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Future directions for research on staff performance in services for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- HASTINGS R.P., REMINGTON B., HATTON C.
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 8(4), 1995, pp.333-339.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Provides a conclusion to this special issue on staff in services for people with learning disabilities by looking at future directions for research.
Measure for measure: how do measures of quality of life compare?
- Authors:
- PERRY Jonathan, FELCE David
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 23(4), 1995, pp.134-137.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This paper is intended to provide some guidance to people wishing to monitor quality in small scale community residential settings. It describes the results of a study in which 14 objective quality of life indicators were conducted in a sample of 14 community-based staffed houses in order to assess the degree of overlap between measures within each of six quality of life domains: activity, autonomy and choice, housing quality, personal development, social and community integration, and social interactions. Overall, there was fairly high overlap within domains. Reasons for the lack of overlap which was sometimes found are discussed.
Parents' perceptions of portage: towards a standard measure of parent satisfaction
- Authors:
- CLARE Linda, PISTRANG Nancy
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 23(3), 1995, pp.110-117.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Describes the development of a measure of client satisfaction with Portage services, the Huntingdon Portage Client Feedback Questionnaire, and presents data from a survey of past and present recipients of one local Portage service. It is suggested that this measure could be adopted by Portage services and used as an ongoing means of self-evaluation.
Outcomes of ordinary housing services in Wales: objective indicators
- Authors:
- PERRY Jonathan, FELCE David
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 7(4), 1995, pp.286-311.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Outcome data were collected on fourteen, recently provided staffed houses for people with mild, moderate, severe or profound learning disabilities in order to assess the quality of service provided. Quality indicators reflected the quality of the housing provision, social and community integration, social relationships within the houses, resident engagement in activity, developmental progress over time and opportunities for autonomy and choice. The data show that the quality of the houses investigated was broadly similar to that reported for other housing services in British research which has accompanied deinstitutionalisation. Quality levels on many indicators were related to the ability of residents and the data illustrate the difficulty in providing services for people with more severe or profound learning difficulties, which are capable of achieving outcomes comparable with those attained in services for more able residents. The research provides further evidence that the extent of staff support for resident activity is critical to how much residents are able to participate fully in the everyday activities which arise in the conduct of their lives.
What makes a 'quality service' for people with sensory impairments?
- Authors:
- HATTON Chris, EMERSON Eric
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 9(2), October 1995, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Looks at the quality and costs of different forms of residential services for people with severe learning difficulties who have additional sensory impairments. The conclusions drawn from the project show that following a particular model of service provision is not in itself guaranteed to produce a high quality service.