Purpose: This paper compares data from national social care statistics on day services and home care for people with learning disabilities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Design/methodology/approach: National social care statistics (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) reporting the number of adults with learning disabilities accessing day services and home care were reviewed, with data extracted on trends over time and rate of service use.
Findings: Regarding day services, despite some variations in definitions, the number of adults with learning disabilities in England, Scotland and Wales (but not Northern Ireland) using building-based day services decreased over time. Data from Scotland also indicate that adults with learning disabilities are spending less time in building-based day services, with alternative day opportunities not wholly compensating for the reduction in building-based day services. Regarding home care, there are broadly similar rates of usage across the four parts of the UK, with the number of adults with learning disabilities using home care now staying static or decreasing.
Social implications: Similar policy ambitions across the four parts of the UK have resulted (with the exception of Northern Ireland) in similar trends in access to day services and home care.
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Purpose: This paper compares data from national social care statistics on day services and home care for people with learning disabilities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Design/methodology/approach: National social care statistics (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) reporting the number of adults with learning disabilities accessing day services and home care were reviewed, with data extracted on trends over time and rate of service use.
Findings: Regarding day services, despite some variations in definitions, the number of adults with learning disabilities in England, Scotland and Wales (but not Northern Ireland) using building-based day services decreased over time. Data from Scotland also indicate that adults with learning disabilities are spending less time in building-based day services, with alternative day opportunities not wholly compensating for the reduction in building-based day services. Regarding home care, there are broadly similar rates of usage across the four parts of the UK, with the number of adults with learning disabilities using home care now staying static or decreasing.
Social implications: Similar policy ambitions across the four parts of the UK have resulted (with the exception of Northern Ireland) in similar trends in access to day services and home care.
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Subject terms:
home care, learning disabilities, adult social care, day services, comparative studies;
Content type:
research
Location(s):
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
This consultation paper sets out the second tranche of draft standards. It covers residential accomodation for people with learning disabilities, people with physical and sensory impairment, people with drug and alcohol problems. It also sets out draft standards for care at home.
This consultation paper sets out the second tranche of draft standards. It covers residential accomodation for people with learning disabilities, people with physical and sensory impairment, people with drug and alcohol problems. It also sets out draft standards for care at home.
Subject terms:
home care, learning disabilities, social work, social care provision, substance misuse, standards;
This book is about what happened in the first year of the Your Move Project, a developmental project aiming to extend the range of quality housing and living options for people with learning disabilities in Scotland, to raise awareness about supported living, and to develop several small demonstration projects to help people move into their own homes
This book is about what happened in the first year of the Your Move Project, a developmental project aiming to extend the range of quality housing and living options for people with learning disabilities in Scotland, to raise awareness about supported living, and to develop several small demonstration projects to help people move into their own homes
Subject terms:
home care, home ownership, independence, learning disabilities, social care provision, supported housing, supported living, decision making;
Statistics on service provision in Scotland to older people, people with learning disabilities, people with mental health problems, disabled people, carers and other users. Provides figures on domiciliary care, day care , residential care, private nursing homes, hospitals and special needs housing for each user group.
Statistics on service provision in Scotland to older people, people with learning disabilities, people with mental health problems, disabled people, carers and other users. Provides figures on domiciliary care, day care , residential care, private nursing homes, hospitals and special needs housing for each user group.
Subject terms:
home care, housing, learning disabilities, mental health problems, older people, physical disabilities, residential care, social services, statistical methods, carers, community care, day services, health care;
Statistics on service provision in Scotland to older people, people with learning disabilities, people with mental health problems, disabled people, carers and other users. Provides figures on domiciliary care, day care , residential care, private nursing homes, hospitals and special needs housing for each user group.
Statistics on service provision in Scotland to older people, people with learning disabilities, people with mental health problems, disabled people, carers and other users. Provides figures on domiciliary care, day care , residential care, private nursing homes, hospitals and special needs housing for each user group.
Subject terms:
home care, housing, learning disabilities, mental health problems, older people, physical disabilities, residential care, social services, statistical methods, carers, community care, day services, health care;
Statistics on service provision in Scotland to older people, people with learning disabilities, people with mental health problems, disabled people, carers and other users. Provides figures on domiciliary care, day care , residential care, private nursing homes, hospitals and special needs housing for each user group.
Statistics on service provision in Scotland to older people, people with learning disabilities, people with mental health problems, disabled people, carers and other users. Provides figures on domiciliary care, day care , residential care, private nursing homes, hospitals and special needs housing for each user group.
Subject terms:
home care, housing, learning disabilities, mental health problems, older people, physical disabilities, residential care, social services, statistical methods, carers, community care, day services, health care;
Respite care is often made from bits and pieces from services which are meant to be integrated, but not at the top of many agendas. This means that respite care uses borrowed funding and secondhand policies and practices. A survey in Scotland examined four types of respite care: hospital, residential, family-based, and domiciliary for seven main groups: older people, people with dementia, those with mental health problems, and children and adults with learning and physical disabilities, to find out the reality for carers. Also explores the possibilities for improving services for them.
Respite care is often made from bits and pieces from services which are meant to be integrated, but not at the top of many agendas. This means that respite care uses borrowed funding and secondhand policies and practices. A survey in Scotland examined four types of respite care: hospital, residential, family-based, and domiciliary for seven main groups: older people, people with dementia, those with mental health problems, and children and adults with learning and physical disabilities, to find out the reality for carers. Also explores the possibilities for improving services for them.
Subject terms:
home care, hospitals, learning disabilities, older people, physical disabilities, residential care, short break care, social care provision, surveys, carers, community care, children, dementia;