Individuals with Mental Retardation in Residential Facilities; Findings from the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey

Analysis of data for 3,266 individuals from the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey found that residents of state institutions were more severely retarded and more often multiple disabled than were residents of other types of residential facilities. Relatively more persons with severe impairmen...

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Published inAmerican journal of mental retardation Vol. 96; no. 2; p. 109
Main Authors Cunningham, Peter J, Mueller, Curt D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.09.1991
Subjects
Activities of Daily Living - psychology
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Education of Intellectually Disabled - economics
Female
Group Homes - economics
Health Care Costs - trends
Health Expenditures - trends
Hospitalization - economics
Humans
Impairment Severity
Institutionalized Persons
Intellectual Disability - economics
Intellectual Disability - psychology
Intellectual Disability - rehabilitation
Long-Term Care - economics
Male
Mental Retardation
Middle Aged
Multiple Disabilities
National Medical Expenditure Survey 1987
Placement
Residential Facilities - economics
Residential Institutions
State Government
State Programs
United States
United States
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Summary:Analysis of data for 3,266 individuals from the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey found that residents of state institutions were more severely retarded and more often multiple disabled than were residents of other types of residential facilities. Relatively more persons with severe impairments resided in state facilities in states where small facility beds were plentiful. (Author/JDD)
ISSN:0895-8017