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Staffed housing for adults with severe or profound mental handicaps: the Andover project: summary report of a DHSS funded research project
- Author:
- FELCE David
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Mental Handicap
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 56p., tables, bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
The Andover Project grew out of the Wessex experiment, initiated in the 1960s, which aimed to provide residential services for people with severe or profound mental handicap in town locations near to their family homes.
Homes for mentally handicapped people
- Authors:
- RAYNES Norma V., SUMPTON Roger C., FLYNN Margaret C.
- Publisher:
- Tavistock
- Publication year:
- 1987
- Pagination:
- 159p., tables, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
An examination of the different types of homes for people with disabilities - hospitals, hostels, residential and group homes.
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
Housing models consultation: key findings
- Author:
- NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR INCLUSION
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- Bath
Summarises key findings from the first stage of a small research project to explore the differences between living in residential care and supported living for people with learning disabilities. The research asked the views of people with learning disabilities and family carers about what was important to them in terms of housing decisions. It also spoke to three commissioners and two housing and support providers. (Edited publisher abstract)
Choice is key: where next for accommodation and support for people with learning disabilities?
- Author:
- DONOVAN Tristan
- Publisher:
- Association of Directors of Adult Social Services
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- London
This report brings together a range of views on accommodation and support for people with learning disabilities or autism or both. The report argues that central to delivering change is ensuring there are more ‘settled accommodation’ options, namely accommodation in the community where individuals have security of tenure in the medium to long term, while acknowledging the important role played by residential care. Conversely, there are concerns that some residential care homes are rebranding as supported living but doing little more than deregistering from the CQC. The report calls for new, innovative approaches, including: the creation of a small fund to support families to buy a house for a person with learning disabilities; the creation of a multi-disciplinary community forensic service to help people whose behaviours and disabilities have led to them experiencing very extended stays in secure hospitals, move into community based accommodation; improving the design of accommodation to reduce social isolation; and changing culture and mind-set barriers that hinder efforts to re-engineer accommodation and support for people with learning disabilities or autism. (Edited publisher abstract)
Quality of life and living arrangements for people with intellectual disability
- Authors:
- BERTELLI Marco, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 7(4), 2013, pp.220-231.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Recent international experiences of community inclusion have produced a major change in residential care for people with intellectual disability (ID). Assignment and outcome assessment through new person-centred measures are raising increasing interest; however, the information on quality of life and accommodation is still limited. This paper aims to provide an overview of the application of quality of life models and the size of the provision of different living arrangements using a systematic mapping of the literature of the last decade and expert guided review of the available evidence. Quality of life (QoL) outcomes measures of living arrangements in people with ID show conceptual and methodological challenges. The following key topics were identified: individual level: issues related to health status, behavioural problems and other personal factors (ageing, choice and empowerment); family and peers; local level: accommodation, architecture and urbanization, and economic aspects (deprivation and costs); macro level: social participation (community inclusion). The residential solutions that are currently considered of highest efficiency are small apartments in the community and “cluster centers”. (Edited publisher abstract)
Choice of living arrangements
- Authors:
- STANCLIFFE R.J., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 55(8), August 2011, pp.746-762.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The rights to choose one’s home and living companions is widely endorsed but for individuals with intellectual disabilities the choice often involves a more complex interaction than for those whose lives are more autonomous. This study aims to provide a benchmark on the degree of choice exercised by adult service users in the USA using data came from the National Core Indicators programme. Participants were 6778 adult service users living in non-family-home service settings in 26 US states. The responses reveal that most adults with ID did not participate in choosing where and with whom to live. Those with more support needs because of more severe ID and/or co-occurring conditions had least choice. Individuals living in their own home or an agency-operated apartment more often chose where and with whom to live than individuals in nursing homes, institutions or group homes. Few individuals with severe or profound ID had any choice irrespective of their accommodation. The authors conclude that despite community-living policies that emphasise choice, many adult service users with ID in the USA experienced little or no choice about where and with whom to live.
Relationship between mobility limitations and the places where older adults with intellectual disabilities live
- Authors:
- CLEAVER Shaun, OUELLETTE-KUNTZ Helene, HUNTER Duncan
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 5(4), December 2008, pp.253-258.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
As the population ages, mobility limitations are associated with increased mortality and negative health-related states both in the general population and among people with intellectual disabilities. The influence of mobility limitations upon the lives and lifestyles of people with intellectual disabilities remains poorly understood. Specifically, the extent to which mobility limitations might limit residential options for individuals and families has not been evaluated. To determine the relationship between mobility limitations and place of residence for adults with intellectual disabilities, age 45 and older, a proxy-response telephone survey was completed for 128 adults with intellectual disabilities in Southeastern Ontario. A participant's place of residence was categorized as being "high support" (group homes and nursing homes) or "low support" (living alone, with family, roommates, or host family). People with a score of 12 or less on the Rivermead Mobility Index were considered to have a mobility limitation. The relationship between mobility limitations and high-support residential settings was analyzed using a multivariate logistic regression model. After adjusting for age, sex, and presence of cerebral palsy, communication problems and behaviour problems, people with mobility problems had 3.6 times greater odds of living in high-support settings. Authors concluded that mobility limitations are associated with residence in "high-support" settings and that further investigation is needed to determine the direction of causality and to create programs and services that equalize opportunities.
Towards a clearer understanding of the meaning of "home"
- Author:
- ANNISON John E.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 25(4), December 2000, pp.251-262.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The term "home" has been liberally (mis)applied to a wide range of residential service settings for people with an intellectual disability over many years. This paper attempts to restore the term's descriptive value by identifying the meaning of home through reference to the intellectual disability and mainstream professional literature. From this literature review the main attributes of home have been identified revealing that home is a multi-faceted concept with no single contributing attribute making a place a home but conversely, the absence of any one potentially rendering a home a "non-home".
Beyond the veneer: a guide to the essential features of residential care and supported living for adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome; for purchasers, providers, parents and carers
- Editor:
- WATERS Jackie
- Publisher:
- Prader-Willi Syndrome Association UK
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 25p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Derby
Presents an overview of the characteristics of Prader-Willi syndrome and goes on to look at the need for residential or supported care in adult life. Examines options for accommodation, the framework of residential care or supported living appropriate to PWS, and summarises the essential characteristics of the care package.