Relocation and the Characteristics of Hospital and Hostel Regimes.

Booth, Tim; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ439474

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Relocation and the Characteristics of Hospital and Hostel Regimes.

Booth, Tim; And Others

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, v14 n3 p213-22 Sep 1991

Evaluation of effects of moving mentally disabled individuals from a British National Health Service hospital into community group homes found much overlap between the institutions' caring routines and practices with the community hostel setting, providing only slightly more opportunities for personal choice, privacy, personalization, integration, and participation. (DB)

Descriptors: Adults, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Foreign Countries, Group Homes, Mental Retardation, Normalization (Handicapped), Personal Autonomy, Quality of Life, Residential Programs, Social Integration

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Policymakers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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