TheQ ualityo fL ife( QoL) of as ample of 56 adults with Learning Disabilities wasstudied longitudinally over 18 months while they livedincommunity-based private residential homes.S ix homes participated in the study.T he Life Experiences Checklist( L.E.C) Ager,1 990, 1998),w hich considersaperson's home environment, leisure,freedom, relationships and opportunities,was used as am easureo fQ oL. TheL .E.C was administered to participants on three occasions at approximatelys ix-monthlyi ntervals. Simplef eedbackr eports givingo verall resultsf or the L.E.C (and other measures)w erep roduced for eachhome at the end of eachofthesethree phases.TheL .E.C. resultss howed that overallp articipants' QoLc hanged significantly over the course of the study, with assessed QoLp eakinga tp haset wo after homes had receivedt he firstf eedback report, and decreasingt on ear phase one levels by the end of the study. Peoplelivinginone of the homes,however, sustained the observed improvementi nQ oL over time.C omparisons were drawnb etween the L.E.C resultsf or the sample andt he general population livingi nt he same area. Thes amplee xperienced al ower QoLt han the generalp opulation regarding Relationships, Opportunities and Freedom L.E.C. sub-scalesa nd had ac omparableQ oL regarding the Home sub-scale,a nd higher scoresw ithrespecttothe Leisuresub-scale.Results ared iscussedi nt erms of subjective and objective QoLm easurement as an indicator of qualityo fs ervice provisiona nd in particulart he effectso f feedbacka nd monitoringp er se.I ti sa pparent that in the absenceo f intervention no sustained improvements in QoLare seen in this sample.