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Whose home, whose life?
- Author:
- SIMONS Ken
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 8(4), April 1995, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Outlines a range of innovative approaches to housing and support for people with learning difficulties. Argues that RESCARE should be more concerned about lack of security for people living in institutions and concentrate their energies on developing good quality community-based services.
Living support networks: an evaluation of the services provided by KeyRing
- Author:
- SIMONS Ken
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 77p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Describes an innovative form of supported living for people with learning difficulties, aiming to plug the gap between residential care and no support at all. KeyRing establishes small networks of up to nine people with learning difficulties, each with their own flat. Each network has the support of a community living worker who lives nearby.
Edinvar Neighbour Support Housing: an evaluation of supported accommodation for physically disabled people, frail elderly people, and people with learning difficulties
- Authors:
- FOSTER Kate, PORTER Mike
- Publisher:
- Edinvar Neighbour Support Housing/University of Edinburgh. Department of General
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 45p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Beeches Manor Wokingham: a template for dementia housing with care
- Author:
- MORRISON Angela
- Publisher:
- Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 10
- Place of publication:
- London
This case study showcases a project designed to promote dignified independent living with care for people living with, and expected die with, dementia. It supports people in a cluster of one bedroomed flats rather than en-suite bedrooms. Two clusters each of nine one bedroom flats are arranged on the ground floor around garden courtyards with the ‘home zone’ as the focus at the head of the court and easily visible from all flat front doors for best way-finding. Flat sizes are minimum 51 square metres with a large en-suite bedroom, living room and kitchen. Adults with learning difficulties have their own front door, separate from the dementia clusters, for greater independence. Telecare has been installed as and where appropriate to individuals, commonly bed occupancy sensors. The case study shows that substituting flats for care rooms has enabled residents to be more independent and crucially it allows for a wider spread of ability, age and lifestyle to be successfully accommodated. (Edited publisher abstract)
Great expectations: experiences of supported living
- Author:
- WERTHEIMER Alison
- Publisher:
- National Development Team
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 70p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Captures some of the early experiences of supported living for people with learning difficulties via the stories of six people and how they experienced supported living.
The early years of supported living in the UK: Findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The last five years have seen an increasing interest in the idea of supported living; enabling people with learning difficulties to live in their own homes as an alternatives to shared residential care. The authors set out to review the way that supported living as developed in the UK over this period.
Edinvar neighbour support housing 1981-1991: an evaluation of an experiment in supported accommodation
- Authors:
- FOSTER Kate, PORTER Mike
- Publisher:
- Edinvar Housing Association
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Housing and learning disability: the facts
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Factsheet summarising findings of research conducted by Cordis Bright Consulting into the housing situation and needs of people with a learning disability. The research carried out a survey to look at where people live now; where they would like to live given the opportunity; and what the demand on different types of accommodation will be in the future. It also explores what should be done to enable more people with a learning disability to live more independently in the community.
The cost of opportunity: purchasing strategies in the housing and support arrangements of people with learning difficulties
- Author:
- RYAN Tony
- Publisher:
- Values into Action
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 88p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report drawing on a number of examples of housing and support arrangements to show that people with learning difficulties, including those with complex needs, can be supported in their own homes, resulting in more cost effective and desirable housing and support for all.
Ealing remedies
- Author:
- MILLAR Barbara
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 8.6.95, 1995, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Reports on the work of the Ealing Consortium who provide supported housing in the community for people with learning difficulties and people with mental health problems.