Looking at research relating to people with learning difficulties says there are hard lessons to be learned, but there are also positive signs of what can be achieved if those lessons are learned.
Looking at research relating to people with learning difficulties says there are hard lessons to be learned, but there are also positive signs of what can be achieved if those lessons are learned.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, older people, placement, policy, social care provision, community care;
Looks at some of the research to come out of the Growing Older with Learning Disabilities (GOLD) Programme at the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities. The article focuses on projects in housing, residential services for older people and involving people with learning disabilities in planning their futures.
Looks at some of the research to come out of the Growing Older with Learning Disabilities (GOLD) Programme at the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities. The article focuses on projects in housing, residential services for older people and involving people with learning disabilities in planning their futures.
Subject terms:
housing, learning disabilities, older people, planning, quality of life, residential care, social care provision, user views, care homes, consultation;
Includes chapters on: supporting families of children and adults with learning difficulties; achieving supported housing; supported employment and real jobs; continuing education for adults with learning difficulties; institutional trends in services; developing better relationships between health and social services; assessment and care management; making contracts work for people with learning difficulties; user participation in services; complaints procedures; developing better services for people from black and minority ethnic communities; gender issues; older people with learning difficulties; self advocacy; challenging behaviour; sexuality; parents with learning difficulties; poverty; and media images of people with learning difficulties. Also contains sections on services provision in the United States and Canada.
Includes chapters on: supporting families of children and adults with learning difficulties; achieving supported housing; supported employment and real jobs; continuing education for adults with learning difficulties; institutional trends in services; developing better relationships between health and social services; assessment and care management; making contracts work for people with learning difficulties; user participation in services; complaints procedures; developing better services for people from black and minority ethnic communities; gender issues; older people with learning difficulties; self advocacy; challenging behaviour; sexuality; parents with learning difficulties; poverty; and media images of people with learning difficulties. Also contains sections on services provision in the United States and Canada.
Subject terms:
independence, learning disabilities, mass media, multidisciplinary services, older people, parents, parents with learning disabilities, poverty, quality assurance, residential care, sexuality, sheltered employment, social care provision, supported housing, user participation, women, assessment, care management, complaints, contract procedures, contracts, education, families, employment, equal opportunities, health care;