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Residential provision for people with learning disabilities: summary report
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Manchester. Hester Adrian Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 19p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Summary of a review, commissioned by the Department of Health, of residential provision for people with learning difficulties. The review aims to: produce a summary of existing research relating to the cost, quality and differing forms of residential provision in the UK; to utilise the 1991 Census to describe current provision; to begin to map out, through consultation and visits, the defining characteristics and differing approaches to residential provision; and to generate a list of recommendations concerning the conduct of future research into the subject.
A policy that is failing vulnerable people
- Authors:
- ROBERTSON Janet, EMERSON Eric
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 22(2), 2008, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
A recently published knowledge review by SCIE found that placing people way from their families and communities to which they belong is still a widespread practice by authorities and means that thousands of vulnerable people are not receiving the personalised and good quality support. The authors summarise the findings of the review.
Deinstitutionalisation
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, HATTON Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 10(1), February 2005, pp.36-40.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Over the last 50 years deinstitutionalisation has dominated social policy development for people with learning disabilities in most of the richest countries. This commemorative issue attempts to place what we have learned about the successes and failures of deinstitutionalisation in the light of 3 themes clearly evident in the work of Tizard and his colleagues: the unrealised potential of people with learning disabilities, the importance of measuring and analysing quality in residential services and the value of applied research.
Residential provision for people with intellectual disabilities in England, Wales and Scotland
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, HATTON Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 11(1), 1998, pp.1-14.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Describes the nature and extent of residential provision for people with intellectual disabilities in 1991 in England, Scotland and Wales. Data from the OPCS Census suggest that: (1) substantial regional and national variation existed; (2) overall, the level of provision was significantly lower than Department of Health targets for 1991; (3) the majority of people with intellectual disabilities were living in relatively large-scale congregate care settings; (4) the majority of residents were younger and middle-aged adults; (5) young black men were significantly more likely to be placed in residential provision than their peers from other ethnic groups; (6) young Asian men, young Chinese/Other men and young Asian women were significantly less likely to be placed in residential provision than their peers from other ethnic groups; (7) rates of employment and marriage among residents were markedly lower than for the general population. The results are discussed in relation to national policy aims and existing and future demand for residential provision.
Quality and costs of residential support for people with learning difficulties: comparative analysis of quality and costs in village communities, residential campuses and dispersed housing schemes: summary and implications
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Lancaster. Institute for Health Research
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- Lancaster
This report provides a brief summary of the results of a large-scale research project commissioned by the Department of Health. The aims of the project were to identify or explore the nature, quality and costs of residential or village communities and community-based dispersed housing schemes for people with learning disabilities.
An evaluation of specialized community-based residential supports for people with challenging behaviour
- Authors:
- GOLDING Laura, EMERSON Eric, THORNTON Amanda
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 9(2), June 2005, pp.145-154.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Place of publication:
- London
This study explored the effects of relocation from institutional to specialized community-based residential provision for six men with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour and for a comparison group of six men with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour who were already living in specialized community based residential provision. Relocation was associated with: (1) a significant increase in participants’ domestic activity skills; (2) a decrease in the observed occurrence of some problem behaviours; (3) an increase in quality of life; and (4) an increase in engagement and staff contact. The community group, however, also showed some improvements over time, most notably in their levels of engagement in meaningful activity and staff contact. The implications of these results for service provision and suggestions for future research are discussed.
Deinstitutionalisation in England
- Author:
- EMERSON Eric
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 29(1), March 2004, pp.79-84.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Looks at the effect of deinstitutionalisation in England of residential homes and hospitals for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Quality and costs of residential supports for people with learning disabilities: predicting variation in quality and costs
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Manchester. Hester Adrian Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 70p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Report providing a summary of selected results from a large scale research project looking at the quality and costs of residential supports provided for people with learning difficulties. This report provides an analysis of variation in the quality and costs of residential provision across and within village communities, residential campuses, group homes and supported living schemes.
Moving out: the impact of relocation from hospital to community on the quality of life of people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, HATTON Chris
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 97p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Critical review of 71 research reports which examined the impact of care in the community on the quality of life of people with learning difficulties who had been discharged from residential care. Draws out key implications for the purchasers and providers of health and social care.
The quality and costs of community-based residential supports and residential campuses for people with severe and complex disabilities
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 25(4), December 2000, pp.263-279.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The costs, nature and benefits of residential supports were examined for 20 adults with severe and complex disabilities living in newly built residential campuses and 20 adults living in small community-based dispersed housing schemes. Results indicated that participants living in dispersed housing schemes enjoyed a significantly greater quality of care and quality of life than participants living in residential campuses. The total costs of provision in dispersed housing schemes were greater than the total costs of provision in residential campuses. These differences were accounted for by greater direct staffing costs in the community-based services.