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The personal touch
- Authors:
- ELLIS Roger, HOGARD Elaine
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 15(2), March/April 2015, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
An evaluation of has found that Choice Support's personalisation programme to support adults with learning disabilities has delivered better lives for adults with learning disabilities while saving £1.79 million. The evaluation found a number of initiatives had developed through the programme, including Individual Care Plans, Individual Service Funds (ISFs), personal support workers and an improved night support scheme. The evaluation also found positive views on the programme from support workers, parents and social service staff (Edited publisher abstract)
Quality and costs of residential supports for people with learning disabilities: predicting variation in quality and costs
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Manchester. Hester Adrian Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 70p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Report providing a summary of selected results from a large scale research project looking at the quality and costs of residential supports provided for people with learning difficulties. This report provides an analysis of variation in the quality and costs of residential provision across and within village communities, residential campuses, group homes and supported living schemes.
Independent research and cost analysis of the use of Just Checking and the Just Right approach to identify appropriate levels of care for adults with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM, KPMG
- Publishers:
- University of Birmingham, KPMG
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 10
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
Summarises the findings of research on the use of Just Checking activity monitoring equipment to help determine the most appropriate level of care for people with learning disabilities living in residential or supported living accommodation. The research involved nine local authorities working with 33 care providers in England. The Just Checking technology was installed in a sample of accommodations units, most of which were supported living accommodation. The data were used by care staff, with advice about person-centred planning, to discuss whether the current package of support is appropriate, or whether care could be reduced or adjusted to better meet the needs of the service user. The results found that care providers were able to use the technology to achieve improved outcomes for individuals, improved person-centred support and achievement of goals, as well as greater independence and autonomy for individuals. KPMG’s financial analysis of the findings, found that care providers identified no change in the level of care for 38 per cent of tenants, a potential over-provision of care for 34 per cent and a potential under-provision of care of 28 per cent of tenants. The analysis estimates that, even taking into account under-provision, Just Checking would pay for itself within 9 weeks. The report concludes that the Just Checking activity monitoring approach is viable, acceptable and useful to service providers and commissioners of care for adults with learning disabilities. It highlights factors that support the successful implementation of Just Right/Just Checking. (Edited publisher abstract)
Housing choices discussion paper 1: what is the evidence for the cost or cost-effectiveness of housing and support options for people with care or support needs?
- Authors:
- HARFLETT Naomi, et al
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- Bath
A brief summary of evidence on the costs and cost-effectiveness of residential care and other housing and support options for older people, people with learning disabilities and people with mental health problems. It draws on a review of peer reviewed and grey literature in the UK and Ireland from 2000 onwards. The paper highlights limitations in the available evidence, which include limitations in terms of quantity; quality; lack of reliability of unit costs used in the research, and difficulties of making comparisons across studies. It then provides a broad summary of the evidence that is available. The paper finds that limitations in quality and quantity mean that there is not sufficient, reliable evidence in which to inform housing and support decisions on the basis of cost. It concludes that there is therefore a strong argument that decisions about an individual’s housing and support should be based on other factors supported in current health and social care policy such as rights, inclusion, choice and control. (Edited publisher abstract)
Good but not good enough
- Author:
- EMERSON Eric
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 13(2), October 1999, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Community-based support offers many benefits when compared with other residential options. However, a recent research study has shown that it falls far short when judged against the aspirations of the move to community, or the quality of life of many people who do not have a learning disability. Reports on the findings and argues that the issue should be central to policy and practice agendas in the next century.
Quality and costs of residential supports for people with learning disabilities: a comparative analysis of quality and costs in group homes and supported living schemes
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Manchester. Hester Adrian Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 86p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Report providing a summary of selected results from a large scale research project looking at the quality and costs of residential supports provided for people with learning difficulties. Contains sections on: the organisations; characteristics and needs of service users; nature of the support provided to service users; costs of service provision; outcomes for services users; and user views.
