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Titulo |
Irish persons with intellectual disability moving from family care to residential accommodation in a period of austerity |
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Autoría |
McConkey R, Kelly F, Craig S, Keogh F. |
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Fuente |
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2018 Feb 9. doi: 10.1111/jar.12439. [Epub ahead of print] |
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Resumen |
BACKGROUND:
Ireland has a growing population of adult persons living with family carers, thereby increasing the demand for residential places. Simultaneously, government policy aimed to reprovision residents living in congregated settings but at a time when funding was curtailed due to the economic crisis. This study examines the movements of people into and among three types of residential options between 2009 and 2014.
METHOD:
A cohort of 20,163 persons recorded on the National Intellectual Disability Database in 2009 was identified and tracked to the 2014 database.
RESULTS:
An estimated 200 persons per annum (@1.6% of those living with families) moved from family care although the number of places available nationally fell by 9%. Moreover, transfers of existing residents into vacated places tended to exceed those from families.
CONCLUSIONS:
More people will have to continue living with their families and for longer if funding for new places remains curtailed. |
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URL |
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29424014 |
