title: Examples of individual supported living for adults with intellectual disability.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This article provides a qualitative account of four models of support for adults with intellectual disability in individual supported living (ISL) arrangements.
  
  
  METHODS
  Completion of the first 50 evaluations of 150 arrangements for the third phase of the ISL project provided the examples.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four approaches are described: living alone, co-residency, relationship and host family. Within each type, wide variations occur particularly based on security of tenure, formal and informal support and management variations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fifty evaluations so far illustrated a wide range of approaches to ISL, providing evidence of the critical importance of the formal and informal support environment and reinforcing the contention that ISL is appropriate for people with high support needs.
authors: Curtin University, Australia.
authors: Errol
authors: E
authors: Cocks
authors: Curtin University, Australia s.thoresen@curtin.edu.au.
authors: Stian H
authors: SH
authors: Thoresen
authors: University of Sydney, Australia.
authors: Patricia
authors: P
authors: O'Brien
authors: Deakin University, Australia.
authors: Keith
authors: K
authors: McVilly
authors: Curtin University, Australia.
authors: Allyson
authors: A
authors: Thomson
authors: University of Sydney, Australia.
authors: Friederike
authors: F
authors: Gadow
authors: Deakin University, Australia.
authors: Jenny
authors: J
authors: Crosbie
authors: Deakin University, Australia.
authors: Meredith
authors: M
authors: Prain
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012112:Residential Facilities / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Australia; adults with intellectual disability; home; individual supported living (ISL); support need