Smart home technologies for health and social care support
- Authors:
- MARTIN S., et al
- Publisher:
- John Wiley and Sons
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 13
BACKGROUND: The integration of smart home technology to support health and social care is acquiring an increasing global significance. Provision is framed within the context of a rapidly changing population profile, which is impacting on the number of people requiring health and social care, workforce availability and the funding of healthcare systems. OBJECTIVES: To explore the effectiveness of smart home technologies as an intervention for people with physical disability, cognitive impairment or learning disability, who are living at home, and to consider the impact on the individual's health status and on the financial resources of health care. SEARCH STRATEGY: The following databases were searched for primary studies: (a) the Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care (EPOC) Group Register, (b) the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), (The Cochrane Library, issue 1, 2007), and (c) bibliographic databases, including MEDLINE (1966 to March 2007), EMBASE (1980 to March 2007) and CINAHL (1982 to March 2007). The Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE) was also searched. A strategy developed by the EPOC Trials Search Co-ordinator was used to search the electronic databases. SELECTION CRITERIA: Study types included: randomised controlled trials (RCTs), quasi-experimental studies, controlled before and after studies (CBAs) and interrupted time series analyses (ITS). Participants included adults over the age of 18, living in their home in a community setting. Participants with a physical disability, dementia or a learning disability were included. The included interventions were social alarms, electronic assistive devices, telecare social alert platforms, environmental control systems, automated home environments and 'ubiquitous homes'. Outcome measures included any objective measure that records an impact on a participant's quality of life, healthcare professional workload, economic outcomes, costs to healthcare provider or costs to participant. The included measures were service satisfaction, device satisfaction and healthcare professional attitudes or satisfaction. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: One review author completed the search strategy with the support of a life and health sciences librarian. Two review authors independently screened titles and abstracts of results. MAIN RESULTS: No studies were identified which met the inclusion criteria. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS: This review highlights the current lack of empirical evidence to support or refute the use of smart home technologies within health and social care, which is significant for practitioners and healthcare consumers. (Edited publisher abstract)
Illustrative cost models in learning disabilities social care provision
- Author:
- ROE David
- Publisher:
- Laing and Buisson
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 62p.
- Place of publication:
- London
There has been considerable innovation in the housing options and support available for those with learning disabilities, including individual and shared supported living, residential care, extra care, shared lives and shared ownership. A better understanding of the relative unit costs of different types of service and approach should be beneficial in aiding better choices by individuals with learning disabilities, and their advisors, existing local authority commissioners and providers. This report addresses some of the questions relating to relative costs and unit costs, and comments on specific cost-effectiveness considerations. It compiles and describes a range of illustrative cost models, depicting relative unit costs of different approaches, based on input from providers. It focuses on the description of different types of provision, with additional comments on economies of scale, efficiencies and other cost considerations and issues, in the main body of the report. Accompanying illustrative cost models, with further explanation, are set out in the appendices. These illustrative cost models relate to: residential care; supported living; housing benefits; social housing provision through a registered social landlord; examples of the use of assistive technology; a case study of deregistration; shared lives; and extra care.
Quality and costs of residential supports for people with learning disabilities: summary and implications
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Manchester. Hester Adrian Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 30p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Presents a brief summary of the results of a large scale research project identifying and exploring the nature, quality and costs of residential or village communities and community based dispersed housing schemes for people with learning difficulties.
Quality and costs of residential supports for people with learning disabilities: a comparative analysis of quality and costs in village communities, residential campuses and dispersed housing schemes
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Manchester. Hester Adrian Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 146p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Report providing a summary of selected results from a large scale research project aiming to examine the quality and costs of residential support provided for people with learning difficulties. This report provides a comparative analysis of the relative quality and costs of village communities, residential campuses and community based dispersed housing schemes. Contains sections on: the organisations; characteristics and needs of service users; nature of the support provided to service users; costs of service provision; outcomes for service users; views of users; and views of relatives.