The normalisation of restrictive practices and and mismatch of accommodation were among issues identified in a review of care for adults with learning disabilities. The findings have been published in ...

Changes in residential care over the past decade are allowing more people with disabilities to live independently and giving patients options other than traditional group homes. More people with ...

This paper reports the findings of a survey of parents whose children attended 52-week residential schools. Seventy-three parents completed a postal questionnaire which asked questions about three ...

Cuts to adult social care in Derbyshire have been described as a "bonfire of services". Derbyshire County Council recently announced a raft of cuts in four key areas - care homes, learning disability ...

A second bid has been put forward for a Leicestershire property to be turned into a children's home. Previous plans for the ...