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Elderly people with mental handicap : report of the 19th Spring Congress on Mental Retardation, Exeter 11-13 April 1986
- Editor:
- WYNN-JONES Alan
- Publisher:
- MENCAP. South West Region
- Publication year:
- 1986
- Pagination:
- 75p., tables.
- Place of publication:
- Taunton
Mental handicap: the elderly mentally handicapped person; report of a conference held at the King's Fund Centre, London on Friday 11 September 1981
- Author:
- ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONS FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED
- Publisher:
- Association of Professions for the Mentally Handicapped
- Publication year:
- 1981
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Person-centred future planning
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Publishers:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
A quick guide to help practitioners to support people growing older with learning disabilities when they are planning for the future. The guide covers person-centred planning for now, core principles for planning for the future; creating a future plan; and planning for future housing. The content is based on the NICE guideline on 'Care and support of people growing older with learning disabilities.' The quick guide is available as a pdf and as an interactive web resource. (Edited publisher abstract)
Wellbeing for life: reducing the risk of falls
- Author:
- MACINTYRE
- Publisher:
- MacIntyre
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 20
- Place of publication:
- Milton Keynes
Using bullet points, this short publication provides information on reducing the risk of falls in people with learning disabilities. It covers the areas of: the impact of falls, how to reduce the risk of falls, how dementia can affect a person's perception, supporting people after a fall, and accessing Falls Prevention Clinics. It reports there is good evidence that falls are more common in people with learning disabilities throughout their lives, not only as they age. It is part of the Wellbeing for Life toolkit created for the MacIntyre Dementia project in order to promote understanding about getting older with a learning disability and living well with dementia. (Edited publisher abstract)
Working with older people with learning disabilities: lessons from an Age Concern pilot programme
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Seeks to develop an understanding of the ageing process, to develop the knowledge and skills required to assess and define the changing needs of people with learning disabilities as they get older and to enhance the quality of life for older people with learning disabilities.
Living on the edge: enabling older owner occupiers with moderate learning disabilities to live independently
- Author:
- EASTERBROOK Lorna
- Publisher:
- Care and Repair England
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 41p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Nottingham
Increasing numbers of older people with moderate or mild learning disabilities live independently in their own homes - but some are facing crises that limit their abilities to continue to do so. This report looks at the situation facing older owner occupiers who: live in homes needing urgent repairs and/or adaptations; have reached a point of crisis at home; lack some comprehension, or have behavioural difficulties, that adversely affect their abilities to manage their everyday lives; are living in complex situations; or are facing the likelihood of crises recurring in the future.
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.
Activities with developmentally disabled elderly and older adults
- Editor:
- KELLER M. Jean
- Publisher:
- Haworth
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 166p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- New York
Papers focussing on the growing number of elders with developmental disabilities and how to effectively plan and deliver activities with them.
Demonstrating successful care in the community
- Editors:
- CAMBRIDGE Paul, KNAPP Martin
- Publisher:
- University of Kent. Personal Social Services Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1988
- Pagination:
- 66p., tables.
- Place of publication:
- Canterbury
A series of papers from regional seminars held in 1987-1988 which discussed the 28 1983 DHSS Care in the Community Projects.