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Residents in other types of institution,own way, a fascinating example of the variety of provision which has evolved in an attempt to encompass the needs of people with mental handicaps. They include ‘foster homes’, group homes, religious establishments, old people’s homes, and sheltered housing. A few live independently.

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24008-9 the current terminology in the UK is ‘people with learning disabilities’, the older term is used here. ‘Mental handicap’ remains the term favoured by the majority of parents of children with mental handicaps, and by the majority of the doctors directly involved in their care (Nursey ., 1990).

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24008-9 NHS authorities. Since the 1960s there has been a greater emphasis on caring for people outside hospital settings, and attempts have been made to avoid hospital admissions. Moreover, it has been the policy to discharge people from hospitals into alternative accommodation in the community. Most of t

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Foucault and Complexity Theory,of all the accommodation for this group. Although many of the hospitals are geographically isolated, and are now forbidding, antiquated in design, and poorly maintained, when they were built they represented the best and most generous of provision. Their construction was the result of a minor social

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The World of Northlands College,ups with special needs — these include the elderly, people with physical handicaps, chronic mental illness, and some people with mental handicaps. The level of provision varies considerably between authorities, and depends on local traditions, local priorities, and the availability of resources. Mos

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https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230273917sed for more able ‘patients’ in order to give them a more congenial way of life within the context of a secure setting. Recently some have been used as ‘halfway houses’ to train people for eventual resettlement in the community. In many hostels of this type, staff are shared with the main hospital.