Quality and Costs of Community-based Residential Supports, Village Communities, and Residential Campuses in the United Kingdom.

A study of 86 adults with mental retardation living in village communities, 133 in residential campuses, and 281 in dispersed housing schemes found dispersed housing had higher costs and had greater quality of care than did residential campuses. Quality of life benefits were associated with dispersed housing and village communities. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)