Home and community-based services (HCBS) are at the nexus of community living. The number of Americans that need long-term services and supports is expected to rapidly and continually grow. The development and implementation of national standards for high quality long-term services and supports, and the systems that provide them, is needed to help track and measure the reach and effectiveness of national, state, and community programs.
ACL is working to support the development of standards and measures directly related to the well-being of older adults, people with disabilities and their families, as well as the availability of and access to services and supports for all individuals. These standards are being developed and implemented through ongoing program performance, program evaluation, and other continual quality improvement strategies.
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