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.

Latest Resources

• Core Solutions Launches The DSP Assist Mobile App For Compliant I/DD Service Delivery
• Interim Final Rule: Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement For Certain Individuals
• Digital Pathways To Consumer Support: A Conversation With Erine Gray, Founder & CEO Of Findhelp
• Ignite Medical Resorts Expands Into North Carolina With Acquisition Of Four Charlotte-Area Skilled Nursing Facilities
• Illinois I/DD Provider Organization, Beverly Farm Foundation Celebrates Five Years Of Growth, Stability & Expanded Opportunities
• Canary Speech & JubileeTV Partner On Voice Analysis Technology For Home Caregiving
• CVS Health, Diocese of Camden & The Walters Group Unite To Bring Senior Affordable Housing To Williamstown, New Jersey
• Developmental Disabilities Institute In New York Rebrands As Brightway Living & Learning
• Higher Medicaid Reimbursement Linked To Better Nursing Home Quality Ratings
• FDA Approves First Non-Antipsychotic Drug To Treat Agitation Associated With Dementia
• Federal Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Program Linked To Reduced Dementia Care Disparities
• Colorado Joint Budget Committee Memorandum: FY 2026-27 Impacts Of JBC Actions On HCBS Waivers For The I/DD Community
• CMS To Exclude Unsupported Diagnoses From Medicare Advantage Risk Scores Starting In 2027
• Alzheimer’s Association Launches (Re)think Your Brain To Drive Early Action On Brain Health
• Contract Year 2027 Medicare Advantage & Part D Final Rule

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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

• CMS Imposes Nationwide Six-Month Moratorium On New Hospice & Home Health Enrollment
• Primary Care Visit Rates Among Medicare Beneficiaries Declined 10% Between 2017 & 2023
• Medicare Advantage Organizations, Prescription Drug Plan Sponsors, & Other Interested Parties: Announcement Of Calendar Year (CY) 2027 Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates & Part C & Part D Payment Policies
• Medicare, Medicaid & Children’s Health Insurance Programs: Announcement Of Nationwide Temporary Moratorium On Enrollment Of Hospices
• Medicare, Medicaid & Children’s Health Insurance Programs: Announcement Of Nationwide Temporary Moratoria On Enrollment Of Home Health Agencies (HHAs)

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