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The real tenancy test: tenancy rights in supported living
- Author:
- NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR INCLUSION
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 2p.
- Place of publication:
- Bath
The second paper from a three-year project on Housing and Social Inclusion led by the NDTi. The briefing summarises the findings from a project to create a which aimed to provide a simple tool to help them address the issue of housing rights for people with learning disabilities. The Real Tenancy Test is a quick test to be used in supported living and tenancy based supported housing to determine if real tenancy rights are being met. It is designed to get an understanding of whether a tenancy in supported living gives real tenancy rights. It describes important things to consider when planning housing and tenancies for people, including when to use different types of tenancies and how to handle issues of capacity. It says that for the tenancy to be genuine, the following should be happening: a tenancy agreement is in place; the tenant has control over where they live; the tenant has control over who they live with; the tenant has control over who supports them and how they are supported; and the tenant has control over what happens in their home.
The real tenancy test: tenancy rights in supported living
- Authors:
- WOOD Alicia, et al
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 31p.
- Place of publication:
- Bath
More and more people with a learning disability have a tenancy. However many people with learning disabilities have tenancies in housing and support services where they do not enjoy real rights, choice and control, usually because their home operates more like a traditional residential care service, where a care provider runs the home and commissioners 'place' people in their home. The Real Tenancy Test is a quick test to be used in supported living and tenancy based supported housing to determine if real tenancy rights are being met. It is designed to get an understanding of whether a tenancy in supported living gives real tenancy rights. It describes important things to consider when planning housing and tenancies for people, including when to use different types of tenancies and how to handle issues of capacity. It says that for the tenancy to be genuine, the following should be happening: a tenancy agreement is in place; the tenant has control over where they live; the tenant has control over who they live with; the tenant has control over who supports them and how they are supported; and the tenant has control over what happens in their home. The Real Tenancy Test asks 11 key questions to determine whether the tenancy is genuine and gives guidance to ensure that the tenants has real tenancy rights.
Supported living: making the move: developing supported living options for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- WOOD Alicia, GREIG Rob
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 28p.
- Place of publication:
- Bath
Many local authorities have changed services from residential care to supported housing for people with learning disabilities. Much of this change has focussed on achieving wider access to welfare benefits and having a tenancy. The aim of supported living to achieve choice, control and community inclusion has been much less of a focus. The result has been a focus on the housing ‘mechanics’ and as a consequence housing rights are often denied in practice, institutional practices continue in supported living and community inclusion and networks are not achieved. Over the coming 3 years, the NDTi Housing and Social Inclusion project will explore how to challenge and overcome some of the barriers that stop the shifting of resources from residential care to make the move towards real supported living. This paper has been written to promote discussion, debate and understanding about the obstacles that currently prevent adults with a learning disability from living in their own home in the ways that they want. Its objectives are to provide information that will help local people and organisations change and improve how they develop and deliver housing and support, and also to help inform national debate and discussion about how the policy and regulatory framework could change to help achieve this objective.
Supported living: making the move
- Author:
- NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR INCLUSION
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 2p.
- Place of publication:
- Bath
This briefing paper arises from a three year project on housing and social inclusion in England, and summarises some of the finding of the main report. It is written mainly for people who work directly or indirectly to plan, develop and provide housing and support for people with learning disabilities. It explains the difference between supported living and residential care. It also describes different types of housing and support that should be available for people, and how to go about putting them in place. Among the conclusions is the fact that while residential care might be right for some people, it should not be the only or predominant choice of housing for adults with learning disabilities. The briefing also suggests that the main focus should be maximising housing rights, choice control and independence. Access to a wider range of models is needed and as these emerge a more flexible mix of support will be required including greater emphasis on connecting people with their communities.
Back from the abyss
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 2.12.10, 2010, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Three years after institutional abuse was found at Orchard Hill, England's last long-stay hospital for people with learning disabilities, former residents and staff are flourishing out in the community. A brief account of Sutton Council's approach at providing supported living schemes and transforming day services is provided. A short case study from a support worker and the mother of one former resident of Orchard Hill are also included.
