Comparison of community residential supports on measures of information & planning; access to & delivery of supports; choice & control; community connections; satisfaction; and, overall perception of outcomes.

CONTROL (Psychology); ANALYSIS of variance; CHI-squared test; COMPARATIVE studies; COMPUTER software; CUSTOMER satisfaction; STATISTICAL correlation; HEALTH services accessibility; MEDICAL care; EVALUATION of medical care; INTELLECTUAL disabilities; MULTIVARIATE analysis; SENSORY perception; RESEARCH evaluation; RESEARCH funding; SURVEYS; DATA analysis; SOCIAL support; RESIDENTIAL care

Background  This paper reports on some of the findings of a large‐scale survey (n = 852) of family members and support staff of adults with intellectual disabilities receiving community living services in British Columbia, Canada, concentrating on comparison of outcomes across four types of community residential settings: group homes, family model homes, independent home or apartment, and family home. Method  Comparisons were conducted on six domains: information and planning; access to and delivery of supports; choice and control; community connections; satisfaction; and, overall perception of outcomes. Where applicable, further multivariate analyses were undertaken to determine the effect of the degree of help required by the residents and the respondent type. Results  Findings indicate that on all measures other than choice and control, group homes and family model homes showed better outcomes than either independent settings or family homes. Conclusion  The findings may indicate that the move to more independent living settings is not being accompanied by appropriate supports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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