Ratings of the Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation by Development Level of Assisted Living for Disabled People

Abstract

The article analyses a new direction in the development of multilevel rehabilitation of people with disabilities – assisted living. Based on the results of assessing the level of development and dynamics, a rating of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation was compiled, allowing a comparison of the positions of different regions, which can identify their strengths and weaknesses, and act as a tool for developing and planning measures to further improve this area in the country. The study was conducted based on an analysis of materials from annual monitoring submitted by the executive authorities of the eighty-five constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Ten indicators were taken into account as assessment criteria, reflecting the consistency and efficiency of the development of accompanied living. Methods of parametric statistics were used to process the results. As a result, all subjects were divided into groups – from very high levels of assisted living to extremely low. As the study showed, the presence of a large number of regions with a level and development below the average indicates that the formation of technologies for assisted living is at the initial stage of development. The main measures to increase the level of implementation of the accompanied residence programs are development of normative legal and methodological documents in this area; formation of a register of those in need of this form of life arrangement; development of regulations for the provision of social services; the organization, coordination and interdepartmental interactions on the issues of accompanied accommodation; the identification of sources of funding for technologies; the training of specialists; carrying out information work among the population. The proposed measures can be used to improve programs for the development of assisted living and to determine approaches to deinstitutionalization of the boarding system in Russia as a whole.