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Understanding learning disability and dementia: developing effective interventions
- Author:
- KERR Diana
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 198p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The increased longevity of the population at large also means that the number of people with a learning disability is living longer, and the numbers of these people developing dementia will continue to increase. Service providers, planners, doctors, social workers, carers and direct support staff need to be equipped with relevant knowledge prior to the onset of the condition, so they can devise appropriate therapeutic interventions and coping strategies for managing the effects of dementia, including health and medication management and palliative care. This book will provide essential knowledge for anyone involved in the provision of services, assessment of need and direct care and support for dementia sufferers who also have a learning disability.
The illusion of power
- Author:
- RIDDINGTON Carol
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 1.3.07, 2007, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
It is now almost six years since the establishment of learning disability partnership boards. Research has found that the partnership between public sector managers and lay members is not on equal terms as defined in the white paper Valuing People. Where primary care trusts cascade learning disability development funding to partnership boards it is possible to provide opportunities for people with learning disabilities to allocate money to enable "bottom up" initiatives to be supported.
Count me in 2007: results of the 2007 national census of inpatients in mental health and learning disability services in England and Wales
- Authors:
- HEALTHCARE COMMISSION, et al
- Publisher:
- Healthcare Commission
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 84p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The census aimed to provide accurate figures on the numbers of inpatients in mental health and learning disability services in England and Wales, and to encourage service providers to collect and monitor data on all ethnic groups of patients. It was conducted on March 30 2007 and collected information on: 31,187 inpatients in mental health wards at 257 NHS and independent healthcare organisations in England and Wales. The proportion of inpatients in independent mental health hospitals increased from 10% in 2005 to 14% in 2007. 4,153 inpatients in 120 organisations providing services for those with learning disabilities in England and Wales. The report stresses that without accurate data the quality of care and treatment of black and minority ethnic patients cannot be monitored. It makes recommendations to the Department of Health and the Information Centre to improve the information available about patients from all ethnic backgrounds, including those in independent healthcare organisations.
Older carers of adults with a learning disability confront the future: issues and preferences in planning
- Authors:
- BOWEY Laura, McGLAUGHLIN Alex
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 37(1), January 2007, pp.39-54.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The Valuing People White Paper (Department of Health, 2001) requires services to secure a plan for all service-users with learning disabilities living with older carers and promises them and their families more choice and control over how and where they live. This paper examines the views of the older carers (aged over seventy) of sixty-two adults with a learning disability about planning for the future. Fifty-six took part in interviews in their own homes and six completed a questionnaire. All carers were white and recruited from one local authority in response to the requirements of the White Paper. Findings indicate that a significant proportion is either not ready or is unwilling to make future plans. Barriers to planning include a perceived lack of need due to the existence of two carers, a lack of awareness of timescales involved in securing housing, difficulties in letting go, a lack of confidence in available housing options, and the existence of mutually supportive relationships. The findings show a need for a proactive approach to information and support provision to enable these families to work through a process of making plans for the future. This is essential to prevent the need for emergency placements in response to crisis and in turn to ensure that adults with learning disabilities have genuine choice and involvement in how and where they live.