Spectrum Magazine focuses on all facets of the autism community. There is
a lack of other community-based programs for these individuals.

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five nursing home residents.

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Ms. The magazine also highlights celebrities
including actor Anthony Edwards and NASCAR's Sadler brothers and has also
included an interview with Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, who offered his
vision on dealing with the growing national problem of autism. "The failure of the Access Success Project shows
that there are not many of our residents - other than the rehabilitation
patients we return home every day - who can be safely and cost-effectively
moved out of a nursing home," Van Runkle said.

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They would be a danger to themselves or others if they were forced to survive
on their own or with others in the community," Van Runkle said.

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are a community safety net that takes care of people who do not have any other
options.

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After her success with the Long Island and NYC editions,
Ms." He added that the study's findings on the residents who did not
meet the level of care criteria are also significant.

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It was this dissatisfaction that motivated the young mother to
launch Long Island Spectrum and New York City Spectrum in 2004 as a means to
fill the void of information available to families who have developmentally
disabled children.
The report points out that on the whole, nursing home residents have more
physical disabilities and more cognitive impairment than ten years earlier. They need 24-hour
supervision and care, even though they may have minimal physical disabilities.

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Ohio Health Care Association (OHCA) President and CEO Peter Van Runkle
said, "this valuable study confirms what we have long thought - that the
people being served by Ohio's nursing homes need the level of service they
provide. "Last week,
an official from the Ohio Department of Aging told us these individuals would
not be appropriate for assisted living communities," said Van Runkle.

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Readership consists of parents, family members, medical professionals and
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Study Shows Vast Majority of Nursing Home Residents Need Nursing Home Level of Care

The study examined detailed physical and mental assessment
data on over 70,000 nursing home residents compiled in June 2004.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Yesterday, Miami University's
Scripps Gerontology Center released a study showing that 95% of nursing home
residents meet the nursing home level of care criteria established by the Ohio
Medicaid program . The complete report and an executive summary are available
at http://www.

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is taking her magazine, Spectrum: For Parents of Children with Autism and
Developmental Disabilities, to a national circulation to provide families with
a lifestyle publication specifically catering to their needs and the many
challenges they face everyday.
After learning that her son was autistic at 15 months, Ms.

"These individuals predominantly have mental illnesses.

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It is the largest long-term care association in the state, and the only
chartered Ohio affiliate of the American Health Care Association, representing
12,000 long-term care facilities nationwide.

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being cared for in nursing homes, at less cost than hospitalization.

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The vital information we provide in
Spectrum is something that should be shared with families, caregivers,
educators and mental health professionals throughout the country, which is why
we are introducing United Spectrum .org/uploads/news/Scripps03-05.

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, Evelyn Ain, a NY-based autism
advocate and parent, is now touching the lives of families nationwide. Ain desperately
searched for information regarding the disorder , but was frustrated by the
limited material available to her and other families who shared the same
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The Ohio Health Care Association is a non-profit association of nearly 750
nursing homes, assisted living residences, and facilities for people with
mental retardation and developmental disabilities, representing 64,000 beds.

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NY-Based Magazine Dedicated To Autism and Developmental Disabilities Goes National

Among the articles
published in the Long Island and New York City editions, many have included
such provocative and timely topics as "The Friendly Skies?," which deals with
the difficulties encountered by those traveling in the post-911 world and
"Autism + the Athlete," which speaks to the need of engaging young people with
autism in physical activity. He pointed
out that there are no other viable alternatives for their care.
In 2003, the Ohio General Assembly authorized the Ohio Access Success
Project, which was intended to move long-term nursing home residents back into
the community.
Beginning in the 1960's, Ohio's state-run psychiatric institutions were
emptied. Often, the former residents became "street people.

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As a result, the percentage of residents meeting the level of care criteria
also increased, compared to 1994. Scripps further noted that more than twice
as many people were admitted to Ohio nursing homes in 2001 than in 1992, and
eighty percent of the 142,000 patients discharged from nursing homes returned
to their homes.
Scripps researchers Shahla Mehdizadeh, Ph.5% of nursing home residents who did not meet the nursing home
level of care.

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"The number of children born with autism is reaching epidemic
proportions," said Ms. "National figures show the number of babies born
autistic has increased to 1 in 166 births.

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United Spectrum covers a wide range of topics pertaining to autism written
by leading mental health and medical authorities., and Robert Applebaum, Ph. Their investigation found that these individuals tended to be
younger and have less family involvement than the typical nursing home
resident, and 89% of them had mental health disorders .

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Ain is now offering her magazine to families nationwide through a national
edition, United Spectrum .spectrumpublications. "There
may be ways of serving some of them in settings other than nursing homes, but
the state does not have the money to create all the new facilities and
services they would need."
The study was partially funded by OHCA, the Association of Ohio
Philanthropic Homes, Housing, and Services for the Aging, and the Ohio Academy
of Nursing Homes.

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