 The Institute is referenced as a resource for information on religious groups, in books including "The Cult Next Door", "Reflected Truth", "Twisted Scriptures", and "When Prayer Fails".In 1999, the New England Institute of Religious Research purchased a nursing home in Lakeville, Massachusetts, intended to serve as a treatment center for up to 25 former members of cults.Pardon told "The Boston Globe" that residents will be given three months to reacclimate themselves to society and their families after leaving controversial groups.