Architectural Features and Perceptions of Community Residences for People with Mental Retardation.

Architects, group home administrators, people with mental retardation, family members of people with mental retardation, and college undergraduates substantially agreed in rating the homelikeness of 20 community residences for people with mental retardation. Clusters of physical features identified using an architectural inventory were found to be associated with homelikeness ratings. (Author/CR)