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Comparing Traditional-Residential, Personalised Residential and Personalised Non-Residential Respite Services: Quality of Life Findings from an Irish Population with Mild-Moderate Intellectual Disabilities
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Nicholson, Emma; Guerin, Suzanne; Keogh, Fiona; Dodd, Philip – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2019
Background: Respite care is an essential support for people with intellectual disabilities and their families; however, there is limited evidence examining different models of respite care. The present research examined quality of life among adults with intellectual disabilities using three different models of respite services in Ireland. Method:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mild Intellectual Disability, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Residential Care
Characteristics, Supports, and Quality of Life of Irish Adults with Intellectual Disability in Life-Sharing Residential Communities
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Fahey, Aine; Walsh, Patricia Noonan; Emerson, Eric; Guerin, Suzanne – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2010
Background: Few empirical studies have compared quality and outcomes for residents with intellectual disability across intentional communities such as those organised by the Camphill communities in Ireland. Method: Using a multi-element research protocol developed for an earlier large study, data were gathered about the characteristics of N = 29…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Group Homes, Foreign Countries