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The Quality and Costs of Community-Based Residential Supports and Residential Campuses for People with Severe and Complex Disabilities.
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Emerson, Eric; Robertson, Janet; Gregory, Nicky; Kessissoglou, Sophia; Hallam, Chris; Hallam, Angela; Knapp, Martin; Jarbrink, Krister; Netten, Ann; Linehan, Christine – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2000
The costs, nature, and benefits of residential supports were examined for 20 adults with severe disabilities living in newly built residential campuses and 20 adults living in small community-based dispersed housing schemes. Participants living in dispersed housing schemes enjoyed significantly greater quality of care and quality of life.…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Independent Living, Program Costs
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
Outcomes and Costs of Community Living: A Matched Comparison of Group Homes and Semi-Independent Living.
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Stancliffe, Roger J.; Keane, Sian – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2000
Consumer outcomes and recurrent service costs were compared for 31 individuals with disabilities in group homes and 56 individuals living semi-independently in Australia. Participants living semi-independently had significantly less social dissatisfaction, used community facilities more frequently and independently, participated more in domestic…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Comparative Analysis, Disabilities
The Determinants of Staff and Resident Activity in Residential Services for People with Severe Intellectual Disability: Moving beyond Size, Building Design, Location and Number of Staff.
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Felce, David – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1998
Draws together the results of seven studies that investigated factors influencing the effects of service quality in community-based residential services for people with severe mental retardation. Results found that quality of staff and resident activity is dependent on an interaction between the structure, orientation, and procedures followed…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Group Homes