Indiana FSSA Issues RFP for Second Short-Term Residential Facility for Disabled Adults
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration issued a request for proposals for a provider to operate a 10-20 bed short-term residential facility for intellectually disabled adults with severe behavioral, psychiatric, or medical needs. The facility would replace a co-ed facility that closed in 2024 and address a service gap, particularly for women, as Indiana's only existing comprehensive rehabilitative management needs facility serves men only. The current per diem rate for such facilities is $703. Disability advocates have raised concerns that the new facility, combined with recent changes to Medicaid waiver assessments that have resulted in higher denial rates, could signal a shift toward institutionalization rather than community-based care.