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Historical and Contemporary Issues in Nursing Home Reform.
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Mitchell, Dale; Braddock, David – Mental Retardation, 1990
The article relates the nursing home component of a nationwide study of public mental retardation/developmental disabilities spending to requirements of Public Law 100-203. Approximately 51,000 individuals with developmental disabilities resided in nursing homes in 1989 of which 40 percent may need to be relocated under P.L. 100-203. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Long Term Care, Mental Retardation
Persons with Mental Retardation in Nursing Homes in 1977 and 1985.
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Lakin, K. Charlie; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1991
Analysis of the 1977 and 1985 National Nursing Home Surveys with respect to residents with mental retardation found little change in the size of the population; resident characteristics (such as other disabling conditions and functional limitations and primary source of payment); and level of services received. Challenges in implementing Public…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Human Services, Incidence, Individual Characteristics
Assessment of Needs of Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Skilled Nursing and Intermediate Care Facilities in Illinois.
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Uehara, Edwina S.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1991
This study evaluated 2,815 adults with developmental disabilities in 328 Illinois intermediate care and skilled nursing facilities. Only 10 percent were determined to be appropriately placed in medical settings; 27 percent were enrolled in day training programs; and many individuals recommended for alternative residential settings had medical and…
Descriptors: Adults, Day Programs, Developmental Disabilities, Evaluation Criteria