Following in-person wellness checks this spring, the Department of Health said it made new efforts to make it easier to report alleged abuse, neglect and exploitation cases to the appropriate departments.
Two patients have died this year within the DD waiver program. The division says improvements are being made, while state leaders still have questions.
In fiscal year 2023, the state s Developmental Disabilities Support Division recorded 777 substantiated incidents of abuse, neglect or exploitation among 547 of the 8,000 people enrolled in the waiver program.