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A strategy for all seasons
- Authors:
- FELCE David, BEYER Steve, TODD Stuart
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.8.95, 1995, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks back at the history of a planned, integrated approach to learning difficulties and ask what the future holds.
Evidence on service quality for the Social Services Inspectorate inspection process: piloting the application of research
- Authors:
- FRUIN David, FELCE David
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 5(3), August 2000, pp.5-13.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This paper describes the piloting of an approach to social inspection using a range of objective research evidence as part of Social Services Inspectorate's inspection process in 1997, in eight local authorities in England. The Welsh Centre for Learning Disabilities Applied Research Unit worked with the Social Services Inspectorate to collect details on residential and day services in advance of the inspection process. The paper repeats the findings of this report and of the collaboration.
Quality of Life Outcomes for People with Intellectual Disabilities Living in Staffed Community housing services: a stratified random sample of statutory, voluntary and private agency provision
- Authors:
- PERRY Jonathan, FELCE David
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 16(1), March 2003, pp.11-28.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study compared sectors in terms of the processes operating within residential services, and objectively and subjectively assessed quality of life (QOL) resident outcomes. It was found that provider agencies did not differ in terms of the characteristics of the residents they served, the structure of settings, the processes underlying service operation or resident outcomes. However, across agencies there was considerable variation in residents' life conditions when they were measured objectively. Better outcome tended to be significantly correlated with the ability of residents. This was not the case with results on subjective measures (which were also higher than those on objective measures).