Models of day services for people with intellectual disabilities in Scotland are changing, with
the purpose, content and availability being reviewed. There has been concern that a move …

Recent policy statements about services for adults with intellectual disabilities in the UK
have pushed for a reoriented day services model. However, there is comparatively little …

Background Day services for people with intellectual disabilities are experiencing a global
paradigm shift towards innovative person‐centred models of care. This study maps …

Internationally, changes are advocated in the support available to persons with intellectual
disability. Socially inclusive personalized arrangements are intended to replace …

Policy on the role and function of day services for adults with mental handicaps has changed
considerably during the last 2 decades. What such settings offer their users has also …

There is a continuing debate about the future of day services for people with mental
handicaps. In this study people who attended adult training centres were interviewed to …

Survey methods were used to identify people with intellectual disabilities and challenging
behaviour receiving day services in two English counties. The data suggested that there …

The development of day care services within Northern Ireland began in earnest in the
1970s. Initially this form of care was designed to provide sheltered workshops for adults with …

Objective data on the quality of 15 residential homes and 17 day centres were collected as
part of a Social Services Inspecorate inspection of services for adults with learning …

In Britain, support for people with learning disabilities has changed dramatically since the
early 1980s. Most of those who were confined to long-stay hospitals have now moved on; …