RISP Data Bytes: Changes in Spending for Long-term Services and Supports between 1982 and 2019
Part of the RISP Data Bytes series.
- Author(s)
- Sheryl A Larson, Jon Neidorf, Brian C Begin
Description
Since 1982, the number of individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) receiving services in community settings has surged, while those in Medicaid-funded IDD institutions have been cut in half. Home and Community Based services prove far more cost-effective than institutional care in Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID). We should continue increasing access to community-based services, enabling transitions for those in ICF/IID who desire it. Addressing the shortage of direct support workers is crucial to fulfilling service commitments for all.
Details
- Date
- 2024
- Type
- Brief
- Publisher
- Residential Information Systems Project (RISP)
Topics
- Housing and residential services
- Institutions and deinstitutionalization
- Medicaid services (residential)
- Specific disability
- Intellectual/developmental disability (IDD)