Closure of the Challinor Centre II: An extended report on 95 individuals after 12 months of community living

As part of an institutional closure programme, 95 individuals with an intel lectual disability were relocated to community-based group homes. Each indi vidual was assessed 6 months prior to the relocation and then again after 1 , 6, and 12 months of community living. Assessments involved ratings of ada ptive and maladaptive behaviour, choice-making, and life circumstances. The group means comparing institution to community ratings showed improvements in adaptive functioning but no significant change in maladaptive behaviour . There were also improvements in life circumstances and increased opportun ities for choice-making following relocation to the community. These outcom es suggest that relocation to the community was associated with a more acti ve and normalised lifestyle than experienced in the institutional setting.