Search results
May 25, 2022 · Different countries and contexts can mean many different things by the terms ‘residential care’, ‘institutional care’, ‘foster care’ and others. To include as much relevant literature as possible, we did not exclude papers based on terminology, rather by looking at the definition of the terms and practical reality of the settings that the research described.
- Download PDF
recognition that a range of care options, including...
- Download PDF
- Finland
- Germany
- Italy
- Lithuania
- Spain
- Comparative Analysis
Relevant Macro Context
In Finland, the Child Welfare Act of 2007 reflected changes toward a more child-centered approach, characterized by preventive and family-oriented services rather than a child protection perspective (Forsberg & Kröger, 2010). The current approach can be described as educative, which implies aiming to work cooperatively in partnerships with families toward the best interest of the child. “Taking a child into care is seen as an intervention of last resort and, if necessary, it should be for as...
Residential Care System/Program Features
Residential care was long favored over foster care but this has shifted since an amendment of major child welfare legislation was passed in 2012, which introduced initiatives to strengthen foster care (Hoikkala & Kemppainen, 2015). The percentage of family-based foster care options (nonrelative, relative, professional, rehabilitative) has grown since then and now far exceeds that of residential care (62% versus 38%). Kinship care makes up 13% of foster care. Timonen-Kallio and colleagues (201...
Residential Care Training and Personnel
The work of a social welfare professional in residential care encompasses case management, counseling and care activities. These complementary competencies are addressed through teams, which consist of youth counselors with university degrees in social services or health care (three-and-a-half years of studies) or integrated residential practice nurses (two to three years of vocational training). Half of a team must hold a bachelor’s degree in social services or health care. University traini...
Relevant Macro Context
Residential care has a long and rich history in Germany, dating back to the sixteenth century. There are many notable milestones in the evolution of residential care (e.g., the pedagogy of Pestalozzi, Home Mission movement, the residential care campaign of the 1960s), and debates about the value of residential versus family-based care have been ongoing for centuries (Günder & Nowacki, 2020). Institutionalized forms of care dominated the period after World War II—particularly in the former Eas...
Residential Care System/Program Features
Residential care in its current diverse forms remains a primary form of intervention in Germany’s child welfare system. At the end of 2018, a total of 90,997 children and youth were reported to be in residential care (Statistisches Bundesamt, 2018). Numbers had been steadily increasing in recent years, which was mainly attributed to rising numbers of unaccompanied minor refugees entering residential care programs (AKJ, 2018); currently, however, this trend seems to have been reversing. The ut...
Residential Care Training and Personnel
In 2018, 77,118 care workers were employed in residential care (Statistisches Bundesamt, 2018). About 70% hold a three-and-a-half to five-year vocational degree as educators or, in fewer cases, have a two-year training as social assistants. About 30% hold bachelor’s degrees in social work or social pedagogy, which are primarily attained in universities of applied sciences and are counted as the “professional workforce” in residential care. As a rule, neither group receives specialized trainin...
Relevant Macro Context
Institutional care dominated child welfare services in Italy until the 1970s. Services were centralized and mostly administered by church-affiliated institutions. First efforts toward deinstitutionalization commenced in the late 1960s and culminated in the passage of law 149/2001, which imposed the total closure of institutions by 2006 and designated residential care as an intervention of last resort after other placement options have been exhausted or in cases where family-based care is not...
Residential Care System/Program Features
The ratio between residential care and forms of foster care is relatively even according to current statistics but only because kinship care makes up a significant portion of family-based foster care (Corradini, 2017). The 2001 law that prompted the closure of large institutions also furthered the establishment of small family-style residential “care communities.” In 2016, there were over 3,800 such communities serving children and youth with different needs. These include programs with a pro...
Residential Care Training and Personnel
Since 2018, residential care workers need to hold a three-year bachelor’s degree in educational sciences. No other training or specialized qualifications are required but continuing education and supervision are mandatory in many regions, and a master program on residential care was established at Milano Bicocca University in 2020. The worker to youth ratio is generally one to three or one to five.
