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Ageing with a lifelong disability
— a guide to practice, program and policy issues for human services professionals | | Author(s) | Christine Bigby |
| Publisher | Jessica Kingsley, London, 2004 |
| Pages | 319 pp |
| Source | Jessica Kingsley Publishers Ltd., 116 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JB. |
| Keywords | Cognitive impairment ; Parents as carers ; Services ; Management [care]. |
| Annotation | Two sets of issues are explored: supporting older parental carers and middle-aged adults with an intellectual disability to care, plan and prepare for the transition from parental care; and ensuring that people with a lifelong disability can age successfully. The book is arranged in five parts, and aims to increase professionals' understanding of ageing as it relates to people with a lifelong disability and their families. Part 1, on perspectives on ageing, includes successful ageing and strategies to counter age discrimination. Part 2, on physical and psychological needs, looks at healthy ageing and emotional well-being. Part 3 highlights social dimensions of ageing: lifestyle choices, housing and support options, and the informal networks of family, friends and acquaintances. Part 4 examines the issues confronting on older parents caring for adult children with lifelong disability, and the provision of support to the older parents themselves. Part 5 considers the types of service development and policies required to foster successful ageing for people with lifelong disabilities. Each section includes vignettes based on older people and their families encountered in various research projects. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040524002 B |
| Classmark | E4: P6:SR: I: QA |
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