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- The 1986-1987 study assessed 336 individuals with mental retardation across 181 foster care and small group care settings, focusing on their demographics, diagnostic characteristics, and skills.
- Findings revealed that those in small Intermediate Care Facilities for Mentally Retarded (ICF-MR) had more severe cognitive impairments, while group home residents showed less impairment and foster home residents had more functional limitations.
- The study highlighted the better neighborhood integration of foster home residents but noted fewer expectations for their development of home and community living skills, suggesting areas for future research and program improvements.
Article Abstract
In this 1986-1987 study, the demographic and diagnostic characteristics, problem behaviors, self-care skills, community living skills, domestic expectations, and program goals for personal competence of 336 persons with mental retardation living in a national sample of 181 foster care and small group care settings with 6 or fewer residents was assessed. The findings indicated relatively more severe cognitive impairment among persons in small ICFs-MR, less severe cognitive impairment and fewer functional limitations among non-ICF-MR group home residents, and more functional limitations among residents in foster homes. Neighborhood integration was relatively high for foster home residents, but there were fewer expectations for their development of home and community living skills. Implications for future research and program development in small, community-based residential settings were discussed.
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