Permanency Planning for Adults with Mental Retardation Living with Family Caregivers.

Heller, Tamar; Factor, Alan

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ERIC Number: EJ434536

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Publication Date: 1991

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Permanency Planning for Adults with Mental Retardation Living with Family Caregivers.

Heller, Tamar; Factor, Alan

American Journal on Mental Retardation, v96 n2 p163-76 Sep 1991

Permanency plans made by 100 family caregivers of adults with mental retardation living at home were analyzed. Regression analyses indicated that the individual's functioning level, caregiver characteristics, and support resources predicted preference for placement in a residential program, whereas only caregiver characteristics predicted whether families had made financial arrangements for their relative. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Adults, Decision Making, Family Caregivers, Family Characteristics, Financial Support, Long Range Planning, Long Term Care, Mental Retardation, Placement, Predictor Variables, Residential Programs, Social Support Groups

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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