Facilitating Residential Transitions of Older Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Jacobson, Sharon; Kropf, Nancy P.

doi:10.1300/j018v14n01_07

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“…Conversely, longstanding social connections established while living in the family home appeared to protect adults from relocating more than once. Support from social networks may benefit adults with intellectual disability and Down syndrome by facilitating adaptation to new environments (Jacobson & Kropf, 1993; Jokinen et al, 2012). This finding extends our understanding of the importance and role of social networks for adults with intellectual disability.…”

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Residential Transitions Among Adults With Intellectual Disability Across 20 Years

Woodman¹,

Mailick²,

Anderson³

et al. 2014

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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The present study addresses critical gaps in the literature by examining residential transitions among 303 adults with intellectual disability over 10 years (Part 1) and 75 adults with Down syndrome over 20 years (Part 2). All adults lived at home at the start of the study, but many moved to a variety of settings. Several characteristics of the adults with intellectual disability differed across settings, most notably adaptive behavior and the number of residential transitions, while characteristics such as age, type of disability, and behavior problems were less predictive of residential placements. The number of moves over the course of the study varied widely, with critical links to earlier family dynamics, social relationships, and health and adaptive behavior.

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“…Beyond the family emotional climate, other social relationships may influence the stability of residential placements. Existing literature supports the importance of social support networks to individuals with intellectual disability in their adaptation to residential transitions (Jacobson & Kropf, 1993; Jokinen et al, 2012). …”

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