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Evidence on service quality for the Social Services Inspectorate inspection process: piloting the application of research
- Authors:
- FRUIN David, FELCE David
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 5(3), August 2000, pp.5-13.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This paper describes the piloting of an approach to social inspection using a range of objective research evidence as part of Social Services Inspectorate's inspection process in 1997, in eight local authorities in England. The Welsh Centre for Learning Disabilities Applied Research Unit worked with the Social Services Inspectorate to collect details on residential and day services in advance of the inspection process. The paper repeats the findings of this report and of the collaboration.
Quality of life for people with learning disabilities in supported housing in the community: a review of research
- Author:
- FELCE David
- Publisher:
- University of Exeter. Centre for Evidence Based Social Services, University of E
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 56p.
- Place of publication:
- Exeter
The research brought together here, including summaries of other specialist reviews, and the author's own work, provides a thorough and comprehensive guide to the field of supported housing in the community for learning-disabled people. It is relevant to planning and review processes within and beyond the CEBSS project. Includes sections on: physical wellbeing; material wellbeing; social wellbeing; productive wellbeing; emotional wellbeing; civic wellbeing; and user statistician.
Exploring the relationships between costs and quality of services for adults with severe intellectual disabilities and the most severe challenging behaviours in Wales: a multivariate regression analysis
- Authors:
- FELCE David, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 25(4), December 2000, pp.307-326.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
A survey in Wales of people with severe intellectual disabilities and the most severe challenging behaviour identified adults living in new specialist community housing and 19 in traditional services. This study explored the relationships between resident characteristics, service characteristics, service processes, quality of life outcome and costs in a series of mutivariate regression analyses.
The cost-effectiveness of supported employment for people with severe intellectual disabilities and high support needs: a pilot study
- Authors:
- SHEARN Julia, BEYER Stephen, FELCE David
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 13(1), 2000, pp.29-37.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The costs and outcomes of supporting seven people with severe intellectual disabilities and high support needs in part-time employment were compared with those of a Special Needs Unit (SNU) of a day centre, both within-subject and against an equal-sized comparison group. The income of those employed was described. Direct observation of the employment activities and representative SNU activities were undertaken to assess participant engagement in activity and receipt of assistance, Social contact in general and social contact from people other than paid staff. Costs of providing service support were calculated taking account of staff: service user ratios, staff identities and wage rates and service-administrative and management over-heads discusses the results.