FSSA Issues RFI to Expand Research on Community Transitions for ID and DD Populations

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) released an RFI to solicit response from entities that can assist the state with performing research and assessment on what barriers exist which prevent the ID/DD populations from transitioning from nursing homes to community-based settings.  This RFI follows a multi-year project led by the Arc of Indiana to move individuals with an ID or DD from nursing facilities into a community-based setting.  The Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services currently provides supports to approximately 1,340 individuals with disabilities in nursing facilities and has worked with the Arc to move individuals from the nursing facilities into community based settings.  While the existing program has identified large numbers of individuals interested in moving to a community-based setting, the number of those that have transitioned remains low.

Through this RFI the State is interested in assessing and researching what barriers currently exist that are preventing fluid movement of the ID/DD population from nursing facilities into community-based settings.  The assessment and research shall focus on individual communities to identify barriers that are unique to certain environments, and also draw larger systemic statewide conclusions.  To read the RFI, click here.