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Learning disabilities in later life
- Author:
- NUMAS Roger
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 11.11.98, 1998, pp.56-57.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Discusses how nurses can help ensure the right care for people with learning disabilities in old age.
Shifting responsibilities: the patterns of formal service use by older people with intellectual disability in Victoria
- Author:
- BIGBY Christine
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 23(3), September 1998, pp.229-243.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
As adults with intellectual disability age and inevitably lose support provided by parents, many will become more reliant on formal services. Potentially they can utilise both the aged care and the disability service systems, although neither have explicit policies in relation to this group. This qualitative study in Australia examined the patterns of service use by older people with intellectual disability.
Parental Substitutes? The role of siblings in the lives of older people with intellectual disability
- Author:
- BIGBY Christine
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 29(1), 1998, pp.3-21.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This Australian study examined the roles that siblings played in the lives of older people with intellectual disability and factors affecting this. Nearly half the sample had a sibling who acted as their primary carer after the death of the parents. However, in most cases this was not a permanent arrangement. In the long term a majority of older people did have a sibling who took responsibility for their well-being and played strong advocacy, mediator and supervisory roles. Fulfilment of such roles was associated with a lifelong close relationship between siblings.
From budgets to caseloads - nationwide study reveals wide differences in care management
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 5(2), December 1998, pp.34-38.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Describes research into care management for older people and people with mental health problems that shows a broad national picture of the different forms of care management.
Normalisation and 'normal' ageing: the social construction of dependency among older people with learning difficulties
- Authors:
- WALKER Alan, WALKER Carol
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 13(1), February 1998, pp.125-142.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article discusses the new phenomenon of the survival into old age of the increasing numbers of people with learning difficulties. This raises both theoretical and practical policy issues. Argues that the concept of normalisation is flawed when applied to older people. The alternative of social integration is proposed as the basis for organising health and social services for both older people and those with learning difficulties.
Lost in a no-man's land
- Author:
- MOORE Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 26.2.98, 1998, p.5.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Reports on how a recent court ruling on a mentally ill patient's 'illegal' detention throws into question the ability to treat many psychiatric patients.
Services for older people with learning difficulties
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The number of people with learning difficulties living into old age is increasing, but little is known about how older people with learning difficulties view their changing needs, or how services and other respond to their increasing age. Outlines the findings of research with 31 older people living in a variety of settings, and members of their social and support networks, to discover what they want from services now and in the future.
Preparing for a positive future: meeting the age related needs of older people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- WARD Cally
- Publisher:
- Association for Residential Care
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 211p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Chesterfield
Report from a development project, Positive Futures, looking at people with learning difficulties in the context of an ageing population and at what models of service and best practice should be developed as the needs of people with learning difficulties change as they grow older. Focuses on the challenges and opportunities for commissioners and purchasers, and service providers themselves, emphasising throughout the need to listen to users. Section four contains resources and information.
The role of secondary supports in mediating formal services to dementia caregivers
- Authors:
- COTRELL Victoria, ENGEL Rafael J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 30(3/4), 1998, pp.117-132.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This study provides a preliminary investigation of the mediative function of professional and informal supports as it relates to the use of three types of respite services by dementia caregivers. The mediative function offers an explanation for how informal support may facilitate the use of some formal services, such as respite, by providing information, encouragement and instrumental activities. Concludes that additional research is needed to clarify the temporal order of need, knowledge, mediating activity and service use.
The neuropsychological assessment of age related cognitive deficits in adults with Down's Syndrome
- Authors:
- CRAYTON Lissa, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 11(3), 1998, pp.255-272.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
There is substantial evidence that older adults who have Down's Syndrome are at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease. In this study, adults with Down's Syndrome were assessed using a battery of neuropsychological tests, some of which had been used to assess dementia arising from Alzheimer's Disease in the general population. The results of a pre-existing global cognitive comparison, showed no difference between age groups on neuropsychological deficits which may indicate advanced dementia. However, the older age groups showed significantly impaired performance on memory tests in comparison to the younger age group. It is concluded that the more subtle cognitive impairments which associate to Alzheimer's Disease can be identified in the presence of a global cognitive impairment with sufficiently sensitive tests.