Characteristics of five community living arrangements which serve mentally handicapped adults in southwestern urban Pennsylvania were studied. Among findings of the study were that community reactions were positive toward apartment clusters but negative toward group homes. Other findings showed that 61 percent of the CLA residents were engaged in…

Asked about their experiences with community and public agencies, 51 developers of group homes for retarded adults reported frequent problems obtaining suitable residents, getting licensed, hiring group home managers, and meeting fiscal deadlines. (Author/CL)

Community integration of individuals with mental retardation in Treguier, Brittany (France) was examined. A grid-group typology of cultural regimes was employed to measure change in social status as reflected in social interactions. Each regime linked the presence of individuals with mental retardation to shared values in a community and produced…