The most frequently reported primary, secondary, and tertiary disability categories reported for this population were cardio-circulatory and neurological disorders. Those with mental impairments comprised the smallest group at 3.6 percent of all primary disabilities. The number of persons who could not be served and were put on waiting lists in SFY 1995 comprised 45 percent of those served. Finally, national data suggests that the number of persons who qualify for in-home services is far greater than the number who actually seek services. Each year, an annual report on the Statewide IN-Home Services Program discusses the costs of the program in comparison to the costs for institutional care in a nursing home.
Some preliminary indicators suggest that some of the program features are comparable.
Nursing home length of stay averages between one and two years. Six of the 16 conditions in Indiana law are nationally recognized as ADLs. Data on applicants screened using the new criteria during the last quarter of SFY 1995 indicate that 60 percent of applicants had deficits in two or more of Indiana's 16 conditions. Little information is available that provides demographic descriptions of the population by level of impairment. Funds needed to serve the population at risk.