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Service model for people with a learning disability and behaviour that challenges: draft for consultation
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 25
- Place of publication:
- London
A draft quality standard covering the design, delivery and coordination of support and services for children, young people and adults with a learning disability (or a learning disability and autism) and behaviour that challenges, and their families and carers. It describes what constitutes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement. The quality statements cover: the role of lead practitioners; the role of named lead practitioners; support for families and carers; access to specialist behavioural support services in the community; and housing. The closing date of the consultation is 18 March 2019. (Edited publisher abstract)
Developing measures of job performance for support staff in housing services for people with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- HATTON Chris, WIGHAM Sarah, CRAIG Jaime
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 22(1), January 2009, pp.54-64.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
A worker-oriented job analysis method was used to develop four short job performance measures for direct housing support staff, from the perspective of people with intellectual disabilities (n = 82), family members (n = 38), support staff (n = 122) and service managers (n = 115). All four job performance measures showed adequate internal and test–retest reliability and showed very few associations with staff and resident characteristics, although there were no associations between the job performance measures. The service user and manager-rated job performance measures showed the widest range of associations with aspects of staff well-being, service quality and service user choice and satisfaction with life, and show the most promise as short, practical measures of the job performance of direct housing support workers. These methods of developing job performance measures show promise, and further investigation of user-defined staff competencies is warranted.
Supporting People: folder 2: part 3: operational guidance
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive Development Department
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive Development Department
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 180p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Supporting People: Folder 1- strategic guidance: interim guidance
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. Development Department
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 94p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Reshaping services - a practical example: moving from a local authority hostel to supported housing
- Author:
- WOOLRYCH Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 3(4), December 2000, pp.22-28.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This case study describes how three-quarters of residents with learning difficulties were enabled to move from a local authority hostel to supported housing and outlines a model that could be adopted by other councils.
Outcomes of ordinary housing services in Wales: objective indicators
- Authors:
- PERRY Jonathan, FELCE David
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 7(4), 1995, pp.286-311.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Outcome data were collected on fourteen, recently provided staffed houses for people with mild, moderate, severe or profound learning disabilities in order to assess the quality of service provided. Quality indicators reflected the quality of the housing provision, social and community integration, social relationships within the houses, resident engagement in activity, developmental progress over time and opportunities for autonomy and choice. The data show that the quality of the houses investigated was broadly similar to that reported for other housing services in British research which has accompanied deinstitutionalisation. Quality levels on many indicators were related to the ability of residents and the data illustrate the difficulty in providing services for people with more severe or profound learning difficulties, which are capable of achieving outcomes comparable with those attained in services for more able residents. The research provides further evidence that the extent of staff support for resident activity is critical to how much residents are able to participate fully in the everyday activities which arise in the conduct of their lives.
Learning disability: behaviour that challenges: (QS101)
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 57
- Place of publication:
- London
Quality standard covering care and support and services for children, young people and adults with a learning disability (or a learning disability and autism) and behaviour that challenges, and their families and carers. The standard includes 12 quality statements which describe what high quality care should look like. They include quality statements on: a lead commissioner to oversee strategic commissioning of services for all people with a learning disability; provision of annual health checks; initial assessment of behaviour that challenges; the provision of a named lead practitioner; involving families and carers; parent-training programmes; personalised daily activities; services in the community; housing; review of restrictive intervention; and use and review of medication. The standard is expected to contribute to improvements in the following outcomes: promotion of independence, choice and control over daily life; experience of using social care and healthcare services; use of restrictive practices; and quality of life for people with a learning disability and behaviour that challenges, and their carers. Originally published in 2015, this quality standard was updated in July 2019 to add four new statements, update one statement and amend one statement. (Edited publisher abstract)
Supporting older families of people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- MORGAN Hazel, MAGILL Dalia
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This is a briefing on the Foundation’s Older Family Carers Initiative. The three-year Initiative has come up with a clear set of policy messages to help health and social care service providers to meet the needs of older family carers and their relative with a learning disability. We have found that there is still a long way to go to ensure that older people’s services, carers’ services, learning disability services and the voluntary sector work together to implement fully the aspects of the Valuing People White Paper that relate to older families and to provide them with ongoing support. The briefing makes recommendations for policy makers, commissioners, Learning Disability and Older People’s Partnership Boards and the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities.
Valuing people: much achieved, more to do; a summary report of inspections carried out during 2003-2004 of 12 councils' social care services for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL CARE INSPECTION
- Publisher:
- Commission for Social Care Inspection
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 35p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Summary report of twelve inspections of services for adults with learning difficulties and how these services were performing in the light of the White Paper 'Valuing people'. Consultants with learning difficulties and their support workers were included as members of the inspection teams. The teams focused on advocacy; information and communication; assessment and person-centred planning; transition into adult life; services for people with learning disabilities; people with additional needs; services for family carers; partnership and planning; and resources.
Supporting people: administrative guidance October 2001; 3a steady state processes
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 139p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Supporting People programme offers vulnerable people the opportunity to improve their quality of life by providing a stable environment which enables greater independence. It will deliver high quality and strategically planned housing-related services which are cost effective and reliable, and complement existing care services. The planning and development of services will be needs led. Supporting People is a working partnership of local government, service users and support agencies.