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Finding your way: how to get help from social services
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 9p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The booklet explains community care as the help and support given to older people or people with a learning or physical disability, to help them live more independently in their own home, in a residential home or with their family. People can get help to do things like cook meals, shop, pay bills, bath or do housework.
Adults with learning disabilities: implementation of 'The same as you?' Scotland 2003
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. National Statistics
- Publisher:
- Scottish Executive National Statistics
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Home at last? The same as you? National implementation group report of the short-life working group on hospital closure and service reprovision - easy-read summary
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Ageing and intellectual disability in Israel: a study to compare community residence with living at home
- Authors:
- LIFSHITZ Hefziba, MERRICK Joav
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 11(4), July 2003, pp.364-371.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Compares ageing phenomena in 29 people aged over 40 with intellectual disabilities living in community residences with 31 living with their families to compare health status between the 2 types of settings and between the study sample and the general Israeli population of the same age group, and investigate whether deterioration occurs among the participants in activities of daily living (ADLs), cognitive ability and leisure activity. Health problems had already appeared by 40 among the participants. The most frequent were visual impairment (33%), hearing impairments (20%), heart problems (20%) and dental problems (30%). The community-based group displayed more medical problems than people living at home, whereas individuals living at home had more dental problems. Participants' functioning in ADL areas was high, with no evident decline reported during the previous 5 years. Concerning leisure time, a decline in functioning in both residential groups was observed, and, interestingly, scores for social life and leisure activities were better for the community-based group. There is a need for better dental service provision for people with intellectual disabilities living at home. The data provided can serve as a preliminary base for the development of geriatric services for older adults with intellectual disabilities in the community and also for further comparison with peers in the general population.
Time to move on: a hospital is not a home
- Author:
- TURNING POINT
- Publisher:
- Turning Point
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 20p.. bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Examines why is it taking so long to move people with a learning disability from hospitals. Turning Point thinks that there are four reasons: The government has not made it top priority; it is sometimes hard for people in the NHS and Social Services to work together; there is no extra money to help move people into the community; and there are not enough services for people with a learning disability locally.
Insistent voices: stories on claiming identity
- Author:
- TAYLOR Tony
- Publisher:
- Kingston Advocacy Group
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 60p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Account of the lives of five individuals with learning difficulties told by them with the support of the author. Other accounts of the lives of people with learning difficulties who have moved from an institution to a home of their own and their struggle for citizenship have been written. This account stands out from the others in two respects. Firstly, this is one of the very first, and possibly, the first example nationally, of people with learning difficulties moving from a hospital setting to a home of their own. The second aspect of the account that makes it stand out from most others is the author's ongoing and enduring relationship with the former residents.
Response to 'Progress with learning disability hospital closures in Scotland'
- Authors:
- HUNTER Susan, STALKER Kirsten
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 8(1), January 2003, pp.10-12.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Comments on an article in this issue of Tizard Learning Disability Review. The authors draw on their own research mapping the progress of hospital closures in Scotland and argue that progress remains slow. They find there is a long way to go before recommendations of the Scottish Executive publication 'The same as you?' will be met.
Physical activity of adults with intellectual disability
- Authors:
- TEMPLE Viviene A., WALKEY Jeff
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 28(4), December 2003, pp.342-352.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study examined the concurrence between proxy generated estimates of physical activity via diary recordings and accelerometer generated estimates of physical activity for 37 adults with intellectual disability living in supported group homes. Specifically, the following questions were addressed: (a) to what extent did the proxy estimates agree with the accelerometer estimates, and (b) how physically active were individuals in the study? The intraclass correlation coefficient between the two data sources was 0.78. The majority of participants' time was spent in sedentary activities with only 32% of individuals meeting the Australian national guidelines for physical activity participation. However, within group variability was high and a proportion of participants (14%) spent more than an hour each day in light manual work. These findings reveal that proxy recording of physical activity behaviour provides meaningful data and suggests that, as with the general community, only a proportion of this population was sedentary. However, comparison between the findings of this study and the available population data indicates that participants were less active than the general community.
Classification of support needs in a residential setting
- Author:
- RICHES Vivienne Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 28(4), December 2003, pp.323-341.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
A supports classification and assessment system is required in residential settings that enables accurate classification and resource allocation in the context of limited resources. In developing such a system, the American Association on Mental Retardation intensities of supports framework was used and consultation with all stakeholders resulted in a process and instrument that examined support needs in a community living environment across key domains. In all, 116 clients who had an intellectual disability were assessed and classified during 1999. The instrument was favourably received by all stakeholders and validity and reliability results were sound. A multidimensional scoring model and multiple regression analyses were used to evaluate how well the five domain scales and the risk profile predicted current support, measured by current staff hours per 24-hour period. Results are reported along with recommendations for future research and development.
Caseload management in community learning disability teams: Influences on decision-making
- Authors:
- WALKER Tammi, STEAD Joanne, READ Stephen G.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities, 7(4), December 2003, pp.297-321.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This report is the result of quantitative and qualitative inquiry into the workings of community learning disability teams with particular reference to the handling of caseloads and specifically discharge procedures. The study focused on four teams in the West Yorkshire area. Quantitative data to represent professionals within the teams, their caseload sizes and waiting lists were analysed. Qualitative information with respect to caseload management strategies was gathered via semi-structured interviews and the findings were validated by a focus group. The professionals identified the decision-making processes they employed regarding maintaining service users or discharging service users from their caseload. The management and structures within each of the teams were found to be complex and varied. The implications of these findings and recommendations for further investigations into the nature of caseload management practices in community learning disability services are discussed.