When you hear the term facility, it means a place where a service provides care to people with an intellectual disability. You can think of it as a location where people get the help they need, and it can be used for other things too. It can be a special building or even a house.

A secure facility is a type of facility that has special features to stop people from leaving without permission. These features are part of a system to keep people safe inside, and you can think of it like a place with extra security measures. The people in charge make sure the facility is run in a way that achieves this purpose.

If a facility is not secure, it does not need to have these special features, so it can be a normal house or building. However, there is one important rule: a prison can never be used as a facility for people with an intellectual disability. There may be other laws that affect how facilities are used, and those laws are important too.