Personal characteristics and competence of people with mental retardation living in foster homes and small group homes.
In this 1986-1987 study, the demographic and diagnostic characteristics, problem behaviors, self-care skills, community living skills, domestic expectations, and program goals for personal competence of 336 persons with mental retardation living in a national sample of 181 foster care and small group care settings with 6 or fewer residents was assessed. The findings indicated relatively more severe cognitive impairment among persons in small ICFs-MR, less severe cognitive impairment and fewer functional limitations among non-ICF-MR group home residents, and more functional limitations among residents in foster homes. Neighborhood integration was relatively high for foster home residents, but there were fewer expectations for their development of home and community living skills. Implications for future research and program development in small, community-based residential settings were discussed.
Lakin
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Center on Community Living/Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455.
Bruininks
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Chen
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Hill
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Anderson
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000592:standards*; D016352:Group Homes / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D008875:Middle Aged; D012112:Residential Facilities / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States