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Supporting older families: making a real difference
- Author:
- MAGRILL Dalia
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 107p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Older families are a priority group for support, but it is important that their needs are linked in to the mainstream agendas of services for people with learning disabilities, older people and carers generally. It is important that we make sure that older families have their needs met now, and are supported to remain together for as long as they wish whilst planning for the future with confidence. However, it is equally important that we get things right for older families now so that others who are growing older do not face the same anxieties, uncertainty and fears that so many older family carers have lived with for decades.
Implementation of 'improving the life chances of disabled people': Age Concern's response
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
'Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People' states that, by 2025, disabled people should have full opportunities and choices to improve their quality of life and be respected and included as equal members of society.
Can a new day centre dawn?
- Author:
- SALE Anabel Unity
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 20.01.20, 2005, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at day centres and whether they continue to be outdated, despite the efforts of many to re-inventing themselves. Stresses that they need to be needs-led and reflect the needs of their users.
Dying matters: a workbook on caring for people with learning disabilities who are terminally ill
- Authors:
- BROWN Hilary, BURNS Sophie, FLYNN Margaret
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 132p.,loose-leaf
- Place of publication:
- London
Dying Matters is a workbook for support staff and managers in learning disability services to help them address the needs of people with learning disabilities who are dying, and to explore their role in providing care and support. It will assist staff and managers to talk together about how to support someone in their service who is dying and/or plan ahead for the time when someone in their service needs care through terminal illness. It will also provide a guide to the roles of healthcare professionals and how best to communicate and work with them in the best interests of the dying person. The workbook is based on a research study funded by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities as part of the Growing Older with Learning Disabilities (GOLD) programme. It includes case studies of people who had been terminally ill while living in a range of residential services. People with learning disabilities should have good support and care when they are terminally ill. What does this mean in practice for staff working in residential and group settings? How can hospice staff best address the needs of people with learning disabilities? How can health professionals, home managers and support staff work together? How can they involve family members sensitively? By exploring the themes in this workbook and planning ahead, everyone can play their part in ensuring that there will be a range of high quality care and support consistently available to people with learning disabilities when they are dying.
Older people with learning disabilities: workforce issues
- Authors:
- HUSSEIN Shereen, MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 13(1), February 2005, pp.17-23.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Life expectancy of people with learning disabilities has increased substantially. Services for older people with learning disabilities are provided by various sectors and practitioners (generic health and social care, or specialist learning disability or old age). Literature suggests practitioners do not feel well-equipped to support people with learning disabilities as they grow older, and older people's services do not always have the opportunity to share experiences and skills. Highlights areas such as dementia support, where the intersection between services is not clear, and explores what might help practitioners meet the needs of people with learning disabilities as they grow older.
Mencap response to consultation into the proposed Care Services Improvement Partnership
- Author:
- CONGDON David
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 3p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Care Services Improvement Partnership was to have been created to support improvement and development across a range of services across health (including prison health) and local government, for children, adults and older people, including those experiencing mental distress, physical disability or learning disability.
Bron's legacy - a lesson that must not be ignored
- Authors:
- FLYNN Margaret, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 77, Summer 2005, pp.3-7.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
This article describes Cartrefi Cymru's experience of supporting a tenant with a learning disability in secondary care. It presents a diary of events towards the end of the clients life, and raises concerns about practice at the interface of health and social care in Wales.
Mental health and social care needs of older people with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- STRYDOM Andre, HASSIOTIS Angela, LIVINGSTON Gill
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 18(3), September 2005, pp.229-235.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
In this study all adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) without Down syndrome (DS) aged 65+ living in the London boroughs of Camden and Islington were identified. The Psychiatric Assessment Schedule for Adults with a Developmental Disability (PASADD) checklist was used to detect psychiatric disorder, the Vineland behaviour scale (maladaptive domain) for problem behaviours and the Dementia Questionnaire for persons with Mental Retardation (DMR) to screen for dementia. Carers reported health problems and disability. Needs were measured with the Camberwell Assessment of Need for adults with Intellectual Disabilities (CANDID-S). A total of 23 older people with ID (13 had mild ID and nine more severe ID) and their carers participated in the survey. In which, 74% had one or more psychiatric symptoms; 30% were previously known with a diagnosis of mental illness. One-third of the older people screened positive for dementia. Three quarters of the group had physical health problems, 74% had poor sight, 22% had hearing loss and 30% had mobility problems. Carers rated unmet needs for accommodation (22%), day activities, and eyesight and hearing. The people with ID rated unmet needs to be social relationships (44%), information and physical health. The authors conclude that older people with ID without DS have considerable prevalence of health problems and psychiatric disorders, including symptoms of functional decline and dementia. Such symptoms are often not recognised and further research into their needs is a priority.
Home of choice
- Author:
- WELLARD Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 15.05.05, 2005, pp.42-43.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Provides an overview of ChoicE, a one-stop scheme run by a Citizens Advice team in Manchester which is helping older people, vulnerable people and their relatives find the right care home.
Safe to wander?: principles and guidance on good practice in caring for residents with dementia and related disorders where consideration is being given to the use of wandering technologies in care homes and hospitals
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 11p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This guidance looks at the principles which should be applied when considering the use of wandering technology and the current legal implications of its use. This guidance is not exhaustive, it should be used to help guide staff in conjunction with standards produced in Scotland by the National Care Standards Committee and local policies and procedures in care homes and hospital settings. Although primarily aimed towards the care of residents with dementia in care homes and hospitals, this guidance may also be helpful in relation to care of people with a learning disability or an acquired brain injury.The guidance is also relevant to people living in their own homes particularly as the use of developing technologies can be helpful in delaying and preventing admissions to institutional settings.