Relevant Macro Context
Lithuania inherited the Soviet model of social security, which is based on strong institutional care traditions. Since its Independence in 1990, the country has been reforming the protection of children's rights and has undergone radical changes in its economic and social systems. Numerous innovations were introduced in the field of family support and child protection services during the first decade of transition (1990–2000). However, after many attempts to deinstitutionalize the child welfa...
Residential Care System/Program Features
Parallel to large reductions in out-of-home care, utilization rates of residential care have steadily dropped and were at 23.2% in 2019. At present, children under the age of three can only be placed into residential care in exceptional cases (State Child Rights Protection and Adoption Service, 2020). Lithuania has 93 residential care programs, encompassing a mix of state, municipal and non-public residential care agencies. Since 2014, residential care agencies have been guided by licensing r...
Residential Care Training and Personnel
Residential care programs employ guardianship teams, which consist of residential care workers with a four-year bachelor’s degree in social work, social work assistants who receive training courses as well as other professional staff, such as psychologists and social pedagogues. The recommended worker-youth ratio is two workers to eight children (Community Foster Care Home Description, 2020). The salary of an employee in the field of social services is about 77% of the average national salary.
Relevant Macro Context
Historically, the Catholic Church and philanthropic organizations played a crucial role in child protection and residential institutions in Spain. Family-based placements launched very late (see Family Foster Care and Adoption Law of 1987), but around 1990, efforts were made by the national as well regional governments to promote family-based foster care and reduce residential placements, and reforms were implemented in order to close larger institutions that housed hundreds of children. Ther...
Residential Care System/Program Features
In 2018, 40,828 children and youth were reported to be in out-of-home care with an overall rate of 4.9 per 1,000 minors. Of available out-of-home care options, 52% were in residential care and 48% in foster care, with 64% being kinship care. Since about 2013, residential care rates have been increasing steadily, primarily due to the growing number of unaccompanied migrant childrenFootnote 4(mostly from North Africa) entering programs (in 2018 the number was about 54% higher than in 2017). Of...
Residential Care Training and Personnel
Residential care programs employ educational teams, which consist of social educators who are supported by a professional team of psychologists, pedagogues, and social workers. Social educators are professionals with a four-year bachelor’s degree in social education. In some regions, technical education assistants with two years of vocational training in “social integration” or similar specialties also complement the team of social educators. In residential care programs, the worker to youth...
Following the case synthesis, a comparative analysis across cases was conducted to address each research question. Findings highlight areas of overlap as well as singularity.
- Sigrid James
high-quality studies which examine which children or young people benefit the most from different types of residential setting. There is a clear theme of deficit and disadvantage that runs through much of the outcomes literature. As Wright et al (2019) describe, this deficit focus risks overlooking the benefits that residential care can
- 1MB
- 65
Assisted living facilities are generally bigger than residential care homes when it comes to the number of residents they can hold. However, the level of care is more personal in a residential care home since every caregiver is only assigned a maximum of four senior residents. So, if your loved one is still active and independent, other options ...
Some facilities offer only housing and housekeeping, but many also provide personal care, social and recreational activities, meals, and medical services. Some facilities offer special programs for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. This article can help you learn more about the options for residential long-term care.
Palliative care is any care plan with the main goal of making the patient as comfortable as possible. This can include pain management, physical therapy, alternative therapies, and other types of care. Hospice care includes palliative care but is also residential so that patients can get 24-hour medical care as needed.
People also ask
Should residential care be included in alternative care services?
What are the different types of residential care facilities?
What distinguishes institutional care from other forms of residential care?
What is residential care?
What makes a good relationship based residential care?
Apr 19, 2023 · In the past quarter century, a subdiscipline of evidence-based research and design has focused on health and the built environment, addressing the spectrum of healthcare building types including hospitals, hospices, long-term care facilities, pediatric facilities, psychiatric and substance abuse treatment centers, and community-based outpatient clinics (Verderber, 2010; Verderber & Fine, 2000 ...
