590,000 People On Waitlists For I/DD HCBS

According to the most recent ANCOR Foundation national review, there were 589,940 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) on waiting lists for home and community-based services (HCBS) in 2018. This is an increase of approximately 24.7% from about 472,940 people waiting in 2017. The data was reported by United Cerebral Palsy and the American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR), in the 2022 edition of “The Case for Inclusion.” The report also identified that 78% of the individuals on I/DD HCBS wait lists lived in five states: Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Ohio, and . . .