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'It's Got Its Ups and Downs': What People with Intellectual Disabilities Living in Supported Living and Residential Care Like and Dislike about Their Home
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Francesca Ribenfors; Lauren Blood; Chris Hatton; Anna Marriott – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Given the current sociopolitical climate, people with intellectual disabilities are spending more time at home. Much housing-related research focuses on informant-completed measures and quantifiable outcomes. By contrast, this article explores the perspectives of adults with intellectual disabilities concerning what they liked or…
Descriptors: Residential Programs, Residential Care, Intellectual Disability, Adults
Current Services and Outcomes of Formerly Institutionalised and Never-Institutionalised US Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis
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Stancliffe, Roger J.; Tichá, Renáta; Pettingell, Sandra L.; Houseworth, James; Bershadsky, Julie – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Deinstitutionalization research shows better services and outcomes relative to institutional life but has not compared formerly institutionalised and never-institutionalised service users. Methods: We used propensity score matching (PSM) to match formerly institutionalised and never-institutionalised participants on six personal…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Facilities
Transitions for Older People with Intellectual Disabilities and Behaviours That Challenge Others: A Rapid Scoping Review
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Tilley, Elizabeth; Jordan, Joanne; Larkin, Mary; Vseteckova, Jitka; Ryan, Sara; Wallace, Louise – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: People with intellectual disabilities and behaviours that challenge others are living longer. This review aimed to explore what is known about the health and social care needs, experiences, service interventions and resources of and for this population as they transition to different care contexts in the UK. Method: A rapid scoping…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Intellectual Disability, Behavior Problems
Social Connections for Older People with Intellectual Disability in Ireland: Results from Wave One of IDS-TILDA
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McCausland, Darren; McCallion, Philip; Cleary, Eimear; McCarron, Mary – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: The literature on influences of community versus congregated settings raises questions about how social inclusion can be optimised for people with intellectual disability. This study examines social contacts for older people with intellectual disability in Ireland, examining differences in social connection for adults with intellectual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Intellectual Disability, Social Life
Community-Based Residential Supports for People with Intellectual Disabilities and Challenging Behaviour: The Views of Neighbours
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Robertson, Janet; Emerson, Eric; Pinkney, Lisa; Caesar, Emma; Felce, David; Meek, Andrea; Carr, Deborah; Lowe, Kathy; Knapp, Martin; Hallam, Angela – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2005
Background: The issue of the views of neighbours of community-based residential supports for people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour has not been examined till date. This study looks at the views of neighbours of two types of community-based residential supports: non-congregate settings where the minority of residents have…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Group Homes, Place of Residence, Behavior Problems
The Social Networks of People with Intellectual Disability Living in the Community 12 Years after Resettlement from Long-Stay Hospitals
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Forrester-Jones, Rachel; Carpenter, John; Coolen-Schrijner, Pauline; Cambridge, Paul; Tate, Alison; Beecham, Jennifer; Hallam, Angela; Knapp, Martin; Wooff, David – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2006
Background: The social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities presents a major challenge to services. As part of a 12-year follow up of people resettled from long-stay hospitals, the size of 213 individuals' social networks and the types of social support they received were investigated, as viewed by people with intellectual…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Social Integration, Mental Retardation, Hospitals