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Fair shares for all?
— disparities in service provision for different groups of people with learning difficulties living in the community | | Author(s) | Carol Walker, Tony Ryan, Alan Walker |
| Corporate Author | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF |
| Publisher | Pavilion, in association with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Brighton, 1996 |
| Pages | 80 pp (Research into practice) |
| Source | Pavilion Publishing (Brighton) Ltd., 8 St George's Place, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 4GB. |
| Keywords | Cognitive impairment ; Services ; Community care ; North West England. |
| Annotation | This report examines the circumstances of 120 people living in the community in the North West of England, either with their families or in formal care. The report points to disparities in service provision and funding between those in long-stay hospitals, or resettled within the community from hostels or the family home, with those living with their families, who are particularly vulnerable. Community living offers people with learning difficulties considerable advantages over traditional institutional care, but further effort and resources are needed to provide them with the further range of opportunities available to the rest of the community. Older people with learning difficulties were offered fewer opportunities than younger people to develop personal skills, take part in community activities, and develop social networks, even though they were likely to become more independent and develop skills. |
| Accession Number | CPA-961121201 B |
| Classmark | E4: I: PA: 82NW |
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