National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability 2011 - 2016

supporting and reassuring them, through regular meetings, and constantly showing themthe benefits to Jimmy of living in the community, learning new skills, meeting new peopleand getting involved in the locality he lives in. Jimmy is living a fulfilled life and isconstantly building his independence. He enjoys living with others, and at this time has noambition to live alone; however he is quite independent of the group when he wishes tobe. His support needs are intense when he meets a new challenge, but on the whole he isvery capable of going about his daily life with little support.Conclusions10.24 The HSE Congregated Settings Report proposes a phased transfer of people withintellectual and/or physical disabilities from institutional care to more appropriate communitybased settings. This will pose a significant challenge for the stakeholders involved in thedelivery of services and must be managed within a multi agency framework to ensure thatthe needs of people transitioning from congregated settings are fully reflected in theplanning process.10.25 Many adults with intellectual disabilities live in a home setting. Longer termstrategies are required to ensure that the future housing needs of these people are fullyaddressed and will require strengthened and more effective liaison between relevantsupport agencies.135135