Influenza — which is a "potentially lethal disease" according to experts — is even more dangerous in congregate settings.

The group home system in NJ has unexplained resident deaths, staff who are overburdened and underpaid and a lack of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Deb Hipp is a freelance health and medical writer and editor who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a former investigative reporter with more than 25 years of experience as a journalist and writer ...

After a caretaker was cleared for fatally shooting a 27-year-old man with autism, the man’s father seeks to change state law. Tanya Eiserer, Jason Trahan To stream WFAA on your phone, you need the ...

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 ...

More Minnesotans with developmental and intellectual disabilities are aging and need more involved care, leaving more to soon ...

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 ...

Police said they found a woman with disabilities tied to a pole in 2022. The owner of the home told police that the woman sometimes needed to be restrained because of violent behavior. The woman was ...