The Quality and Costs of Village Communities, Residential Campuses and Community-Based Residential Supports for People with Learning Disabilities

Eric Emerson, Janet Robertson, Nicky Gregory, Chris Hatton, Sophia Kessissoglou, Angela Hallam, Martin Knapp, Krister Järbrink, Ann Netten, Patricia Walsh

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Abstract

This paper provides an overview of the main results of a Department of Healthfunded research project which investigated the quality and costs of residential supports for people with learning disabilities. The main findings were that the adjusted costs of communitybased supports were higher than residential campuses and village communities; within communitybased provision there were no statistically significant differences between the adjusted costs of supported living, small group homes and group homes for 46 people; communitybased provision and village communities offered better care than residential campuses; there appeared to be distinct benefits associated with communitybased provision and village communities; within communitybased provision there were benefits associated with smaller size and supported living arrangements.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5-16
Number of pages12
JournalTizard Learning Disability Review
Volume5
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2000
Externally publishedYes

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