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Supporting older families
— making a real difference | | Author(s) | Dalia Magrill |
| Corporate Author | Older Family Carers Initiative (OFCI), Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities |
| Publisher | Mental Health Foundation, London, 2005 |
| Pages | 107 pp |
| Source | The Mental Health Foundation, Sea Containers House, 20 Upper Ground, London SE1 9QB. Email: fpld@fpld.org.uk Website: www.learningdisabilities.org.uk |
| Keywords | Cognitive impairment ; Family care ; Parents over 60 as carers ; Needs [elderly] ; Social policy. |
| Annotation | This resource is a practical tool for learning disability partnership boards and others working to support older family carers (aged 65+) and their relatives with a learning disability - referred to here as older families - to bring about positive changes in their lives. The resource is divided into three key sections, beginning with fitting work with older families into the broader policy and practice contexts. The second is planning at strategic and individual levels, to ensure that older families get what they need; and that the right services and support are in place now and for the future. Lastly, Chapters 3 and 4 highlight a range of opportunities, services and support that can make a real difference to the daily lives of people with learning disabilities and their older family carers. The resource highlights examples of joint working which have made an impact on the experiences of older families. Appendices include a list of references and a checklist on how well the local area is supporting older families. The Older Family Carers Initiative at the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities has produced this pack in the context of the 2001 White Paper, "Valuing people" (Cm 5086). (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050321003 B |
| Classmark | E4: P6:SJ: P6:BB: IK: TM2 |
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