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Paying third parties
- Author:
- DOBSON Alex
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 30.11.04, 2004, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Investigates the legal and practical issues surrounding the proposals to allow carers of people with severe dementia or profound learning difficulties to access 'indirect payments' through and expansion of the direct payments scheme. This would allow individuals who might not be able to access payments themselves to benefit from the flexibility and choice of direct payments.
Social connections for older people with intellectual disability in Ireland: results from wave one of IDS-TILDA
- Authors:
- McCAUSLAND Darren, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 29(1), 2016, pp.71-82.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: The literature on influences of community versus congregated settings raises questions about how social inclusion can be optimised for people with intellectual disability. This study examines social contacts for older people with intellectual disability in Ireland, examining differences in social connection for adults with intellectual disability and other adults. Materials and Methods: Data were drawn from the IDS-TILDA study in Ireland. A nationally representative sample (n = 753) included adults aged 40 years and older, with additional comparison with general population participants. Predictors of social contacts were explored. Results: Residence, level of intellectual disability and age were significant factors determining social contact. People in institutional residences, older respondents and those with severe/profound intellectual disability had the lowest levels of contact; older adults with intellectual disability had much lower rates than general population counterparts. Conclusions: Community-dwelling people with intellectual disability have greater social contact than those living in institutions, but levels are below those for other adults in Ireland. (Publisher abstract)
It's good to be part of things: working with older people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- WERTHEIMER Alison
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 78p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This publication is intended to assist and encourage local Age Concern groups to develop services and activities for older people with learning disabilities and their older carers. It explores common attitudes, myths and misconceptions about people with learning disabilities.
New group with old issues
- Author:
- MAYBIN Margaret
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.11.03, 2003, pp.40-41.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
As people with learning difficulties live longer, more are developing dementia, putting pressure on carers and existing services. Looks at these changing needs.
What is financial abuse?
- Author:
- BROWN Hilary
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 5(2), May 2003, pp.3-10.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The author explores the meaning of the term 'adult abuse' and suggests new ways of looking at the phenomenon. The article brings together the literature on both financial abuse and neglect, focusing in particular on the interaction between financial abuse and neglect in the context of adults who lack capacity.
The psychometric properties of the Multi-Dimensional Observation Scale for Elderly Subjects (MOSES) in middle aged and older populations of people with mental retardation
- Authors:
- STURMEY P., TSIOURI J. A.,S, PATTI P.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 18(2), February 2003, pp.131-134.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article seeks to assess the internal consistency, inter-scale correlations and factor structure of the MOSES with older adults with mental retardation. A series of outpatients with learning difficulties were assessed with the MOSES. 163 middle aged and older adults with learning difficulties living in community settings participated. MOSES appears to be a psychometrically adequate instrument to screen older adults
Proceed with caution
- Author:
- POLLOCK Laurence
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 16, July 2002, pp.8-10.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
The new draft Mental Health Bill has been welcomed with almost universal scorn in the sector. Even hope that the new Bill would at least give people with 'mental incapacity' the same right to challenge informal detention as those sectioned under the 1983 Act is muted.
Individual characteristics and service support for older people with moderate, severe and profound learning disability with and without Community Mental Handicap Team support
- Authors:
- MOSS S.C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 6(1), 1993, pp.3-17.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Reports on a survey in one metropolitan borough, which found that people with learning disabilities in contact with the CMHT received a significantly greater input with respect to all forms of provision. The findings support Wolfensberger's concern regarding the appropriateness of generic services for elderly people for those with learning disabilities.
Psychiatric diagnoses in relation to severity of intellectual disability and challenging behaviors: a register study among older people
- Authors:
- AXMON A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 22(10), 2018, pp.1344-1350.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Objective: To investigate the possible association between severity of intellectual disability (ID) and presence of challenging behaviour, respectively, on diagnoses of psychiatric disorders among older people with ID. Methods: People with a diagnosis of ID in inpatient or specialist outpatient care in 2002–2012 were identified (n = 2147; 611 with mild ID, 285 with moderate ID, 255 with severe or profound ID, and 996 with other/unspecified ID). Moreover, using impairment of behaviour as a proxy for challenging behaviour, 627 people with, and 1514 without such behaviour were identified. Results: Severe/profound ID was associated with lower odds of diagnoses of psychotic, affective, and anxiety disorders than was mild/moderate ID. People with moderate ID had higher odds than those with mild ID of having diagnoses of affective disorders. Diagnoses of psychotic, affective, and anxiety disorders, and dementia were more common among people with challenging behaviour than among those without. Conclusions: People with severe/profound ID had lower odds of receiving psychiatric diagnoses than those with mild and moderate ID. Whether this is a result of differences in prevalence of disorders or diagnostic difficulties is unknown. Further, challenging behaviours were associated with diagnoses of psychiatric disorders. However, the nature of this association remains unclear. (Edited publisher abstract)
Neuropsychiatric symptoms in Latino elders With dementia or cognitive impairment without dementia and factors that modify their association with caregiver depression
- Authors:
- HINTON Ladson, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 43(5), October 2003, pp.669-677.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The purpose of this study was to determine neuropsychiatric symptom frequency and intensity in cognitively impaired but not demented Latino elderly persons, evaluate whether overall neuropsychiatric symptom intensity is associated with higher levels of caregiver depression, and identify factors that modify the relationship between neuropsychiatric symptoms and caregiver depression. Ninety-five elderly Latinos with dementia or cognitive impairment but not dementia (CIND), all of whom were identified through an ongoing epidemiological cohort study, and their informal caregivers participated in the study. Caregivers were interviewed in their homes, in either Spanish or English. The Neuropsychiatric Inventory was used to assess neuropsychiatric disturbances. For most neuropsychiatric symptoms, prevalence and intensity were significantly higher in the demented group compared with the CIND group. The overall neuropsychiatric symptom intensity score was significantly associated with caregiver depression. The strength and direction of the association of neuropsychiatric symptoms with caregiver depression was found to vary by three factors: whether the caregiver was the care recipient's spouse, whether the care recipient had dementia or CIND, and the care recipient's age. Neuropsychiatric symptoms may play a significant role in caregiver depression among Latino families. However, the impact of neuropsychiatric disturbances on Latino caregivers may differ depending on characteristics of both the caregiver and care recipient. The adverse impact of neuropsychiatric symptoms on caregivers of elderly persons with CIND has not been previously reported and deserves further study.