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| People with learning disabilities using residential services for older people | | Author(s) | