title: Aging parents' residential plans for adult children with mental retardation.
abstract: Future residential plans and placement preferences of 340 mothers of adult children with mental retardation living at home were examined and findings from a 3-year follow-up discussed. Four subgroups of families were compared based upon residential plans and preferences for continued home residence for the next 2 years. Significant group differences were found for background characteristics, maternal psychological well-being, and support systems. Less than 50% had made residential plans, and the majority believed their child would still be at home in 2 years. At 3-year follow-up, 22% of the families with short-term residential plans had achieved a placement compared to 14% among families without a plan who wanted a placement.
authors.affiliation: Boston University, School of Social Work, MA 02215, USA.
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Freedman
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Krauss
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Seltzer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003482:Custodial Care; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D012112:Residential Facilities