A Center for Adults and Adolescents with Down Syndrome: Twenty Years of Experience

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Abstract

The Lutheran General Adult Down Syndrome Center was developed in January of 1992 in an effort to better support adults with Down syndrome. The Center was established to provide comprehensive health care using a community-oriented primary care model. Twenty years later, the multidisciplinary approach of the Center has continued to be effective in the management of a variety of patient care needs. Quality of care indicators and patient satisfaction data are provided to assess the progress of the Center.

A similar article written two years after the Adult Down Syndrome Center opened in 1992 is available: Development of a Clinic for Adults with Down Syndrome.