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Residential provision for people with learning disabilities — report of a research study into the costs of village communities
Author(s)	Phil Cronshaw
Corporate Author	Economics and Operational Research Division, Department of Health - DoH; Personal Social Services Research Unit - PSSRU, University of Kent
Publisher	University of Kent, Canterbury, 1996
Pages	37 pp
Source	PSSRU, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NF.
Keywords	Cognitive impairment ; Housing [elderly] ; Sheltered housing ; Neighbourhoods, communities etc ; Rural areas.
Annotation	This report attempts to examine the costs quoted in the RESCARE document, 'Made to care', and to compare them with other readily available information on costs of residential provision for people with learning disabilities. There is no clear definition of what constitutes a 'village community', which makes any like-with-like comparisons difficult to achieve. The costs of residential provision for people with a learning disability vary greatly, depending on the level of disability; and there is currently little available information on the costs and quality of various types of residential provision. Further research is recommended, covering a broader range of services and a more detailed analysis of costs and outcomes.
Accession Number	CPA-961024208 B
Classmark	E4: KE: KLA: RH: RL *
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