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Report Finds Higher COVID-19 Death Rates for People With Developmental Disabilities in Group Settings
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A report published in the Disability and Health Journal on Dec. 5 found that people with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) in California who lived in congregate settings were 2.8 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than people who did not live in residential group settings.
People with IDD who lived in congregate settings were 60% less likely to contract COVID-19. Among people with IDD who are living in their own home or a family home, the case rate is lower than the state overall, and their case-fatality rate is only slightly higher than that of the state.
People with IDD living in congregate settings, as expected, are not faring as well. — researcher Scott Landes The Frontlines: As mentioned in the report, a
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