National Medical Expenditure Survey: Characteristics of Residents in Facilitiesfor the Mentally Retarded Research Findings 6

摘要

Findings from the Institutional Population Component of the 1987 National MedicalExpenditure Survey are used to describe characteristics of residents of facilities for the mentally retarded. The report compares the characteristics of residents of State institutions with those in other types of residential facilities, particularly smaller facilities (those having 3 to 15 beds). Similar estimates are provided for residents in certified intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded (ICF-MR) as opposed to noncertified facilities. Residents' personal characteristics discussed in the report include age, sex, race, region, and presence of living kin. Health and functional status characteristics described include residents' level of retardation, difficulties with activities of daily living, other health problems, and mental and behavioral problems.