DEINSTITUTIONALISATION

reasons for
1. emergence of diff types of provider
  1. NHS and Community Care Act
  2. 1970 Local Health Authorities Act
    1. est single social services dept in each local authority
2. concern over costs of funding residential care
  1. was felt by Thatcher g'ment that community care was cheaper
3. 1990 NHS and Community Care Act
4. Disability Rights Movement
  1. started 1970's
  2. led to User movement in 1980's which was run by learning diffs
1998 Wagner Report
1. buildings based services were inflexible
  1. little provision made for those who had lived at home with parents and faced inevitable life changing event (parents death)
    1. wld prob end up in homes
G'ment valuing people strategy
1. 1st attempt by g'ment to include voices of learning diffs and carers
2. championed Rights, Independance, voice, inclusion
  1. aimed for
    1. more choice
    2. supporting carers
    3. improving health
    4. housing fulfilling lives + employment
    5. quality services

Resource summary

	Created by Jen Collins almost 11 years ago