Ranking Names Best States For Disability Services (Article from Disability Scoop)
A recent article from Disability Scoop reveals that Arizona, Hawaii, New York, South Carolina and Ohio...are all ranked among the top 10 best states for disability services. Each of these states is also utilizing SimplyHome technology.
Ranking Names Best States for Disability Services
By Michelle Diament
An annual ranking of states offering the best services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities reveals a familiar but evolving landscape.
The analysis of disability services in all 50 states and the District of Columbia being released Thursday by United Cerebral Palsy finds top performers spanning the map. In previous years, the best services were largely clustered in the Northeast and West.
Arizona claimed the number one slot in the ranking for the third year in a row. Also rounding out the 10 best on this year’s list are Michigan, Hawaii, Georgia, New York, South Carolina, Maine, Massachusetts, Ohio and Missouri.
The analysis factors each state’s approach to promoting independence and productivity, ensuring quality and safety, keeping families together and reaching people in need.
Nationally, almost 317,000 people remain on waiting lists for home and community-based services, according to the report, which is largely based on data from 2012, the most recent year available.