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ERIC Number: EJ1435662
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Sep
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1360-2322
EISSN: EISSN-1468-3148
What Does 'Feeling at Home' Mean for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Living in Group Homes in England?
Deborah Chinn; Tony Levitan; Andrew Power; Katy Brickley; Shalim Ali
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, v37 n5 e13274 2024
Background: Shared housing for adults with intellectual disabilities with staff support, is a common housing model internationally. We explored an overlooked aspect of group homes, namely the extent to which they enable a sense of 'feeling at home' for residents. Method: A diverse group of 19 housemates participated in a photovoice study. Participants took photos in their homes and discussed them in individual interviews and in groups. Data was analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Results: Residents' experience of home was multi-dimensional. 'Feeling at home' related to home as a site of identity cultivation (personal home); physical comfort or 'misfitting' (physical home) and home as the locus of key relationships (social home). Conclusion: Achieving a sense of 'feeling at home' requires engagement in practices of home-making. Many of our participants required support from staff to engage in these practices. For some housemates their experience of home was conditional and precarious.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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