While Virginia has helped people with disabilities live in home- and community-based settings, it has not ensured the well-being of those who remain in institutions.
Intermediate care facilities for people with intellectual disabilities (ICF/IIDs) care for all their residents’ needs and provide treatment to maintain or improve their skills. Over 550 people lived in ICF/IIDs in 2024, but the Virginia Department of Health is not regularly inspecting them. The Virginia Board for People with Disabilities (the Board) first identified this problem in its 2021 assessment of ICF/IDDs.
Read now: this policy brief shares the Board’s findings and recommendations. It also provides updated data that shows the problem has gotten worse.
The Board has a responsibility to monitor the care provided in ICF/IIDs, per 42 U.S.C. §15024(c)(3)(C)(vii) and §15025(c)(7)(F) of the Developmental Disabilities Act.