DOJ Letter Of Findings Regarding Colorado’s Use Of Nursing Facilities To Serve Adults With Physical Disabilities
On March 3. 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published this letter of findings (LOF) regarding Colorado's use of nursing facilities to serve adults with physical disabilities. In the letter, the DOJ determined that Colorado is violating Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), by administering its long-term care system in a way that unnecessarily segregates individuals with physical disabilities in nursing facilities and places others with physical disabilities at serious risk of unnecessary institutionalization . . .