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Living Options for Physically Disabled Adults: A Review.
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Goodall, Jan – Disability, Handicap and Society, 1988
The literature is reviewed on the variety of living options for physically disabled adults in the United Kingdom with reference to influences from Northern Europe and the United States. Noted are hospital units, residential care programs, collective and sheltered community housing, and integrated housing. (DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Foreign Countries, Group Homes
Deinstitutionalization in the UK and Ireland: Outcomes for Service Users.
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Emerson, Eric; Hatton, Chris – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1996
The United Kingdom literature on effects of deinstitutionalization of adults with developmental disabilities from 1980 to 1994 was reviewed. Analysis generally associated smaller, community-based residential services with improvements in user engagement, adaptive behaviors and challenging behaviors, community acceptance and integration,…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities
Quality and Costs of Community-based Residential Supports, Village Communities, and Residential Campuses in the United Kingdom.
Emerson, Eric; Robertson, Janet; Gregory, Nicky; Hatton, Chris; Kessissoglou, Sophia; Hallam, Angela; Knapp, Martin; Jarbrink, Krister; Walsh, Patricia Noonan; Netten, Ann – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2000
A study of 86 adults with mental retardation living in village communities, 133 in residential campuses, and 281 in dispersed housing schemes found dispersed housing had higher costs and had greater quality of care than did residential campuses. Quality of life benefits were associated with dispersed housing and village communities. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Foreign Countries, Group Homes
Quality and Costs of Supported Living Residences and Group Homes in the United Kingdom.
Emerson, Eric; Robertson, Janet; Gregory, Nicky; Hatton, Chris; Kessissoglou, Sophia; Hallam, Angela; Jarbrink, Krister; Knapp, Martin; Netten, Ann; Walsh, Patricia Noonan – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2001
Information was collected on 63 adults with mental retardation in supported living residences, 55 in small group homes, and 152 in large group homes. Compared to small group homes, those in supported living residences had greater choice, participated in more community-based activities, and were considered at greater risk of exploitation. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
To What Behaviors Do Attending Adults Respond? A Replication.
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Felce, David; And Others – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1987
In a replication of a study by Warren and Mondy (1971), staff responses to severely mentally retarded adults (N=90) in institutional units, large community units, and small community houses in the United Kingdom were observed. Staff in small community houses showed a greater level of encouragement of appropriate behavior. (Author/JW)
Descriptors: Adults, Attendants, Community Programs, Foreign Countries
Community Living and People with Intellectual Disability: Introduction to Part II.
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Stancliffe, Roger J.; Emerson, Eric; Lakin, K. Charlie – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2001
This introductory article discusses major Australian deinstitutionalization initiatives and presents data on trends in institutional living in Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. All three countries continue to witness a fall in the institutional population of people with intellectual disability and an increase in community…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Children
Perceptions of Change, Advantage and Quality of Life for People with Intellectual Disability Who Left a Long Stay Institution To Live in the Community.
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O'Brien, Patricia; Thesing, Avril; Tuck, Bryan; Capie, Angus – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2001
Interviews were conducted with staff and family members of 54 Australian individuals with mental retardation and with nine of the individuals, who had been moved from a psychiatric hospital to community residential homes. Overall, all informants regarded the move as positive and reported improvements in daily living skills, social skills, and…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Children, Community Programs