State of California
Department of Developmental Services Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Quarterly Client Characteristics Report Index
For the end of December 2005
Table 01 - Statewide Client Characteristics
Table 02 - Statewide Report from the Client Master File
Table 03 - Clients in the Community and Developmental Centers Compared
Regional Center Client Characteristics Client Characteristics by Qualifying Diagnosis
Table 04 - Alta California Table 34 - Autism
Table 05 - Central Valley Table 35 - Cerebral Palsy
Table 06 - East Bay Table 36 - Epilepsy
Table 07 - Eastern Los Angeles Table 37 - Other Developmental Disabilities
Table 08 - Far Northern Table 38 - No Mental Retardation
Table 09 - Frank D. Lanterman Table 39 - Mild Mental Retardation
Table 10 - Golden Gate Table 40 - Moderate Mental Retardation
Table 11 - Harbor Table 41 - Severe Mental Retardation
Table 12 - Inland Table 42 - Profound Mental Retardation
Table 13 - Kern Table 43 - Retardation Level Not Known
Table 14 - North Bay
Table 15 - North Los Angeles
Table 16 - Orange County Client Characteristics by Ethnicity
Table 17 - Redwood Coast
Table 18 - San Andreas Table 44 - Asian
Table 19 - San Diego Table 45 - Black/African American
Table 20 - San Gabriel-Pomona Table 46 - Filipino
Table 21 - South Central LA Table 47 - Hispanic
Table 22 - Tri-Counties Table 48 - Native American
Table 23 - Valley Mountain Table 49 - Polynesian
Table 24 - Westside Table 50 - White
Table 51 - Other Ethnicities
Developmental Center Client Characteristics
Client Characteristics by Age
Table 25 - All Developmental Centers
Table 26 - Sonoma Table 52 - 0 to 2 yrs
Table 27 - Lanterman Table 53 - 3 to 5 yrs
Table 28 - Porterville Table 54 - 6 to 9 yrs
Table 29 - Fairview Table 55 - 10 to 13 yrs
Table 30 - Agnews Table 56 - 14 to 17 yrs
Table 31 - Napa Table 57 - 18 to 21 yrs
Table 32 - Sierra Vista Table 58 - 22 to 31 yrs
Table 33 - Canyon Springs Table 59 - 32 to 41 yrs
Table 60 - 42 to 51 yrs
Table 61 - 52 to 61 yrs
Table 62 - 62 and Older
State of California
Department of Developmental Services Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Client Characteristics at the end of December 2005
Statewide
Cerebral Palsy: Autism: Severe Behaviors: Epilepsy: Vision Problems:
No 146,837 81.04% No 151,767 83.76% No 168,030 92.74% No 143,890 79.41% No 153,336 84.63%
Yes 34,354 18.96% Yes 29,424 16.24% Yes 13,161 7.26% Yes 37,301 20.59% Yes 27,855 15.37%
Hearing Problems: Both Vision and Walks Without Medical Problems: Dual Diagnoses:
Hearing Problems: Support:
No 167,068 92.21% No 174,780 96.46% No 36,015 19.88% No 130,090 71.80% No 162,942 89.93%
Yes 14,123 7.79% Yes 6,411 3.54% Yes 145,176 80.12% Yes 51,101 28.20% Yes 18,249 10.07%
Residence Type:
Gender: Level of Retardation:
Home of Prnt/Grdn 124,979 68.98%
Female 71,817 39.64% No MR 41,259 22.77% Community Care 25,003 13.80%
Male 109,374 60.36% Mild MR 70,248 38.77% Independent Living 18,090 9.98%
Moderate 31,707 17.50% ICF 7,346 4.05%
Behavioral Medication: Severe 15,012 8.29% Developmental Center 3,049 1.68%
Profound 11,190 6.18% SNF 1,449 0.80%
No 150,582 83.11% Unknown 11,775 6.50% Other 1,275 0.70%
Yes 30,609 16.89%
Age Groups:
Ethnicity: (Ages 0-2 not collected on CDER) Special Health Care
0 to 2 yrs 180 0.10% Requirements:
Asian 10,153 5.60% 3 to 5 yrs 14,442 7.97% No 137,330 75.79%
Polynesian 404 0.22% 6 to 9 yrs 21,579 11.91% Yes 43,861 24.21%
Other 12,270 6.77% 10 to 13 yrs 20,671 11.41%
Black/Af Am 19,287 10.64% 14 to 17 yrs 18,605 10.27%
Filipino 3,796 2.10% 18 to 21 yrs 16,590 9.16% Technology Dependent:
Native Am 726 0.40% 22 to 31 yrs 29,447 16.25%
Hispanic 56,226 31.03% 32 to 41 yrs 22,373 12.35% No 173,025 95.49%
White 78,329 43.23% 42 to 51 yrs 20,767 11.46% ** Yes 8,166 4.51%
52 to 61 yrs 11,376 6.28%
62 and Older 5,161 2.85%
Risk Factors: Recency of Evaluations:
Special Conditions
* None 123,918 68.39% or Behaviors: Less than 12 Months 151,759 83.76%
One 39,661 21.89% * None 164,182 90.61% 12 to 18 Months 18,171 10.03%
Two 11,750 6.48% One 9,692 5.35% 18 to 24 Months 5,779 3.19%
3 or More 5,862 3.24% Two 4,171 2.30% 24 to 36 Months 3,947 2.18%
3 or More 3,146 1.74% Over 36 Months 1,535 0.85%
English Spoken: Other Developmental
(as Primary Language) Disabilities:
* Includes "Not Assessed". No 41,683 23.01% No 163,355 90.16%
** Includes DC clients. Yes 139,508 76.99% Yes 17,836 9.84%
Total clients (status 0,1,2,3,8 CDERS): 181,191
Note: CDER information is not available for all clients
Source: CDER Master File of Wednesday, January 4, 2006 Table #01
State of California
Department of Developmental Services Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Statewide Report from the Client Master File
For the end of December 2005
Selected Characteristics of Clients in Status 0, 1, 2, 3, and 8
Diagnosis and At-Risk Active Prevention Developmental Devlopmentally Total
Category Evaluation Infants Consumers Program Center Disabled Served
(status 0) (status 1) (status 2) (status 3) (status 8) (1,2,8) (0,1,2,3,8)
Gender:
Female 2,403 9,340 71,557 569 1,104 82,001 84,973
Male 4,921 15,336 108,740 134 1,971 126,047 131,102
Residence Type:
Home of Prnt/Grdn 6,715 23,021 127,048 523 0 150,069 157,307
Community Care 350 1,445 25,051 2 0 26,496 26,848
Independent Living 109 0 18,115 162 0 18,115 18,386
ICF 2 26 7,350 0 0 7,376 7,378
Developmental Center 0 1 0 0 3,053 3,054 3,054
SNF 22 1 1,456 0 0 1,457 1,479
Other 126 182 1,277 16 22 1,481 1,623
Ethnicity:
Asian 339 1,493 10,235 51 62 11,790 12,180
Polynesian 16 46 409 0 3 458 474
Other 2,493 3,817 12,392 70 150 16,359 18,922
Black/Af Am 440 1,513 19,155 26 272 20,940 21,406
Filipino 69 314 3,841 11 10 4,165 4,245
Native Am 25 90 725 3 7 822 850
Hispanic 2,344 9,885 56,755 332 386 67,026 69,702
White 1,598 7,518 76,785 210 2,185 86,488 88,296
Age Groups:
0 to 2 yrs 3,649 23,319 1,407 5 0 24,726 28,380
3 to 5 yrs 1,358 1,344 14,994 9 0 16,338 17,705
6 to 9 yrs 711 13 21,662 7 0 21,675 22,393
10 to 13 yrs 455 0 20,701 14 4 20,705 21,174
14 to 17 yrs 382 0 18,639 16 39 18,678 19,076
18 to 21 yrs 283 0 16,533 33 112 16,645 16,961
22 to 31 yrs 197 0 29,160 145 341 29,501 29,843
32 to 41 yrs 105 0 21,837 314 577 22,414 22,833
42 to 51 yrs 94 0 19,769 146 1,027 20,796 21,036
52 to 61 yrs 58 0 10,731 11 670 11,401 11,470
62 and Older 32 0 4,864 3 305 5,169 5,204
English Spoken:
(as Primary Language)
No 1,785 6,156 42,188 267 173 48,517 50,569
Yes 5,539 18,520 138,109 436 2,902 159,531 165,506
Total active clients (CMF status 1,2,8): 208,048
Total served clients (CMF status 0,1,2,3,8): 216,075
Note: CMF statistics reflect 100% of active caseload
Source: Client Master File of Wednesday, January 4, 2006 Table #02
State of California
Department of Developmental Services Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Major Characteristics of Clients in Developmental Centers
