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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• Boundless & Merakey USA Create $1 Billion Human Services Affiliation
• Three Largest Medicare Advantage Organizations Had The Highest Denial Rates For Long-Term Acute Care Requests
• Free Public Platform ‘I/DD Navigator’ Connects Tens Of Thousands Of Illinois Residents With Trusted Disability Resources
• The Three Largest Medicare Advantage Organizations Denied Requests For Long-Term Acute Care & Inpatient Rehabilitation At Some Of The Highest Rates
• Older Adults In 41 States & D.C. Projected To Outlive Retirement Savings
• Nursing Home Closure Rates Averaged 0.9% Before COVID & 1.1% During Public Health Emergency
• CMS Strengthens Oversight Of Accrediting Organizations, Prohibits Mock Surveys Before Accreditation Reviews
• Connie Health Acquires Clearlink Insurance Agency & Announces Series B Funding To Accelerate Growth In Medicare
• Wesley Glen Ministries Brings Services For Those With Developmental Disabilities To Columbus, Georgia
• Full-Continuum Senior Living Communities Charge More For Housing But Less For Care
• 1,440 Nursing Homes Closed Between 2016 & 2025, Offset By 849 Facilities Opening
• Spending More, Achieving Less 
• Edgewood Care Centre For Adults With Mental Health Or Cognitive Problems In Ontario, Canada To Close In September 2026
• Ohio Suspends Medicaid Payments To 57 Home Health Providers & Workers Over Suspected Fraud
• For Outcomes, Think Engagement

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Approximately 13.5% Of U.S. Civilians Report One Or More Disabilities

Approximately 44.68 million U.S. civilians of all ages living in the community reported one or more disabilities in 2023, representing 13.5% of the noninstitutionalized population. Among adults aged 18 and older, the rate rises to approximately 16%. The analysis is based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2023 American Community Survey (ACS), which reaches approximately 4.7 million people annually with a response rate of about 85%. The most commonly reported disability type was ambulatory… Read

• Tennessee to Verify Immigration Status of All Public Benefit Recipients Starting July 1
• 95% Of Appealed Medicare Advantage Skilled Nursing Facility Denials Were Reversed
• Ohio Executive Order 2026-02D: The Emergency Adoption Of Rule 5160-1-17.51 Of The Ohio Administrative Code By The Ohio Department Of Medicaid
• Brio Living Services & Atrio Home Care Merge Home Health Care Services
• 60% Of Health Services Workforce Is Age 50 & Older

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