Standard care and telecare services: comparing the effectiveness of two service systems with consumers with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- TABER-DOUGHTY T., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 54(9), September 2010, pp.843-859.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The effectiveness and efficiency of prompting when provided by onsite standard care or remote telecare on the independent performance of consumers as they completed a series of novel, functionally related household tasks in their own homes. Four adults with intellectual disabilities living in the Midwestern USA took part in this alternating treatment design with baseline and follow-up conditions. Both types of support resulted in consumers completing tasks, but the findings indicated consumers achieved slightly more independence when prompted by the telecare support provider. However the authors caution against drawing too firm conclusions because of the small number of participants. They believe that telecare appears to have potential for supporting consumers in their own homes and should be investigated further.
Independence day
- Author:
- CARLEY Karen
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 10(5), June 2010, pp.26-28.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
It is intended that all NHS campus accommodation will be closed by 2010 in the hope that moving into their own homes in the community will give residents with learning disabilities more choice, more control and greater access to healthcare and leisure activities. This article describes how Turning Point worked with commissioners in Kent to design a strategy to support up to 24 people with a wide range of learning disabilities make such a move. It looks at the transition process, how staff were retained where possible and the efforts made to help the residents, some of whom had very complex communication needs, understand the change. It was necessary to work closely with families to help them perceive the move as a benefit. Advantages of the new supported living arrangements include; increased socialisation and social inclusion, more contact with family and friends, and greater control over daily living, such as meal times and meal planning. The overwhelming reaction and tone of the article is positive however some lessons have been learned and will be implemented in further planned reprovisions. These include: building on what is already there; communication is key; keep families involved; and match personalities and interests for one to one support.
Using personalised technology to enable transition - how personalised technology, including assistive technology and telecare, has enabled the transition from registered care to supported living for individuals with learning disabilities
- Author:
- Hft
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Assistive Technologies, 4(4), December 2010, pp.46-50.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Hft is a national charity for people with learning disabilities and their families. Its aim is to seek out innovative solutions that offer individual support enabling people to lead fulfilling lives. Hft is a pioneer in the development of personalised technology for use by people with learning disabilities. This article illustrates the central role that personalised assistive technology has played in enabling six individuals living in traditional registered care to live more independently in supported living situations in their community in Cornwall. Each case study describes the background to individual situation, the key technology selected, the reasoning behind this, and the benefits gained. Staff worked with each individual to encourage their growing independence, gradually reducing the intensity of support once confidence and safety was established.
Liberty and security
- Author:
- DOW John
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 18(5), October 2010, pp.25-28.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Under supported living packages for people with learning disabilities, accommodation is provided by a private landlord or housing association by means of a tenancy. Care is provided by a domiciliary care agency. Registration as a care home is not required provided that there is not an establishment which provides accommodation together with nursing or personal care. The tenant pays rent and is eligible to claim Housing Benefit. The local social services authority may be required to fund the care package. The safeguards that apply in registered care homes do not apply in the same way to supported living arrangements. In this article the author discusses the legal position of supported living arrangements for people with learning disabilities with reference to a recent case which was heard in the Family Division of the High Court (sitting as the Court of Protection). The young man with learning disabilities was removed by a local council from the home he shared with his long term carer, a former foster parent. He was initially placed in a care home and then in a supported housing project. As well as the question of whether there had been a deprivation of liberty in this case, the court also considered the validity of the tenancy and whether the arrangements constituted a ‘care home’, such that registration under the Care Standards Act would be required. The author suggests that the legal framework underpinning supported living arrangements for people who lack capacity is likely to come under closer scrutiny.
Pain in people with learning disabilities in residential settings: the need for change
- Authors:
- BEACROFT Monica, DODD Karen
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 38(3), September 2010, pp.201-209.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Many people with learning disabilities find it difficult to communicate effectively that they are in pain or how they are feeling. This audit investigated residential staff beliefs around pain thresholds, and the strategies they adopt to recognise and manage pain in people with learning disabilities. A structured interview was held with 58 staff from 33 residential homes and supported living services across Surrey. The results demonstrated that pain is not being effectively recognised or managed by residential staff, and that people with learning disabilities are not getting timely and appropriate medication for their pain. Some staff still believed that people with learning disabilities have a higher pain threshold than people without a learning disability, and let this belief affect how they manage pain. The results highlighted the need for training for staff in how to recognise and manage pain, as well as the need for appropriate pain recognition tools and communication aids to be utilised to support people with learning disabilities to be able to communicate their pain to others. It also indicated the need for better communication between staff and other services that the person with learning disabilities accesses.