TY  - JOUR
AB  - This article describes one of the issues that arose from my research into the Longcare abuse scandal: how local authorities place learning‐disabled adults in out‐of‐area settings far from their original homes, and then fail to visit them regularly to check on their welfare. It describes the failings of three local and health authorities in the Longcare case, and then reveals that the problem was not confined to those authorities that placed adults at the Longcare homes. It also suggests that placing vulnerable adults in out‐of‐area homes puts them at a greater risk of abuse. The article concludes that, ten years on from the exposure of the Longcare regime, many local authorities are still placing vulnerable adults in out‐of‐area homes and failing to visit them. It calls for a national audit of out‐of‐area placements and for measures to be introduced to allow learning‐disabled adults to live in placements closer to their families and friends… and care managers.
VL  - 9
IS  - 2
SN  - 1359-5474
DO  - 10.1108/13595474200400017
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/13595474200400017
AU  - Pring John
PY  - 2004
Y1  - 2004/01/01
TI  - The Frequency and Potential Consequences of the Failure to Visit Learning‐Disabled Adults in Out‐of‐Area Placements
T2  - Tizard Learning Disability Review
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 35
EP  - 42
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -