International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3, 2020)

FROM THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS 

In recognition of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3, 2020), we present estimates from the 2015–2016 National Study of Long–Term Care Providers (NSLTCP). (Note that starting in January 2020, NSLTCP was renamed the National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study (NPALS).)

• In 2016, 56.5% of residents across all assisted living and similar residential care communities (RCCs) needed assistance with locomotion or walking, and 29.2% needed assistance transferring in and out of bed (From the Long-Term Care Providers and Services Users in the United States, Residential Care Component: National Study of Long-Term Care Providers, 2015–2016). https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nsltcp/2016_NSLTCP_RCC_Weighted_Estimates.pdf

• By state, percent of residents who needed assistance with locomotion or walking ranged from 31.6% in Connecticut to 73.3% in Alaska, and percent of residents who needed assistance transferring in and out of a chair ranged from 1.1% in Connecticut to 53.5% in Alaska (From the Long-Term Care Providers and Services Users in the United States – State Estimates Supplement: National Study of Long-Term Care Providers, 2015-2016). https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nsltcp/2016_CombinedNSLTCPStateTables_opt.pdf

• In 2016, 45.8% of participants across all adult day services centers (ADSCs) needed assistance with locomotion or walking, and 28.5% needed assistance transferring in and out of a chair (From the Long-Term Care Providers and Services Users in the United States, Adult Day Services Component: National Study of Long-Term Care Providers, 2015-2016). https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nsltcp/2016_NSLTCP_ADSC_Weighted_Estimates.pdf

• By state, percent of participants who needed assistance with locomotion or walking ranged from 16.4% in Nebraska to 79.1% in Alaska, and percent of participants who needed assistance transferring in and out of a chair ranged from 6.1% in Alabama to 62.0% in Alaska (From the Long-Term Care Providers and Services Users in the United States – State Estimates Supplement: National Study of Long-Term Care Providers, 2015-2016). https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nsltcp/2016_CombinedNSLTCPStateTables_opt.pdf

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