Quality Enhancement in Developmental Disabilities

As person-centered services and supports become more prevalent, people with disabilities are enjoying more choices and opportunities--making it challenging to ensure the quality of every service offered. This timely book helps meet that challenge. Diverse contributors, including researchers, care providers, policy-makers, self-advocates, and family members, combine their expertise to help readers
- understand the changing expectations of people with disabilities and their families--and the resulting challenges to quality enhancement
- clarify the roles of Medicaid and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- address health and safety issues, including investigation of abuse, neglect, and death
- design databases that track outcomes and target areas for service improvement
- translate information into reliable quality enhancement approaches
- manage staffing challenges like recruitment, retention, and professional development
Building on Bradley & Bersani's Quality Assurance for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities, this importa