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Are villages really 'a suitable option'?
- Author:
- COLLINS Jean
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 13(3), January 2000, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Since publication of the Hester Adrian Research Centre's report comparing hospital campuses, village communities and dispersed community-based housing, it has been assumed that village communities have been given a new seal of approval. The author takes a close look at research findings and concludes that people have been jumping to erroneous conclusions.
Integration or sanctuary?
- Authors:
- HARKER David, COLLINS Jean
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 23.1.97, 1997, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
In recent years it has been the accepted wisdom that people with learning difficulties benefit from living in the community. But how do we know this is the best solution? The authors debate the merits of institutions and village communities versus care in the community.
What's choice got to do with it: a study of housing and support for people with learning difficulties
- Author:
- COLLINS Jean
- Publisher:
- Values into Action
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 47p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Research study looking at recent developments in services for people with learning difficulties, which mean that services are independent of housing. These separate arrangements are supposed to give people greater choice and independence, but it could be argued that housing and support need to be inter-related if people are to enjoy a 'seamless' service. The study looks at 11 housing and support services and concludes that service values rather than contract specifications and purchase arrangements actually have most impact on people's daily lives.
The resettlement game: policy and procrastination in the closure of mental handicap hospitals
- Author:
- COLLINS Jean
- Publisher:
- Values into Action
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 111p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report looking at the closure of mental handicap hospitals. Describes the problems facing people waiting to be moved out and discusses how new homes being provided in the community do not always provide people with the kind of life they want.
Still to be settled: strategies for the resettlement of people from mental handicap hospitals
- Author:
- COLLINS Jean
- Publisher:
- Values into Action
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 56p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides examples of good practice and points to a number of ways forward in advancing service design and expectations for people with learning difficulties who are moved from mental handicap hospitals to the community. Contains chapters on: good practice; financial transfers; the process of resettlement; management and staffing; and designs for living.