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DDS working to revise policy so people with tracheostomies can live in community settings
Department of Developmental Services (West Region) meeting · January 21, 2025
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Summary
The regional director said DDS is revising policy on artificial airways and deep suction to enable more community-based care for people with tracheostomies. Members praised the work and said a deputy commissioner and staff have been instrumental in pushing the revisions.
Members raised concern about medically complex residents — particularly people with tracheostomies — who currently remain in hospitals or nursing homes because community providers are reluctant to take them. Speaker 4 recounted instances where hospital…
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