Evaluation of a Community Facility for People with Learning Disabilities and Behaviour Disorder (Challenging Behaviour)

Abstract

As a part of the resettlement programme, three young men with learning disabilities and behaviour disorder moved to a flat in the community providing one‐to‐one staffing. A fourth man received respite care. A multi‐professional team evaluated various aspects of their care and found that they showed an increase in engaged behaviour, a decrease in disturbed behaviour reflected by increase in MRC‐HBS scores and a decrease in violent incidents. They also needed less psychotropic medication. Following resettlement, their relatives were more satisfied with the care they received and found visiting easier. The young men's quality of life had improved and staff morale was high.

A longitudinal study of the quality of life of older people with intellectual disability after leaving hospital

“…The scale has been used in several evaluation studies of British services for people with intellectual disability (e.g. Donnegan & Potts 1988;Fleming & Stenfert-Kroese 1990;Roy et al 1994;Dagnan et al 1995). It has three parts, with a total of 70 questions.…”