As people with learning difficulties live longer, their carers become correspondingly older. This article looks at a council project in south London which is helping meet the needs of older carers.
As people with learning difficulties live longer, their carers become correspondingly older. This article looks at a council project in south London which is helping meet the needs of older carers.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, needs, older people, social services, support groups, carers;
Two care professionals discuss with the author the case of an 83-year-old woman with cognitive impairment who lived alone. They discuss how they handled the case when she became a danger to herself and could no longer live alone by ensuring she had family and agency support.
Two care professionals discuss with the author the case of an 83-year-old woman with cognitive impairment who lived alone. They discuss how they handled the case when she became a danger to herself and could no longer live alone by ensuring she had family and agency support.
Subject terms:
independence, memory, nutrition, older people, risk, social services, case studies, families;