The Quality and Costs of Village Communities, Residential Campuses and Community‐Based Residential Supports for People with Learning Disabilities
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in Tizard Learning Disability Review
- Vol. 5 (1), 5-16
- https://doi.org/10.1108/13595474200000002
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.Keywords
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