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. 2024 Dec 23;10(5):32–41. doi: 10.32481/djph.2024.12.06

Table 1. Setting Types.

Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), 4-6 residents with disabilities ICF/IID facilities that have 4-6 residents with an intellectual disability.
ICF/IID, 7-15 residents with disabilities ICF/IID facilities that have 7-15 residents with an intellectual disability.
ICF/IID, 16 or more residents with disabilities ICF/IID facilities that have 16 or more residents with an intellectual disability.
Nursing Facility A nursing facility is a facility in which patients receive nursing care and related services.
Other Specialized Institutional Facility Participants live in a specialized institutional facility that is not an ICF/IID or a nursing facility.
Group Living Setting, 2-3 People With Disabilities A group home setting where 2-3 people have a disability.
Group Living Setting, 4-6 People With Disabilities A group home setting where 4-6 people have a disability.
Group Living Setting, 7-15 People With Disabilities A group home setting where 7-15 people have a disability.
Lives in Own Home or Apartment A participant’s own home which may be owned or rented, or may be shared with roommate(s) or spouse.
Parent/Relative’s Home A participant’s parent or relative’s home which may include paid services to the family for residential support.
Foster Care (2+) Round-the-clock services provided in a single-family residence where two or more people with a disability live with a person or family who furnishes services.
Foster care (1) Round-the-clock services provided in a single-family residence where only one person with a disability lives with a person or family who furnishes services (sometimes called shared living).
Homeless or crisis bed placement: Participant does not have a ‘’permanent” home and is in a crisis bed placement or is experiencing homelessness.

*ICF/IID facilities are Medicare or Medicaid Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities with 4 or more beds that provide “active treatment” (CMS). All 50 states have at least one ICF/IDD.