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Today and tomorrow
 — the report of the Growing Older with Learning Disabilities Programme
Corporate AuthorFoundation for People with Learning Disabilities - FPLD
PublisherFoundation for People with Learning Disabilities, London, 2002
Pages131 pp
Sourcehttp://www.learningdisabilities.org.uk/our-work/pe...
KeywordsCognitive impairment ; Dementia ; Needs [elderly] ; Projects ; Reports.
Annotation'Today and tomorrow' reports on the Growing Older with Learning Disabilities Programme (GOLD), a wide-ranging initiative with externally funded and in-house projects. It sets out the findings and lessons from the GOLD programme, sharing the views and voice of people with learning disabilities and their families. It reports on the projects, covering topics as follows: inclusion and having an active life; health care; family life and older family carers' needs; having a home of one's own; supporting people with Down's syndrome and dementia; and supporting people through terminal illness and death. Appendices include: a summary of projects; guidelines for setting up and running groups for older carers; and facts and figures on older people with learning disabilities. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-100318002 E
ClassmarkE4: EA: IK: 3E: 6K

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