Compared to Clients in the Community
For the end of December 2005
Dev. Center Community Dev. Center Community
Clients Clients Clients Clients
1,263 41.4% Have Cerebral Palsy 33,091 18.6% 1,141 37.4% Have Severe Behavior Problem 12,020 6.7%
367 12.0% Have Autism 29,057 16.3% 1,374 45.1% Do Not Walk Well 34,641 19.4%
1,562 51.2% Have Epilepsy 35,739 20.1% 623 20.4% Do Not Understand Spoken Word 5,795 3.3%
2,772 90.9% Have Medical Problems 48,329 27.1% 1,346 44.1% Are Violent 20,082 11.3%
534 17.5% Are Technology Dependent 7,632 4.3% 804 26.4% Must Be Fed 13,792 7.7%
1,289 42.3% Take Behavior Modifying Drugs 29,320 16.5% 2,276 74.6% Need Help Toileting 76,164 42.8%
632 20.7% Have Severe Loss of Sight 14,797 8.3% 2,396 78.6% Need Special Health Care Item 41,465 23.3%
225 7.4% Have Severe Hearing Loss 4,430 2.5% 2,067 67.8% Are Incontinent 58,905 33.1%
1,354 44.4% Are Self-Injurious 22,682 12.7%
1,259 41.3% Destroy Property 16,979 9.5%
1,709 56.1% Have Unacceptable Social Behav 39,904 22.4%
Have These Levels of Retardation 1,037 34.0% Will Run Away 29,876 16.8%
Dev. Center Community
Clients Clients
Have Special Conditions or Behaviors
4 0.1% Not MR 41,255 23.2%
Dev. Center Community
463 15.2% Mild 69,785 39.2% Clients Clients
259 8.5% Moderate 31,448 17.7% 1,695 55.6% None 162,487 91.2%
422 13.8% Severe 14,590 8.2% 414 13.6% One 9,278 5.2%
1,875 61.5% Profound 9,315 5.2% 337 11.1% Two 3,834 2.2%
26 0.9% Unknown 11,749 6.6% 603 19.8% 3 or More 2,543 1.4%
Clients grouped by residence type, status 0,1,2,3,8 combined
Source: CDER Master File of Wednesday, January 4, 2006 Table #03
State of California
Department of Developmental Services Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Client Characteristics at the end of December 2005
Alta California Regional Center
Cerebral Palsy: Autism: Severe Behaviors: Epilepsy: Vision Problems:
No 10,088 82.51% No 10,881 89.00% No 11,590 94.80% No 9,936 81.27% No 10,625 86.90%
Yes 2,138 17.49% Yes 1,345 11.00% Yes 636 5.20% Yes 2,290 18.73% Yes 1,601 13.10%
Hearing Problems: Both Vision and Walks Without Medical Problems: Dual Diagnoses:
Hearing Problems: Support:
No 11,531 94.32% No 11,954 97.78% No 2,508 20.51% No 8,926 73.01% No 11,017 90.11%
Yes 695 5.68% Yes 272 2.22% Yes 9,718 79.49% Yes 3,300 26.99% Yes 1,209 9.89%
Residence Type:
Gender: Level of Retardation:
Home of Prnt/Grdn 8,150 66.66%
Female 4,933 40.35% No MR 3,111 25.45% Community Care 1,877 15.35%
Male 7,293 59.65% Mild MR 4,714 38.56% Independent Living 1,629 13.32%
Moderate 2,025 16.56% ICF 254 2.08%
Behavioral Medication: Severe 862 7.05% Developmental Center 155 1.27%
Profound 436 3.57% SNF 93 0.76%
No 10,280 84.08% Unknown 1,078 8.82% Other 68 0.56%
Yes 1,946 15.92%
Age Groups:
Ethnicity: (Ages 0-2 not collected on CDER) Special Health Care
0 to 2 yrs 11 0.09% Requirements:
Asian 659 5.39% 3 to 5 yrs 817 6.68% No 9,377 76.70%
Polynesian 31 0.25% 6 to 9 yrs 1,338 10.94% Yes 2,849 23.30%
Other 933 7.63% 10 to 13 yrs 1,258 10.29%
Black/Af Am 1,463 11.97% 14 to 17 yrs 1,229 10.05%
Filipino 156 1.28% 18 to 21 yrs 1,211 9.91% Technology Dependent:
Native Am 61 0.50% 22 to 31 yrs 2,111 17.27%
Hispanic 1,513 12.38% 32 to 41 yrs 1,610 13.17% No 11,672 95.47%
White 7,410 60.61% 42 to 51 yrs 1,437 11.75% ** Yes 554 4.53%
52 to 61 yrs 802 6.56%
62 and Older 402 3.29%
Risk Factors: Recency of Evaluations:
