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Nearly 70% of homes in the California Department of Developmental Services (DDS) residential continuum of care for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) and high behavioral support needs have had one or more complaints filed against them. About 40% of the homes were the subject of a substantiated complaint. To improve the quality of care for people with I/DD, DDS should implement process reforms and expand the continuum to include non-congregate settings, according to an analysis out of Stanford Law.

To improve quality of care, DDS should consider additional monitoring, and revising placement processes to be more . . .

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Autism & I/DD

Intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) are a physical and/or cognitive impairments that occur before the age of 22. Autism spectrum disorder is generally considered a type of developmental disability that affects behaviour and communication. The autism and I/DD market provides supports and health care services to these populations. Over the past decade, there has been an increase in the changes and challenges affecting I/DD and autism markets—the move to managed care and value-based care, the shift away from residential treatment, the increasing emphasis on consumer-directed care, and new workforce challenges.

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