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'Freedom would be my own flat'
- Author:
- SNELL Janet
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 24.05.07, 2007, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A recent campaign survey by 'Community Care' found widespread frustration among people with learning disabilities with their living arrangements, with two-thirds saying they wanted their own flat. The author talks to three women with learning disabilities about the way their lives are shaped by where they live, be it a group home, with parents and or in their own flat.
Conundrums of supported living: the experiences of people with intellectual disability
- Authors:
- BIGBY Christine, BOULD Emma, BEADLE-BROWN Julie
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 42(4), 2017, pp.309-319.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Background: Dissatisfaction with the inflexibility of the group home model has led to the growth of supported living that separates housing from support and is thought to have greater potential for better quality of life outcomes. Comparative studies have had mixed findings with some showing few differences, other than greater choice in supported living. By investigating service user experiences of supported living this study aimed to identify how the potential of supported living might be better realised. Method: Thirty-four people with intellectual disability participated in 7 focus group interviews and 6 people in an individual interview. Data were analysed using grounded theory methods. Results: Although participants experienced greater choice and control over their everyday lives, they did not feel they controlled the way support was provided and experienced restrictions on lifestyle associated with low income. Despite their use of community places and varied social connections to family, friends, and acquaintances, most experienced loneliness. Conclusions: If the potential of supported living is to be realised, shortcomings of support arrangements must be addressed by, for example, greater consistency of support worker skills, consumer control over recruitment and rostering, and more skilled support to build friendships and manage difficult relationships. (Publisher abstract)
Key considerations
- Author:
- WELLARD Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.6.01, May 2001, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The government white paper on learning difficulties promises that service users have more choice about where they live, but are local authorities ready for the challenge. Looks at existing provision and how services may develop.
Whose agenda?
- Authors:
- MARRIOTT Anna, WILLIAMS Val, TOWNSELY Ruth
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, December 2008, pp.32-35.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The Norah Fry Research Centre (NFRC) at the University of Bristol recently completed a scoping exercise commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research, to establish priorities within the field of learning disabilities. This article briefly describes the outcomes of that scoping review and consultation, which aimed to develop a research agenda base centrally on: the views and concerns of people with learning disabilities and their family members; and a review of the literature since 2001, in the areas of concern to central stakeholders.
Daily activity, community participation and quality of life in an ordinary housing network
- Authors:
- RAPLEY Mark, BEYER Stephen
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 9(1), 1996, pp.31-39.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Many studies of the quality of ordinary housing have relied upon objective indices, which permit only inferential judgments to be made about quality of life of service users. Quality of life has recently emerged as a key outcome criterion against which to assess the success of community based services for people with intellectual disabilities. A small scale study was conducted to assess the extent to which objective measures of service quality were enhanced by the addition of a QOL measure. Data suggested that isolation and disengagement characterised the sample. It is concluded that the ordinary house remains a necessary, but insufficient component of an integrative service model.
Our homes: an inclusive study about what moving house is like for people with intellectual disabilities in Ireland
- Authors:
- SALMON Nancy, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 47(1), 2019, pp.19-28.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: Supporting people with intellectual disabilities to live well in communities they choose is deinstitutionalisation's central aim and endorsed by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) (UN, 2006). This study focused on the experiences of people with intellectual disabilities in Ireland when moving home using an inclusive research approach. Method: This inclusive research project employed a qualitative approach. Participants included 19 men and 16 women (total n = 35) with ages ranging from 22 to 77 years. Structured interviews attended to the experience of moving home and the supports accessed during and after the transition to community living. Results: Thematic analysis yielded four themes: “expressing choice” in the moving process; “feeling connected or isolated when moving”; “accessing supports during and after the move”; and finally, participants' reflections on “experiencing vulnerability and feeling safe” while resettling. Conclusions: This is the first study about people with intellectual disabilities moving home to be collaboratively designed and completed by an inclusive research team. Although much is understood about the long‐term benefits of engaging in meaningful choices about housing and supports, concerns remain about the extent to which the will and preferences of people with intellectual disabilities in Ireland are respected when moving home. (Edited publisher abstract)
About leaving: making sense of moving on
- Authors:
- BANHAM Ken, GARRETT Malcolm
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 31(2), June 2003, pp.70-73.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article is written by two people with learning disabilities and their health care team. It is about their wish to move into homes in the community after years in hospitals. They explain the experiences they have had of services in the past and what they are looking forward to for the future. They talk about their feelings about moving on and what they would be leaving behind.
Emancipation and self-determination of people with learning disabilities and down-sizing institutional care
- Authors:
- LOON Van Jos, HOVE Van Geert
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 16(2), March 2001, pp.233-254.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
In Arduin, an organisation for services to people with learning disabilities in the Netherlands, the emancipation and self-determination of people with learning disabilities has been positively adopted as fundamental in order to secure the best possible quality of life of the clients. In this article the background and developments in perception are outlined, and those dimensions in quality of life are elaborated that are seen as most essential in the innovation: inclusion, self-determination and personal development. The choices that were made as a consequence in Arduin and most fundamental the choice to dismantle the institution are described.
Action for empowerment: a method of self-audit for services to people with learning difficulties or mental health support needs
- Authors:
- DOWSON Steve, et al
- Publisher:
- National Tenants Resource Centre
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 80p.
- Place of publication:
- Wimbolds Trafford
Training pack aiming to provide staff in housing and support agencies for people with learning difficulties or mental health support needs with a systematic method for reviewing their policies and practice to assess whether they support the empowerment of service users. Part one provides the context; part two outlines what empowerment is; part three looks at completing an audit; part four is on organising an audit; part five looks at the users contribution; and part six contains audit materials and documentation.
Rights, needs and the user perspective: a review of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990
- Editors:
- BALLOCH Sue, et al
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Social Work
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 105p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Review looking at the diverse and sometimes contradictory perspectives and experiences of a wide range of stakeholders in community care services. Aims to record what they think has really been taking place. Contains chapters on: key issues; identifying need; users' perspectives; the perspective of black communities; older people; older people with dementia and their carers; people with learning difficulties; rationing, charging and costs; housing and community care; community care and substance misuse; and social services departments and their staff.