The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) reports that an escalating number of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities receiving Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) are living in their family homes. The proportion of HCBS recipients living with their parents or another relative is also increasing. The findings of the AAIDD are consistent across states though varying in degree. The report notes that the trend highlights policy changes in the form of a growing number of Medicaid "Support Waiver" programs to assist supporting families. This pattern demands paying more attention to the specific needs of individuals and families and to the adequacy of support provided in these settings.
Full Report:
K. Charlie Lakin, et al., HCBS Recipients are Increasingly Likely to Live with Parents or Other Relatives, American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities October 2007, available at
http://www.aaidd.org/Reading_Room/pdf/HCBSOct07IDD.pdf
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