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García Iriarte, Edurne; Stockdale, Janine; McConkey, Roy; Keogh, Fiona – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
The movement of people with intellectual disabilities into the community is increasingly endorsed by public policy. Whilst staff are critical to a successful transition to the community, there is only scattered research on their role in supporting people to move. In this study, 32 staff and the 16 people with intellectual disabilities they…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Staff Role, Group Homes, Intellectual Disability
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McConkey, Roy; Keogh, Fiona; Bunting, Brendan; Iriarte, Edurne Garcia – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
A natural experiment contrasted the self-rated well-being of people with intellectual disabilities (n = 75) and those with enduring mental health problems (n = 44) after they moved to new accommodation and support options, while others remained in congregated settings or living in the family home. Most support staff also provided well-being…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Well Being, Group Homes, Comparative Analysis
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McConkey, Roy; Keogh, Fiona; Bunting, Brendan; Garcia Iriarte, Edurne; Watson, Sheelah Flatman – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Internationally the relocation of people with intellectual disability from institutions has brought significant gains to their quality of life. This study contrasted three groups of persons in Ireland who moved either to personalized arrangements (n = 29) or to community group homes (n = 31) with those who remained in congregated settings awaiting…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Patients, Institutionalized Persons, Placement