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Ageing people with a lifelong disability: challenges for the aged care and disability sectors
- Author:
- BIGBY Christine
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 27(4), December 2002, pp.231-241.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article compares and contrasts Australian policy directions in aged care and disability. Using people with intellectual disability as an exemplar of those who are ageing with a lifelong disability, the paper analyses their location within and the services offered to them by each sector. The paper argues that neither sector adequately addresses the issues raised by the needs of this group and suggests why this is so. Directions for policy and service developments necessary to ensure that the needs of this growing population are met are suggested. These are broadly categorised as; systematically bridging existing gaps with specialist services; supporting inclusion and ensuring older people with lifelong disability are visible within the aged care system; adapting and resourcing the disability sector to facilitate ageing in place; and developing partnerships and joint planning aimed at the removal of cross- and intra-sector obstacles to accessing appropriate services.
Moving on without parents: planning, transitions and sources of support for middle-aged and older adults with intellectual disability
- Author:
- BIGBY Christine
- Publisher:
- MacLennan & Petty
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 263p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Sydney, NSW
Examines the nature and success of parental planning for the future care of adult children with intellectual disability. Begins by reviewing existing research on parental planning and sources of support for people with intellectual disabilities in later life; then details the results of a study of the transition from parental care and subsequent care experiences of people aged 55 or over. Examines the nature of parental plans, the process of transition from parental care and the long term success of parental plans. Explores, with case vignettes, the current situation of older people, their access to services and their sources of informal support. Concludes by examining policy and practice implications.