No respite: Ellen Burns, left, who has Down syndrome, laments the closure of the Westwood Respite Center as her mother, Peggy, looks on. Photo by Nancy Lane.

The Westwood Respite Center will close its doors next weekend, leaving 68 families of adults with developmental problems without their home away from home.

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