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Stancliffe, Roger J.; Lakin, K. Charlie – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1998
An examination of expenditures, staffing, and outcomes for 116 adults with severe mental retardation who moved from state institutions in Minnesota to community living settings and a comparison group of 71 persons who remained institutionalized, found community residences were less costly, had more favorable staffing, and better outcomes.…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Comparative Analysis, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled)