ACS RTC National Residential Information Systems Project and Policy Studies (RISP)
Project Description:
Gathers, maintains, and analyzes longitudinal data on Medicaid-funded residential and in-home supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
More specifically, the project:
Gathers and maintains annual statistics and longitudinal trend data on Medicaid- and state-funded residential and in-home supports for people with disabilities;
Collaborates with the Association of Professional Developmental Disabilities Administrators (APDDA) to conduct a biannual survey of public residential facilities to report status and trends in populations, funding, costs, and closures;
Collaborates with the Human Services Research Institute (HSRI) and APDDA to analyze quality outcome data from surveys of adults in 35 states in the National Core Indicators project;
Conducts literature reviews, case studies, state-level policy studies, and secondary analyses of extant data sets regarding key policy and program issues in residential and community supports; and
Provides ongoing assistance to individuals, government agencies, public and private organizations, media outlets, and others on residential and community supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Publishes annual reports on the status and trends in residential and community living supports (see http://rtc.umn.edu/risp/build/index.asp), the interactive, build-a-report Web site where people can produce their own customized reports by selecting the variables and data that interest them, as well as special reports on policies related to individual and family supports. Other RISP publications include Policy Research Brief (published collaboratively with the Research and Training Center on Community Living) and Community Services Reporter (published by NASDDDS).
Maintains the Quality Mall.org Web site which indexes information about innovation in community support and collaborates with the Self-Advocacy Online Web site to translate research findings into a format accessible to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Keyword(s):
residential, services, Medicaid, ICF/MR, HCBS, waiver
Core Function(s):
Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information
Area of Emphasis
Quality Assurance, Housing-Related Activities
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Legislators/Policy Makers, General Public
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
None
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
National
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
