Originally built as a facility to treat children with tuberculosis in the 1930s, Seaside Sanatorium has also been a home for the elderly, a medical hospital, and a facility to treat people with mental disabilities. In the early 1970s it came to light that some patients were being violently abused by some of the staff. In the mid 1990s, patients were turning up dead at a higher rate than normal. With many unanswered allegations and various legal battles, Seaside Sanatorium was ultimately closed in 1996. Seaside Sanatorium-Waterford, Conn.
