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Residential provision for people with learning disabilities: summary report
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Manchester. Hester Adrian Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 19p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Summary of a review, commissioned by the Department of Health, of residential provision for people with learning difficulties. The review aims to: produce a summary of existing research relating to the cost, quality and differing forms of residential provision in the UK; to utilise the 1991 Census to describe current provision; to begin to map out, through consultation and visits, the defining characteristics and differing approaches to residential provision; and to generate a list of recommendations concerning the conduct of future research into the subject.
Lionhearted trust...
- Author:
- DOWNEY Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 14.10.93, 1993, p.16.
The Leo Trust is a new project for people with learning disabilities. Based in Brissenden Court, Ashford in Kent the project will be home to 10 people and will serve up to 32 users. Equality for people with learning disabilities is its central value.
Mixed impressions
- Author:
- WARD Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 7.5.92, 1992, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at the provision of village communities for people with learning difficulties in the Netherlands.
Melting values?
- Author:
- IVORY Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 30.5.91, 1991, p.7.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Questions whether village communities are a viable service option for people with learning difficulties.
Residential Care Review: literature survey: mental handicap
- Author:
- ATKINSON Dorothy
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Social Work
- Publication year:
- 1986
- Pagination:
- 38p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
An ordinary life: comprehensive locally-based residential services for mentally handicapped people
- Author:
- KING'S FUND CENTRE
- Publisher:
- King's Fund Centre
- Publication year:
- 1980
- Pagination:
- 44p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Institutional talk and practices: a journey into small group-homes for intellectually disabled children
- Author:
- FYLKESNES Ingunn
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 36(6), 2021, pp.999-1020.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article sheds light on a group of children who are hardly visible within the body of research: intellectually disabled children living away from home in full-time institutional settings. The purpose of the study was to contribute to the extended knowledge of these children’s everyday life and to inform researchers, authorities and service providers. Participant observations have been the main method of generating data, supported by interviews with professionals and parents. An interpretive analytical approach was employed. The results presented in this article show how institutional talk and practices can evolve within institutional systems, and how these factors affect the everyday lives of children. (Edited publisher abstract)
Expecting the unexpected: measures, outcomes and dying trajectories for expected and unexpected death in adults with intellectual disabilities in social care settings in the UK
- Authors:
- BERNAL Jane, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 34(2), 2021, pp.594-605.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: Considerable attention is rightly paid to preventable deaths in adults with intellectual disabilities. The pattern of these deaths and the implications for services have been less considered. Method: This paper forms part of a larger cross‐sectional study of deaths in a defined population of adults with intellectual disabilities. Data from VOICES‐SF were obtained from intellectual disability service providers for each death within their supported population over 18 months, 149 decedents in all. Results: Only 34.2% of deaths were anticipated, death was often sudden or followed a short illness. Four dying trajectories were identified, and categorized by length of illness, service use, care outcomes, symptom control and cause of death. Conclusions: Recognition that most deaths in this group were unanticipated implies a need for better preparation for less expected dying and better anticipation. A descriptive epidemiology of dying among people with intellectual disabilities is needed. (Edited publisher abstract)
As if living like others: an idealisation of life in group homes for people with intellectual disability
- Author:
- BJORNE Petra
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 45(4), 2020, pp.337-343.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Background: People with Intellectual Disability (ID) in Sweden should be enabled to live like others. This life like others is realised in group homes that have little in common with the typical home. Method: A reading of Appiah’s As if is used to discuss how people with ID are supported in Sweden. Current national data are presented within the framework of idealisation, the use of (useful) untruths to navigate a complex context. Results: Small group homes should allow people with ID to communicate their preferences and exert real influence over how support is provided. Instead, times of budget austerity require the efficient use of resources in ever larger settings, where normalisation of deviance is prevalent. Conclusions: Although the stated aim is that people with ID live like others, the idealisation is rather that they live as if they live like others. This is generally not discussed, possibly due to de-differentiation. (Edited publisher abstract)
Supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disability during the first 100 days of the COVID‐19 outbreak in the USA
- Authors:
- MILLS W. R., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 64(7), 2020, pp.489-496.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: It is unknown how the novel Coronavirus SARS‐CoV‐2, the cause of the current acute respiratory illness COVID‐19 pandemic that has infected millions of people, affects people with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD). The aim of this study is to describe how individuals with IDD have been affected in the first 100 days of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Methods: Shortly after the first COVID‐19 case was reported in the USA, the organisation in this study, which provides continuous support for over 11 000 individuals with IDD, assembled an outbreak committee composed of senior leaders from across the health care organisation. The committee led the development and deployment of a comprehensive COVID‐19 prevention and suppression strategy, utilising current evidence‐based practice, while surveilling the global and local situation daily. This study implemented enhanced infection control procedures across 2400 homes, which were communicated to employees using multi‐faceted channels including an electronic resource library, mobile and web applications, paper postings in locations, live webinars and direct mail. Custom‐built software applications were used to track patient, client and employee cases and exposures, and this study leveraged current public health recommendations to identify cases and to suppress transmission, which included the use of personal protective equipment. A COVID‐19 case was defined as a positive nucleic acid test for SARS‐CoV‐2 RNA. Results: In the 100‐day period between 20 January 2020 and 30 April 2020, this study provided continuous support for 11 540 individuals with IDD. Sixty‐four per cent of the individuals were in residential, community settings, and 36% were in intermediate care facilities. The average age of the cohort was 46 ± 12 years, and 60% were male. One hundred twenty‐two individuals with IDD were placed in quarantine for exhibiting symptoms and signs of acute infection such as fever or cough. Sixty‐six individuals tested positive for SARS‐CoV‐2, and their average age was 50. The positive individuals were located in 30 different homes (1.3% of total) across 14 states. Fifteen homes have had single cases, and 15 have had more than one case. Fifteen COVID‐19‐positive individuals were hospitalised. As of 30 April, seven of the individuals hospitalised have been discharged back to home and are recovering. Five remain hospitalised, with three improving and two remaining in intensive care and on mechanical ventilation. There have been three deaths. This study found that among COVID‐19‐positive individuals with IDD, a higher number of chronic medical conditions and male sex were characteristics associated with a greater likelihood of hospitalisation. Conclusions: In the first 100 days of the COVID‐19 outbreak in the USA, this study observed that people with IDD living in congregate care settings can benefit from a coordinated approach to infection control, case identification and cohorting, as evidenced by the low relative case rate reported. Male individuals with higher numbers of chronic medical conditions were more likely to be hospitalised, while most younger, less chronically ill individuals recovered spontaneously at home. (Edited publisher abstract)