Disability Support & Long Term Care Services

Disability and long-term care refers to institutional and community-based care that support individuals with activities of daily living and services related to age or disability. Over the past decade, there has been an increase in the changes and challenges affecting the disability support and long-term care market markets—the move to managed care and subsequently value-based care, the shift to home- and community-based care, the increase in the aging population, and new workforce challenges.

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• Trillium & Integrated Family Services Expanding Mobile Crisis Management In Guilford County, North Carolina 
• Northern Hospital District Acquires Hospice Of Surry County, North Carolina 
• Medicare Proposes Cuts In 2026 Aggregate Home Health Payments & Temporary Reductions To Recoup Patient-Driven Groupings Model Overpayments
• Proposed Rule: Medicare Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System
• 90% Of Americans Anticipate Increased Need For Specialized Caregivers As Lifespans Increase 
• One In Six Older Adults Received Services In 2023 Under The Older Americans Act  
• Iowa Launches New Behavioral Health & Disability Services System With Centralized Navigation, Standardized Rates
• Antipsychotic Discontinuation Linked To Lower Rehospitalization In Older Adults After Acute Hospitalization
• The DSP Talent Challenge
• The Columbus Organization Acquires Diversified Resources, Inc. 
• ConnectionsPlus Healthcare + Hospice Launches Dementia Care Management Program 
• Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri Expands Developmental Disability Services To Two New Counties 
• Medicare Home Health Use Among Consumers With Dementia On The Increase
• Older Adults Outnumber Children In Nearly Half Of U.S. Counties
• Pennsylvania Programs For Individuals With I/DD Have Hidden Waiting Lists 

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Maine To Eliminate Planned Use Of Restraints For Adults With Developmental Disabilities 

On June 12, 2025, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed legislation to eliminate the planned use of safety devices or restraints for adults with developmental disabilities. The practice calls for an individual to be restrained in certain circumstances to prevent harm to the individual or others, as indicated in an individual’s behavior management plan. The plans are developed by educational, vocational, residential, or community agencies. The unplanned, short-term use of safety devices or restraints in emergencies… Read

• Ziegler Completes Final Phase Of Bankruptcy Sale Of Christian Horizons Senior Living Assets 
• Court Orders Texas To Stop Segregating People With I/DD In Nursing Facilities 
• California To Move An ICF-DD Setting From Waiver To State Plan To Comply With Federal HCBS Settings Final Rule  
• Colorado Eases Assisted Living Residence Regulations 
• Bayada Home Health Care Lays Off 10% Of Its Headquarters Staff 

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