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Evaluation of a community care project for people with learning difficulties
Author(s) -
FLEMING I.,
KROESE B. STENFERT
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of intellectual disability research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1365-2788
pISSN - 0964-2633
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1990.tb01557.x
Subject(s) - community service , psychology , challenging behaviour , learning disability , gerontology , adaptive behavior , adaptive functioning , developmental psychology , quality of life (healthcare) , residential care , applied psychology , medical education , medicine , public relations , psychotherapist , political science
. The quality of life and adaptive behaviour of a group of 17 adults with learning difficulties who transferred from a long‐stay hospital or hostel into small community‐based group homes was assessed before and 1 year after the move. It was found that the increase in adaptive behaviour was largely dependent on structural staff procedures and there was a bias toward achievement in house‐bound skills. Subjects had a low level of community presence and few meaningful relationships. Implications for service planning are discussed.