People with learning disabilities living in a care home
People with learning disabilities living in a care home
Key messages:
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When suitable local services are unavailable, people with learning disabilities may need to move to care homes away from where they lived.
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Although evidence suggests that the person’s day to day quality of life may not be impacted, out-of-area placements can be problematic. For example, they can make it difficult to maintain contact with friends and mean higher travel costs for families to visit.
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Local housing and care options may offer an alternative to prevent unnecessary out-of-area placements.
Reflective questions
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Does the evidence reflect what you are seeing in your area?
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Some people move to a care home out-of-area in a crisis situation, what alternatives options are there in your area to prevent this?
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What is needed in your local area to meet the needs of people with learning disabilities to remain living in their home area if they wish to?
