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Rater bias and the measurement of support needs
- Authors:
- GUSCIA Roma, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 31(3), September 2006, pp.156-160.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The development and use of support need instruments for funding disability services is a relatively recent initiative. Although the use of these measures appears at face value to provide an objective measure of support needs, little is known about their psychometric properties, particularly with respect to rater bias and purpose of assessment. A measure of support that has been developed in Australia to provide estimates of service needs and associated funding is the Service Need Assessment Profile (SNAP). This study investigated whether SNAP scores obtained for different assessment purposes – research and funding – are affected by rater bias, by comparing SNAP to 3 other measures of support from 29 people with intellectual disabilities.The authors found that SNAP scores completed for funding purposes showed an individual's support needs to be much greater than comparison scores on both SNAP and the 3 other measures obtained for research purposes. The results suggest that support measures such as SNAP may significantly overestimate support needs when raters know the assessment is being used for funding purposes
An ordinary home: housing and support for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- HARKER Maurice, KING Nigel
- Publisher:
- Local Government Association
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 44p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report of a pilot study exploring the possibilities of widening the choice of housing and support for people with learning difficulties and support. Six local authorities took part in a programme based on the following elements: a profile of needs; an audit of existing services; an appraisal of value for money; and costs and benefits.
Funding supported housing for all: specialised supported housing for people with a learning disability
- Author:
- HOUSING LEARNING AND IMPROVEMENT NETWORK
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 29
- Place of publication:
- London
This research, commissioned by Mencap, looks at the nature and scale Specialised Supported Housing (SSH) for in England and the role it plays in the provision of homes for people with a learning disability and/or autism with complex needs. It provides information in the costs of provision, the levels of future demand and the benefits for people living in SSH. It draws on examples of good practice and also provides evidence to inform the debate around funding for supported housing into the future. The research found that demand for supported housing from people with a learning disability is projected to increase from 38,500 units in 2015 to 59,800 units in 2030. This is due to both population increases of people with learning disabilities and policies promoting community-based housing. Although rents for SHH are generally being higher than some other forms of supported housing, the research found SHH is a cost-effective way of providing housing to those with complex needs, given that it attracts no or only very limited public funding. The research also finds that living independently with support in the community has a positive impact on people’s wellbeing for people with a learning disability. It provides recommendations to transform the range of housing options for people with complex needs, ensure operating viability and retain investor confidence in the sector. (Edited publisher abstract)
Reliability of the Service Need Assessment Profile (SNAP): a measure of support for people with disabilities
- Authors:
- GUSCIA Roma, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 30(1), March 2005, pp.24-30.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Measures for estimating costs associated with the provision of disability services in Australia have not previously been available. Because such instruments are scarce worldwide, decisions about funding services have relied more on historical precedent and less on individual need. Recognising the necessity for an objective measure, Gould (1998) developed the Service Need Assessment Profile (SNAP), a scale for estimating the support needs and associated costs for people with disabilities.This study examined the technical properties of SNAP using assessment data from 318 adults (190 males and 128 females), mean age 43 years, with a range of disability types and levels of severity, residing in supported accommodation around metropolitan Adelaide, South Australia. Results suggest that SNAP's reliability varies across different sub-groups and across domains. The study concludes that using SNAP assessments as a method for allocating funds/resources across the disability sector should be approached cautiously, bearing in mind the reported limitations.
A matter of choice
- Author:
- HAWKER Maurice
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 6(3), March 2000, pp.16-19.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
The author describes his recent study into housing and support needs of people with learning disabilities and the steps local authorities need to take to widen the choice and supply of suitable accommodation. Argues that local profiles of need, information on urgent case and priorities, maps of existing services and aims for the future are essential for proper planning.
Learning disability and advocacy: obstacles to client empowerment
- Author:
- JACKSON R.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities for Nursing Health and Social Care, 3(1), March 1999, pp.50-55.
Citizen Advocacy, with its aim to empower, has the potential to transform the lives of people with learning disabilities, but an inevitable consequence of client empowerment is professional disempowerment. Professional workers are unlikely to relinquish power, control and influence without some resistance. This article seeks to show there are a number of ways for statutory agencies to neutralise the effect of citizen advocacy.
What choice: a consideration of the level of opportunity for people with mild and moderate learning disabilities to lead a physically active healthy lifestyle
- Authors:
- MESSENT Peter R., COOKE Carlton B., LONG Jonathan
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 27(2), 1999, pp.73-77.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article asks whether inequalities of opportunity exist between the general population and adults with mild and moderate learning disabilities to lead a physically active lifestyle, and if the provision of equivalent opportunities should be considered a human right. For the learning disability population the right to opportunities to be physically active can be divided into primary and secondary rights, the former is the right to opportunities, the latter is whether and how the opportunities are taken up. This review suggests that care in the community is insufficiently resourced to provide adequately beyond basic needs and that significant inequalities do exist between the general and learning disability populations in relation to opportunities and choices to be physically active.
Relative values
- Author:
- RYAN Tony
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.5.98, 1998, p.22.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Argues that even for people with the most challenging needs, community care can be both happier and cheaper.
Further education for people with learning difficulties: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The Further and Higher Education Act (1992) brought major changes to the way that continuing education is delivered for adults. The 'Still a Chance to Learn?' Project explored the impact of these changes specifically on adults with learning difficulties. The study found that the Act has had a mixed impact, with younger people and those with less severe learning difficulties often gaining, while the position for those with profound leaning difficulties has worsened.
Public expenditure on services for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- JONES Christopher, WRIGHT Ken
- Publisher:
- University of York. Centre for Health Economics
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 30p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Presents the results of a 2 year project exploring issues of financing services to people with learning difficulties, looking at social care needs as opposed to health care needs.