Focusing on values and lifestyle outcomes in an effort to improve the quality of residential services in Oregon.
Service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities are striving to assist people to obtain a higher quality of life, consistent with principles associated with continuous quality improvement. Through innovative, systematic, and widespread application of such principles, Oregon's Office of Developmental Disability Services is helping residential programs improve lifestyle outcomes for participants. Evaluations suggest that involved residential programs are maintaining implementation of the continuous quality improvement procedures and are finding them important and useful. More fine-grained research suggests that some programs are becoming more adept at identifying participants' preferred activities and incorporating them into Individualized Support Plans as well as improving participants' levels of physical and social integration.
Newton
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University of Oregon, Eugene 97403-1235, USA.
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Horner
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Toews
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D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009922:Oregon; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D012112:Residential Facilities; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012945:Social Values