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Publication Date: 2007
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Residential Supports for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Lakin, K. Charlie; Stancliffe, Roger J.
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, v13 n2 p151-159 2007
This article reviews the current and changing status of residential supports for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD). It examines four major trends in those supports: (1) Decreasing use of larger institutions and increasing use of community housing; (2) Decreasing size among community settings; (3) Increasing numbers of people living in homes that they themselves own or rent; and (4) Decreasing out-of-home placements of children and youth. Within each trend the article provides a statistical description of the trend, its foundation in public policy, reviews the evidence of the trend's benefit to people with ID/DD, and identifies future challenges in sustaining the trend. (Contains 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Public Policy, Place of Residence, Trend Analysis, Social Services, Community Programs, Group Homes, Residential Institutions, Nursing Homes, Daily Living Skills, Parent Attitudes, Cost Effectiveness, Independent Living, Children, Youth
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