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At home in the community?: promoting the social inclusion of people with a learning disability living in supported accommodation: easy read version
- Authors:
- COLLINS Suzanne, McCONKEY Roy
- Publisher:
- Triangle Housing Association; University of Ulster
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- Ballymoney
This report highlights the social exclusion of people with a learning disability in Northern Ireland. This study, funded by the Big Lottery Fund, details the extent of social isolation experienced by tenants in various forms of supported accommodation provided by a range of agencies throughout Northern Ireland. Many have no friends outside of the place where they live and much of their time is spent within the home.
At home in the community?: promoting the social inclusion of people with a learning disability living in supported accommodation
- Authors:
- COLLINS Suzanne, McCONKEY Roy
- Publisher:
- Triangle Housing Association; University of Ulster
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 70p.
- Place of publication:
- Ballymoney
This report highlights the social exclusion of people with a learning disability in Northern Ireland. This study, funded by the Big Lottery Fund, details the extent of social isolation experienced by tenants in various forms of supported accommodation provided by a range of agencies throughout Northern Ireland. Many have no friends outside of the place where they live and much of their time is spent within the home.
Support for living?: the impact of the supporting people programme on housing and support for adults with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- FYSON Rachel, TARLETON Beth, WARD Linda
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 68p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
The Supporting People programme, which began on 1 April 2003, was designed to separate out the costs of bricks-and-mortar housing (which, where needed, would continue to be paid through Housing Benefit) from the costs of the support necessary to enable vulnerable adults to attain or maintain independent tenancies. For people with learning disabilities, this new funding mechanism appeared to offer a much-needed opportunity for some of the changes set out in the 2001 Valuing People White Paper to be made a reality. This research project set out to examine how local Supporting People teams were interpreting national guidelines in relation to the provision of housing-related support and to explore the impact that this was having on people with learning disabilities. It also hoped to discover the extent to which the Valuing People core aims – of promoting rights, choice, independence and control in the lives of people with learning disabilities – were being supported by this new programme
Supported living through Supporting People: the experiences of people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- FYSON Rachel, TARLETON Beth, WARD Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 10(3), December 2007, pp.35-40.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article reports the findings of research which examined the impact that the Supporting People programme has had on housing and support for adults with learning disabilities. The issue was explored from the perspectives of local Supporting People teams, commissioners and providers of specialist learning disability social care services, and people with learning disabilities themselves.
Building for all: identifying the need for supported housing in London
- Authors:
- ROGERS Nigel, GOLDUP Mark, O'LEARY Chris
- Publisher:
- London Housing Federation
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
A joint publication from the London Housing Federation, Housing Corporation and Mayor of London, this new report shows that London has a serious shortage of specialist supported housing suitable for certain socially-excluded groups of people. The report estimates how many extra homes with support are needed for London’s vulnerable residents, and how many will be needed in 10 years’ time. It finds that London needs 4,421 additional supported homes, rising to 5,874 by 2017. More than 70 per cent of these are for socially excluded people with the remainder split between people with disabilities or learning difficulties, and older people. East London has the greatest need for all kinds of supported housing, owing to higher levels of deprivation and a fast-growing population.
Housing provision and the Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Editors:
- GARWOOD Sue, (ed.)
- Publisher:
- Care Services Improvement Partnership. Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 20
- Place of publication:
- London
This factsheet and accompanying information sheets are intended to offer information about the law in relation to those likely to lack capacity concerning arrangements for housing.
Contracting arrangements for extra care housing
- Authors:
- MILLER Lawrence, MURPHY Wendy, BRADY Sian
- Publisher:
- Care Services Improvement Partnership. Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 22p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This factsheet explores the contractual frameworks that are required in Extra Care housing. It looks at contracting from both purchaser and provider perspectives and provides guidance on the contractual issues to consider in relation to housing management, support and care provision within an Extra Care housing setting.
Variations in the social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in supported living schemes and residential settings
- Author:
- McCONKEY R.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 51(3), March 2007, pp.207-217.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The social inclusion of tenants living in two forms of supported living schemes – those clustered on one site and those dispersed in neighbourhoods – is contrasted with more traditional provision found on the island of Ireland, namely, small group homes, residential homes and campus-style settings. A standard pro forma based on measures used in past research was completed by the key-worker for each tenant or resident. In all, data were obtained on 620 persons, representing nearly all tenants in clustered schemes in Northern Ireland and over 40% of those in dispersed schemes. People in either form of supported living tended to have greater levels of social inclusion as measured by their use of community amenities and social contacts than did those in small group homes or residential homes, with participants from campus-style settings having the lowest levels of social inclusion. Moreover, multivariate analyses confirmed that the accommodation variable was a significant influence in addition to the social competence of the person. Although there were few differences between the two models of supported living, further research could usefully focus on decisions to place persons in either form of accommodation and their impact on wider indicators of social inclusion.
Residential provision for adult persons with intellectual disabilities in Ireland
- Authors:
- MULVANY Fiona, BARRON Steve, McCONKEY Roy
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 20(2), March 2007, pp.70-76.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The type of accommodation provided for persons with an intellectual disability is a major indicator of the social policy for this client group. This is likely to vary within and across countries; hence the importance of undertaking national and international comparisons. Estimations of future need are also required to assist service planning. This study aimed to identify the characteristics of all persons placed in the different accommodation options available in the island of Ireland, and the differences across the two service systems. A database of all persons in receipt of intellectual disability services has been operating in the Republic of Ireland since 1995. In Northern Ireland, regional databases were used to provide similar information. Around 10 000 people live in some form of residential provision: 56% in special settings, 35% in ordinary housing and 9% in hospitals. Most residents were classed as having 'severe' disabilities and were aged over 35 years. There were marked differences in the amount and type of provision provided in the two parts of the island. This was also mirrored in differences across health service areas within each country. The demand for future places was greater in Northern Ireland. A planning target of 3.5 places per 1000 adult population is proposed although substantial investments in services is required to achieve this. Longitudinal surveys are an important way of monitoring the impact of new policy initiatives.