The Department of Justice today entered into a settlement agreement with the State of Colorado, resolving a claim that Colorado unnecessarily segregates individuals with physical disabilities, including older adults, in nursing facilities, in violation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Supreme Court's decision in Olmstead v. L.C. The settlement agreement requires Colorado: to provide nursing facility residents with "in-reach" (i.e. counseling about their community living options); to ensure that nursing facility residents who wish to move to the community have access to a prompt and effective transition process; to help at least 2,000 nursing facility residents transition to the community; to identify individuals at risk of unnecessary nursing facility admission and help them avoid unwanted nursing facility admission; to rapidly reintegrate to the community individuals who enter nursing facilities but would prefer to live in the community; and to ensure that needed community-based services are available to individuals who live in and/or move to the community.
For more information on the case, please read the press release. To learn more about the ADA and community integration, visit ADA.gov or call the department's toll-free ADA Information Line at 1-800-514-0301 (TTY 833-610-1264).
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