Quality of practice in supported accommodation services for people with intellectual disabilities: What matters at the organisational level

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Table 1. Comparison of the characteristics of the selected and non–selected service user samples.

		ALL (n = 1112)	2017–2018 sample (n = 253)	Non–selected sample (n = 859)	p
Age (years)	M	47	47	48	p = .188
	Range	20–84	21–81	20–84
Percentage male		52% (n = 578)	54% (n = 137)	52% (n = 441)	p = .483
Part I ABS score	M	150	147	151	p = .481
	Range	22–291	22–272	22–291
Total score on the ABC	M	28	25	29	p = .08
	Range	0–144	0–97	0–144
Percentage socially impaired		60% (n = 626)	61% (n = 144)	60% (n = 482)	p = .961
Percentage with autism spectrum disorder		17% (n = 187)	17% (n = 44)	17% (n = 143)	p = .804
Percentage with a physical impairment		35% (n = 392)	36% (n = 91)	35% (n = 301)	p = .823

Table 2. Matrix of categories and subcategories about organisational leadership and structures and percentage of services with good Active Support by organisation.

Organisation	Percentage of services (and SU’s) with majority of service users receiving good Active Support	1 Senior leaders’ focus on practice and Active Support				2 Organisation of practice leadership		3. Coherence of documented expectations about Active Support
		1.1 Shared prioritisation of practice and Active Support	1.2 Strongly supporting practice leadership	1.3 Different and competing priorities	1.4 Still early stages Active Support	2.1 Close to everyday service delivery	2.2 Concentration of practice leadership and line management tasks	3.1 Active Support incorporated into a practice framework	3.2 Active Support central to expectations of the way staff work
3	100% (93%)	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
1	100% (92%)	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1
8	86% (88%)	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1
13	83% (70%)	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1
7	71% (71%)	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1
2	71% (62%)	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1
6	57% (48%)	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1
12	57% (42%)	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1
14	50% (62%)	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
9	50% (55%)	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1
5	40% (41%)	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
4	33% (35%)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
10	33% (31%)	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
11	29% (21%)	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1

Figure 1. Categories and subcategories and number of organisations where each subcategory is present.