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A turning point in the struggle to replace institutions
- Author:
- O'BRIEN John
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 10(1), February 2005, pp.12-17.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
'Changing patterns in residential services for the mentally retarded' (1969), which reflected important contributions by Jack Tizard, marked a turning point in North American attitudes towards institutional reform from a simple call for more staff and new buildings to a much more powerful understanding of the limits of institutions and the need for a comprehensive system of supports based on systematic commitments to human dignity, positive models expressing the potential for human development, and an experimental approach to creating a comprehensive system of community supports.
Adults with learning disabilities: implementation of 'The same as you?' Scotland 2003
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. National Statistics
- Publisher:
- Scottish Executive National Statistics
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Home at last? The same as you? National implementation group report of the short-life working group on hospital closure and service reprovision - easy-read summary
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Ageing and intellectual disability in Israel: a study to compare community residence with living at home
- Authors:
- LIFSHITZ Hefziba, MERRICK Joav
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 11(4), July 2003, pp.364-371.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Compares ageing phenomena in 29 people aged over 40 with intellectual disabilities living in community residences with 31 living with their families to compare health status between the 2 types of settings and between the study sample and the general Israeli population of the same age group, and investigate whether deterioration occurs among the participants in activities of daily living (ADLs), cognitive ability and leisure activity. Health problems had already appeared by 40 among the participants. The most frequent were visual impairment (33%), hearing impairments (20%), heart problems (20%) and dental problems (30%). The community-based group displayed more medical problems than people living at home, whereas individuals living at home had more dental problems. Participants' functioning in ADL areas was high, with no evident decline reported during the previous 5 years. Concerning leisure time, a decline in functioning in both residential groups was observed, and, interestingly, scores for social life and leisure activities were better for the community-based group. There is a need for better dental service provision for people with intellectual disabilities living at home. The data provided can serve as a preliminary base for the development of geriatric services for older adults with intellectual disabilities in the community and also for further comparison with peers in the general population.
Supporting People consultation paper 11: commissioning Housing Support Services
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. Development Department
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 29p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Supporting People: issues for small, specialist and new providers - interim guidance
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. Development Department
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
An exploration of the roles of the community nurse learning disability in England
- Authors:
- MOBBS Caroline, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 30(1), March 2002, pp.13-18.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Describes the way in which community nursses, learning disabilities (CNLDs), work within National Health Service (NHS) trusts in England, the other professionals whom they relate to, the client group whom they serve, their qualifications an dtheir working practices. A postal questionnaire enquiring about these themes was returned by CNLD managers from 136 out of the 170 NHS trusts which were identified (81%).
The continuum and current controversies in the USA
- Author:
- TAYLOR Steven J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 26(1), March 2001, pp.15-33.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article reviews policy developments in deinstitutionalisation and community inclusion in North America, and, specifically, the USA. The article starts with a critique of the continuum concept and the associated principle of the least restrictive environment, which have been used as conceptual framework for the design of services for people with intellectual disability. The author next examines past and current controversies surrounding deinstitutionalisation. The conclusion of the article briefly comments on the institution versus community debate and assesses the future of the continuum concept.
The development of community care for people with learning disabilities 1913 - 1946
- Authors:
- WALMSLEY Jan, ROLPH Sheena
- Journal article citation:
- Critical Social Policy, 21(1), February 2001, pp.59-80.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article explores from an historical perspective the emerging debates on the similarities and differences between community care and institutional care. While institutional care has been widely condemned, community care has been welcomed as offering greater opportunities for adults who have long term care needs. The article argues, however, that it is more helpful to regard institutional and community care as a continuum, and draw on ongoing research into the history of community care for people with learning difficulties to show that community care has a longer history than has widely been assumed, and that some forms of community care were as much motivated by a desire to control as they were by a wish to provide care. The article ends with some consideration of the relevance of such historical studies for modern understandings of community care.
Research
- Authors:
- GILES Ann, CAMPBELL Martin
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.5.00, 2000, p.35.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The authors review research resources on the importance of key working and what people with learning difficulties think about the services they receive.