By 1970, Pineland had lost its accreditation and, in 1971, Bowman lost his job as superintendent.
In 1973, the facility's name was changed yet again. "Pineland Center" as it was now known had dropped any reference to "medical" as well as to "disability."
The national trend of deinstitutionalization and community-based care affected Pineland. The patient population decreased to fewer than 500 by the mid-1970s.
