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A home of my own - progress on enabling people with learning disabilities to have choice and control over where and with whom they live
- Author:
- KIRKPATRICK Karyn
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 16(2), April 2011, pp.7-13.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article describes the progress made over the past 40 years in supporting people with learning disabilities to live in their own homes in the community. In particular, it highlights some of the work undertaken over the past 12 months to support and encourage local authorities and providers to work together to develop the range of housing and support options that people with learning disabilities and their families want. The recent NHS campus closure programme demonstrates that even people with complex support needs can have a better quality of life with improved outcomes in appropriate community accommodation. The article examines the work undertaken following Valuing People Now to develop the housing options of people with learning disabilities, including implementing a regional housing programme, developing a good-practice toolkit for local authority commissioners and encouraging provider engagement. The barriers to progress, such as the issue of ordinary residence, are discussed. Areas are identified for future development in order to meet the desire of people with learning disabilities to have a home of their own.