Better Homes for Children with Impairments

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ABSTRACT

The home provides a comfortable and homely environment and is well maintained and decorated. Avoidable hazards are removed as is consistent with a domestic setting. Risk reduction does not lead to an institutional feel. Physical restrictions on normal movement within or from the home are not used unless this is necessary to safeguard children and promote their welfare and development. Such measures are only used where agreed with the responsible authority and, if appropriate, the parents. Such restrictions for one child do not impose similar restrictions on other children. For children's homes that are not secure children's homes, where specific measures, including electronic devices, are used to monitor children, there is a written policy that sets out how they should be used, how they promote the welfare of children, how children will be informed of their use, how legitimate privacy of children will be protected and how children will be protected from potential abuse of such measures.

TABLE OF CONTENT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII

DECLARATIONIII

ABSTRACTIV

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

1.1Background of the Study1

1.2Research Aims and Objectives1

1.3Structure of the thesis1

1.3.1Chapter I: Introduction1

1.3.2Chapter II: Literature Review1

1.3.3Chapter III: Methodology2

1.3.4Chapter IV: Data analysis and Discussion2

1.3.5Chapter V: Conclusion2

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW3

2.1Group and foster homes3

2.2History and mission3

2.3Joseph Rowntree Foundation Study4

2.3.1Attitudes towards housing adjustments4

2.3.2Housing design policies & the life-courset5

2.3.3Re-thinking Housing Quality7

2.4Families with Disadvantaged Group In Relation To Housing9

2.4.1Housing Conditions10

2.4.2Suitability of Housing10

2.5Families with Multiple Housing Needs10

2.5.1Space10

2.5.2Deficit of Proper Bathrooms, Toilets and Kitchens10

2.5.3Unsuitable Location10

2.5.4Access Issues11

2.5.5Safety Issues Regarding the Home Condition11

2.6More disadvantaged families with disabled children11

2.6.1Families in certain types of tenure11

2.6.2Families with the lowest incomes11

2.6.3Families of black and minority ethnic groups11

2.7Negative Impact of Unsuitable Housing12

2.7.1Impact of unsuitable housing on disabled children12

2.7.2Impact of unsuitable housing on parents12

2.8Achieving Improvement in Housing12

2.8.1Gaining access to information and to services12

2.8.2Expert advice about ways of meeting those ...