CT-ExampleMortalityReports.ppt

* Sample Mortality Reports Issued by the State of Connecticut Department of Mental Retardation September 2002 March 2003 October 2003 Health and Mortality ANNUAL REPORT Issued NOVEMBER 2002 This is the first of a series of semiannual reports on trends and related information pertaining to the health and quality of care received by individuals with mental retardation served by the Connecticut State Department of Mental Retardation. Future reports are scheduled for March and September of each year. September reports will focus on an analysis of annual data, with a special emphasis on mortality trends. March reports will focus on any significant or special trends, new initiatives and important news and information related to mortality and risk reduction. For the Period July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002 Overview of DMR Mental retardation is a developmental disability that is present in about 1% of the Connecticut population. In order for a person to be eligible for DMR services they must have significant deficits in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, both before the age of 18-yrs. DMR is also the lead agency for the Birth to Three System in Connecticut. This system serves infants and toddlers with developmental delays. Altogether, DMR assists almost 19,500 individuals and their families, providing a broad array of services and supports. Residential services for an additional 773 people are funded by other sources. Less than half (38%) of the people we serve 7,394 live in residential settings DMR provides or funds residential supports for 6,621 people. 62% of the people we serve 12,034 live in their own homes or with family without residential support 7,186 individuals living at home without formal residential support 4,848 children living at home and receiving only Birth to Three services THE PEOPLE SERVED BY DMR Includes Birth to Three children. as of 6/30/02 Mortality Trends Type of Residential Support At Time of Death Morta