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A proactive approach to preventing abuse
- Authors:
- GOLDING Laura, CLEAR David
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 25.10.01, 2001, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Adults with learning disabilities are vulnerable to abuse from care staff to prevent abuse. Explains why nurses must be aware when the boundaries between themselves and their clients become blurred.
Training and developing staff in general hospitals: intellectual disability liaison nurses and the RAID model
- Author:
- WALSH Nick
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 8(6), 2014, pp.390-398.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to address the serious problems that people with intellectual disability face in getting their healthcare needs met in general hospitals by improving the training of general hospital staff. Design/methodology/approach: Review of recent developments in models of service provision including the development of intellectual disability liaison nurses and the RAID model in liaison psychiatry. Findings: There is much scope for intellectual disability liaison nurses and liaison psychiatry services to work together in staff training in general hospitals. There is a clear strategic role for both services in convincing the management of general hospitals to implement such training using economic and quality arguments. Originality/value: The authors suggest a new model of working to improve the healthcare outcomes of people with intellectual disabilities through effective training of staff in general hospitals. (Publisher abstract)
Adults with Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease:comparison of services received in group homes and in special care units
- Author:
- CHAPUT Jenifer L.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 38(1/2), 2002, pp.197-211.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
An increasing number of people with Down syndrome are at risk of dementia resulting from Alzheimer's disease. Many reside in community group homes. When they are affected by dementia, the challenge to agencies providing group homes is how to best provide continued housing and provide effective dementia-related care management. In the general population, long term care is typically provided in nursing facilities, often in special care units (SCUs). This study evaluated select factors found in group homes andSCUs to determine which is able to provide a better quality of life for people with Downsyndrome affected by dementia. Results indicate that group homes can provide conditions associated with better quality of life and, additionally, operate with lower staffing costs due to the non-utilization of medical staff.