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England
- Authors:
- BEADLE-BROWN Julie, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 9(1), January 2004, pp.31-39.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article focuses on the development and current situation of services for people with learning disabilities in England. Deinstitutionalisation started in the 1960's, when a series of scandals in hospitals were brought to public attention. In response, the 1971 government White Paper Better Services for the Mentally Handicapped was published, and the first community-based services were introduced. Further policy papers attempted to modernise social services in the following period. The 2001 White paper Valuing People is the most recent policy framework specific to people with intellectual disabilities. It identifies rights, independence, choice and inclusion as the four leading principles for services and support, and will be of primary importance for future development. However, at present implementation is in the very early stages. The article covers: Covers: definition, legal status and eligibility; policy framework; service structures and funding of services.
Perspectives of family members of people with an intellectual disability to a major reconfiguration of living arrangements for people with intellectual disability in Ireland
- Authors:
- O'DOHERTY Siobhain, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 20(2), 2016, pp.137-151.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Place of publication:
- London
Aim: To document the views of family members of people with an intellectual disability regarding implementation of a personalised model of social support in Ireland. Method: Forty family members participated in six focus groups. Data were thematically analysed. Results: Family members’ preference for particular types of living arrangements were highly reflective of their lived experience. Facilitators to community living included timely information on proposed moves, adequate staffing, suitable properties and locations and consideration of the characteristics of individuals who share a property. Barriers included high support needs, advanced age, a fear of relinquishing current supports, a fear of the sustainability of newer models of residential support and concerns about community opposition. Conclusion: The family perspective to reform is characterised by fear and suspicion of the motivation behind these reforms, with cost efficiencies being perceived as a main driver. Greater information is required to empower families to make informed decisions. (Edited publisher abstract)
The role of support staff as people move from congregated settings to group homes and personalized arrangements in Ireland
- Authors:
- IRIARTE Edurne Garcia, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 20(2), 2016, pp.152-164.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Place of publication:
- London
The movement of people with intellectual disabilities into the community is increasingly endorsed by public policy. Whilst staff are critical to a successful transition to the community, there is only scattered research on their role in supporting people to move. In this study, 32 staff and the 16 people with intellectual disabilities they supported to move from congregated settings to group homes or personalised living arrangements in the community were interviewed on two occasions, before (time 1) and after (time 2) the move. In congregated settings, staff steered the move to community living, they helped them to settle in community group homes and supported them to increase control over their lives in personalised community arrangements, where they support became increasingly more personalised and geared towards community participation and development of social relationships. Implications for staff training are drawn. (Edited publisher abstract)
Home for good
- Author:
- MORTON Greg
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, August 2011, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Following a lifetime living either with his family or in residential care, a 42-year old man with multiple disabilities has recently moved into a an adapted bungalow, with two other residents. His parents describe the improvements in his quality of life following this move.
Building the right home
- Authors:
- NHS ENGLAND, LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION, ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES
- Publisher:
- NHS England
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 34
Issued as part of the Transforming Care Programme, this guidance supports NHS and local authority commissioners to expand the housing options available for people with learning disabilities and/or autism who display behaviour that challenges. The guidance supplements ‘Building the right support' and the accompanying service model, to enable people with learning disabilities and/or autism to access the right home and support at the right time. The document covers the key housing principles in Transforming Care, to increase housing options and achieve reductions in inpatient capacity. It explains different models of settled accommodation through supported living and the provision short-term accommodation in the community. It then looks at developing the housing market for the Transforming Care, including negotiate with housing providers and agreeing key terms such as rent levels. It recommends Transforming Care Partnerships should consider producing a housing strategy, with a clear understanding of the types and volume of accommodation required Case studies are included to give examples of different housing approaches that could be applied to housing for people with a learning disability and/or autism with behaviour that challenges. Annexes also set out key housing principles designed by people with a learning disability and/or autism and their families and a list of useful resource. (Edited publisher abstract)
Emancipation and self-determination of people with learning disabilities and down-sizing institutional care
- Authors:
- LOON Van Jos, HOVE Van Geert
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 16(2), March 2001, pp.233-254.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
In Arduin, an organisation for services to people with learning disabilities in the Netherlands, the emancipation and self-determination of people with learning disabilities has been positively adopted as fundamental in order to secure the best possible quality of life of the clients. In this article the background and developments in perception are outlined, and those dimensions in quality of life are elaborated that are seen as most essential in the innovation: inclusion, self-determination and personal development. The choices that were made as a consequence in Arduin and most fundamental the choice to dismantle the institution are described.
Deinstitutionalization and community living: intellectual disability services in Britain, Scandinavia and the USA
- Editors:
- MANSELL Jim, ERICSSON Kent
- Publisher:
- Chapman and Hall
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 307p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Comparative study reviewing the changes that have taken place over the last 25 years in services to people with learning difficulties, focusing in particular on the development of care in the community. Includes papers on: closing institutions in New York State; issues in community services in Britain; deinstitutionalisation in the Norwegian welfare state; housing for people with learning difficulties; supported living programmes in the USA; the immediate psychological effects of deinstitutionalisation; transition to community services in Norway;and the impact on families of service users.