on Thursday, July 16, 2015 in Lakewood.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Care provider Mari Small, left, helps group home resident Blake Johnson with his tablet as fellow resident Josh O'Neal, both 23, plays with a slinky on the couch on Thursday, July 16, 2015 in Lakewood. Inside the kitchen in back, care providers Tom Roche, back left, and Chris Kane, back right, help Andrew Diana, 22, with a puzzle.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Chris Kane helps group home resident Andrew Diana, 22, with an alphabet puzzle inside the kitchen on Thursday, July 16, 2015 in Lakewood.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Care provider Jamel Madison serves food to the table as Laura Beer, 55, and Andrew Diana, 22, wait for their dinners on Thursday, July 16, 2015 in Lakewood.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Care provider Tom Roche holds the hand of group home resident Blake Johnson and fellow resident Josh O'Neal, both 23, plays with a slinky behind them on Thursday, July 16, 2015 in Lakewood.