Special Conditions
* None 9,085 74.31% or Behaviors: Less than 12 Months 9,354 76.51%
One 2,118 17.32% * None 10,969 89.72% 12 to 18 Months 1,613 13.19%
Two 646 5.28% One 739 6.04% 18 to 24 Months 569 4.65%
3 or More 377 3.08% Two 316 2.58% 24 to 36 Months 394 3.22%
3 or More 202 1.65% Over 36 Months 296 2.42%
English Spoken: Other Developmental
(as Primary Language) Disabilities:
* Includes "Not Assessed". No 1,489 12.18% No 10,483 85.74%
** Includes DC clients. Yes 10,737 87.82% Yes 1,743 14.26%
Total clients (status 0,1,2,3,8 CDERS): 12,226
Note: CDER information is not available for all clients
Source: CDER Master File of Wednesday, January 4, 2006 Table #04
State of California
Department of Developmental Services Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Client Characteristics at the end of December 2005
Central Valley Regional Center
Cerebral Palsy: Autism: Severe Behaviors: Epilepsy: Vision Problems:
No 9,864 82.98% No 11,058 93.03% No 11,084 93.24% No 9,325 78.45% No 10,050 84.55%
Yes 2,023 17.02% Yes 829 6.97% Yes 803 6.76% Yes 2,562 21.55% Yes 1,837 15.45%
Hearing Problems: Both Vision and Walks Without Medical Problems: Dual Diagnoses:
Hearing Problems: Support:
No 11,140 93.72% No 11,574 97.37% No 2,570 21.62% No 7,702 64.79% No 10,739 90.34%
Yes 747 6.28% Yes 313 2.63% Yes 9,317 78.38% Yes 4,185 35.21% Yes 1,148 9.66%
Residence Type:
Gender: Level of Retardation:
Home of Prnt/Grdn 8,202 69.00%
Female 4,888 41.12% No MR 2,603 21.90% Community Care 1,585 13.33%
Male 6,999 58.88% Mild MR 4,554 38.31% Independent Living 1,075 9.04%
Moderate 2,054 17.28% ICF 592 4.98%
Behavioral Medication: Severe 1,001 8.42% Developmental Center 249 2.09%
Profound 932 7.84% SNF 107 0.90%
No 9,492 79.85% Unknown 743 6.25% Other 77 0.65%
Yes 2,395 20.15%
Age Groups:
Ethnicity: (Ages 0-2 not collected on CDER) Special Health Care
0 to 2 yrs 3 0.03% Requirements:
Asian 639 5.38% 3 to 5 yrs 910 7.66% No 8,677 73.00%
Polynesian 6 0.05% 6 to 9 yrs 1,291 10.86% Yes 3,210 27.00%
Other 633 5.33% 10 to 13 yrs 1,365 11.48%
Black/Af Am 812 6.83% 14 to 17 yrs 1,331 11.20%
Filipino 68 0.57% 18 to 21 yrs 1,205 10.14% Technology Dependent:
Native Am 49 0.41% 22 to 31 yrs 1,966 16.54%
Hispanic 5,151 43.33% 32 to 41 yrs 1,239 10.42% No 11,311 95.15%
White 4,529 38.10% 42 to 51 yrs 1,295 10.89% ** Yes 576 4.85%
52 to 61 yrs 873 7.34%
62 and Older 409 3.44%
Risk Factors: Recency of Evaluations:
Special Conditions
* None 7,301 61.42% or Behaviors: Less than 12 Months 11,081 93.22%
One 3,006 25.29% * None 10,345 87.03% 12 to 18 Months 680 5.72%
Two 970 8.16% One 902 7.59% 18 to 24 Months 62 0.52%
3 or More 610 5.13% Two 349 2.94% 24 to 36 Months 35 0.29%
3 or More 291 2.45% Over 36 Months 29 0.24%
English Spoken: Other Developmental
(as Primary Language) Disabilities:
* Includes "Not Assessed". No 2,882 24.24% No 10,478 88.15%
** Includes DC clients. Yes 9,005 75.76% Yes 1,409 11.85%
Total clients (status 0,1,2,3,8 CDERS): 11,887
Note: CDER information is not available for all clients
Source: CDER Master File of Wednesday, January 4, 2006 Table #05
State of California
Department of Developmental Services Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Client Characteristics at the end of December 2005
East Bay Regional Center
Cerebral Palsy: Autism: Severe Behaviors: Epilepsy: Vision Problems:
No 9,129 80.55% No 9,638 85.04% No 10,618 93.68% No 9,090 80.20% No 9,354 82.53%