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The costs of community residential facilities for adults with a mental handicap in England
- Authors:
- SHIELL Alan, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 5(2), 1992, pp.115-129.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Estimates the economic costs of a random sample of 123 community residential facilities for people with a mental handicap indicating variations across health authority, local authority, private and voluntary providers. Gives preliminary results of an analysis of the reasons for differences found.
Quality and costs of residential supports for people with learning disabilities: predicting variation in quality and costs
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Manchester. Hester Adrian Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 70p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Report providing a summary of selected results from a large scale research project looking at the quality and costs of residential supports provided for people with learning difficulties. This report provides an analysis of variation in the quality and costs of residential provision across and within village communities, residential campuses, group homes and supported living schemes.
Is community care expensive? The costs and benefits of residential models for people with severe mental handicaps
- Author:
- FELCE David
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap, 21(1), March 1993, pp.2-6.
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Mental Handicap
Analyses studies which contribute information on the costs and benefits of different forms of residential service for people with severe mental handicaps, finding that expectations of diseconomies arising in small scale provision are not borne out in general.
Comparing costs and outcomes of supported living with group homes in Australia
- Authors:
- BIGBY Christine, BOULD Emma, BEADLE-BROWN Julie
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 43(3), 2018, pp.295-307.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Background: Supported living is perceived as more flexible than group homes for people with intellectual disability. This study identified costs and factors associated with quality of life (QOL) in supported living and compared this with group homes. Method: Thirty-one residents in supported living participated in a survey incorporating measures of service user characteristics and QOL. Participants in supported living were compared to a sample of 397 people in 96 group homes, and QOL outcomes compared for a matched sample of 29 people in supported living and group homes. Results: QOL differed little, supported living was cheaper, and 30–35% of both groups had similar support needs. Being younger, having autism, better health, family support, and participation in structured activities were associated with better outcomes in supported living. Conclusions: Supported living holds potential for group home residents, but greater support is required in domains such as health and interpersonal relationships. (Edited publisher abstract)
Assistive technology (AT): Cheshire Learning Disability: case study
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Care Services Efficiency Delivery
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Care Services Efficiency Delivery
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This case study reports on Cheshire's use of telecare for people with learning disabilities which involved five shared houses for people with learning disabilities. The initiative had a particular focus on improving risk management in supported living accommodation, particularly at night time. Innovative features, cost savings and details of an evaluation are briefly discussed.
Outcomes and costs of residential services for adults with intellectual disabilities in Taiwan: a comparative evaluation
- Authors:
- CHOU Yueh-Ching, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 21(1), March 2008, pp.114-125.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The disability policy in Taiwan has traditionally emphasized residential care in large institutions and, more recently, medium-sized group homes. This paper compares the relative costs, services provided and outcomes between the traditional institutions, medium-sized group homes and new small-scale community living units that were launched in 2004 in Taiwan. Cross-sectional analysis was used to investigate the three current residential service models. A total of 248 participants with intellectual disabilities were interviewed, including all residents from the existing 25 small residential units and purposively sampled respondents from the other two residential models. Outcomes for the Taiwanese participants were consistent with the existing literature on deinstitutionalization from Western societies. Small homes provided better subjective and objective quality of life than both medium-sized community-based units and traditional institutions. Participants living in small residential homes experienced better outcomes at lower cost than persons living in medium-sized group homes or institutions.
Outcomes and costs of community living: a matched comparison of group homes and semi-independent living
- Authors:
- STANCLIFFE Roger J., KEANE Sian
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 25(4), December 2000, pp.281-305.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Consumer outcomes and recurrent (non-capital) service costs were compared for matched groups of Australian adults with intellectual disability living in group homes or semi-independently. Outcomes examined included quality of life, safety, aloneness, social dissatisfaction, personal care, domestic management, health care, money management, social network, use of mainstream community services, community participation, domestic participation, stability of place of residence, living companion turnover, and natural support.
The quality and costs of community-based residential supports and residential campuses for people with severe and complex disabilities
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 25(4), December 2000, pp.263-279.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The costs, nature and benefits of residential supports were examined for 20 adults with severe and complex disabilities living in newly built residential campuses and 20 adults living in small community-based dispersed housing schemes. Results indicated that participants living in dispersed housing schemes enjoyed a significantly greater quality of care and quality of life than participants living in residential campuses. The total costs of provision in dispersed housing schemes were greater than the total costs of provision in residential campuses. These differences were accounted for by greater direct staffing costs in the community-based services.
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.
Quality and costs of residential supports for people with learning disabilities: an observational study of supports provided to people with severe and complex learning disabilities in residential campuses and dispersed housing schemes
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Manchester. Hester Adrian Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 64p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Report providing a summary of selected results from a large scale research project aiming to examine the quality and costs of residential support provided for people with severe and complex learning difficulties. Contains sections on: methodology; the organisations; the characteristics and needs of service users; the nature of the support provided to service users; costs of service provision; and outcomes for service users.