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- Author:
- TURNBULL John
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 16.8.95, 1995, p.50.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Why do people with learning disabilities often receive inferior health care in the community compared with the rest of the population. Calls for an end to this thoughtless practice.
Guidelines for structuring community care and supports for people with intellectual disabilities affected by dementia
- Authors:
- JOKINEN Nancy, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 10(1), 2013, pp.1-224.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
To assist families and organizations in their planning for extended care that accompanies the diagnosis of dementia, the National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices (NTG) in the United States adopted a set of practice guidelines covering the period from when suspicions are aroused to when care ends with eventual death. This article provides an overview of the guidelines, which are drawn from the research literature as well as clinical experiences and demonstrated best practices. To enable the development of the most appropriate and useful services and care management for adults with intellectual disabilities affected by dementia, the NTG adopted the staging model. The staging model follows the flow from a prediagnosis stage when early recognition of symptoms associated with cognitive decline are recognized through to early, mid, and late stages of dementia, and characterizes the expected changes in behaviour and function. The guidelines cite the application of the NTG-Early Detection Screen for Dementia as a first step in documenting early signs of cognitive and functional changes among people with intellectual disabilities. The guidelines also provide information on nonpharmacological options for providing community care for persons affected by dementia as well as commentary on abuse, financial, managing choice and liability, medication, and nutritional issues. (Edited publisher abstract)
Primary care for people with an intellectual disability - a group practice survey
- Authors:
- KERR M.P., RICHARDS D., GLOVER Geraldine
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 9(4), 1996, pp.347-352.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Describes the process of identification and subsequent examination of the delivery of health care to people with an intellectual disability in a single general practice. The study was undertaken in group practice with a list size of 11,425. Identification through practice and community intellectual disability teams was followed by a note-base assessment of health promotion and consultation rates. Comparison was made with age-sex matched non-disabled controls. Reports on the survey findings.