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| Group home care for adults with intellectual disabilities and Alzheimer's disease | | Author(s) | Matthew P Janicki, Arthur J Dalton, Philip McCallion |
| Journal title | Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice, vol 4, no 3, August 2005 |
| Pages | pp 361-386 |
| Source | http://www.dem.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Cognitive impairment ; Dementia ; Group homes ; Community care ; Comparison. |
| Annotation | The growing numbers of individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) affected by Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related dementia has raised new challenges for community care providers. This article examines means of providing community group home-based care in a sample of care providers in five different countries. The aim is to identify trends that have emerged. Two samples of group homes for adults with ID affected by dementia were studied to determine: what are the physical characteristics of the homes; what physical environmental adaptations have been made in response to behavioural deteriorations expressed by residents with dementia; and what are the demands of staff resulting from dementia care. Findings revealed staffing and design of homes varied but generally abided by general practices of dementia care. Homes relied on existing resources to manage changes posed by dementia care. Programmatic and environmental adaptations were implemented to address progression of dementia, and residents with dementia presented more demands on staff time with respect to hygiene maintenance and behaviour management when compared to other residents not affected by dementia. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050912209 A |
| Classmark | E4: EA: KLN: PA: 48 |
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