Brief report : High cost residential placements for adults with intellectual disabilities
By: McGill, Peter.
Contributor(s): Poynter, Jo.
Series: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 25 (6) 2012: 584-587.Publisher: 2012Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): ADULTS
| INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | MALES | CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR | AUTISM | RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT | COSTS | GREAT BRITAINSummary: Notes that concern has been expressed repeatedly about the cost and quality of residential placements for adults with intellectual disabilities and additional needs. Conducts a study to identify characteristics of the highest cost placements in the south east of England. Finds these to be mainly young, male with high rates of challenging behaviour and/or autism spectrum disorder. The mean placement cost was GBP172,000 per annum with a range from GBP83,000 to GBP333,000.
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Notes that concern has been expressed repeatedly about the cost and quality of residential placements for adults with intellectual disabilities and additional needs. Conducts a study to identify characteristics of the highest cost placements in the south east of England. Finds these to be mainly young, male with high rates of challenging behaviour and/or autism spectrum disorder. The mean placement cost was GBP172,000 per annum with a range from GBP83,000 to GBP333,000.
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