Hundreds of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have been forced into nursing homes that lack the proper oversight or resources to care for them, a group of New Jersey advocates ...

The two-year pause, intended to ward off fraud, will leave programs in limbo and clients’ needs unmet, providers say.

Grattan Institute's Disability Program has support from the Summer Foundation. The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is transforming the lives of hundreds of thousands of Australians with ...

New Jersey still can't ensure safe care for people with disabilities in group homes, according to a report by a state watchdog that says mistreatment is reported "on a regular basis." “There is no ...

Disability Rights New Jersey, a legal advocacy group that serves people with mental illness and developmental disabilities, announced it has suspended most of its work for the next two weeks while it ...

Group homes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have been one of the hardest hit by this pandemic. The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities ...

Even after a big boost in funding in recent years, thousands of New Jerseyans with disabilities are waiting seven to 10 years to access critical funding for group homes and other support. New Jersey's ...

Staff shortages continue to plague the companies charged with caring for some of New Jersey’s most medically fragile residents. Known as direct support professionals, the aides employed by those ...

Di Winkler AM is an occupational therapist and is the CEO and founder of the Summer Foundation. Jacinta Douglas does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It takes a lot to wipe the smile from Gary Comerford's face. For more than 20 years, he's lived happily in the government-run ...

AUSTIN, Texas — One victim received a fractured nose and black eye and another, days later, was found severely burned – both alleged victims of the same health care worker. Two back-to-back assaults ...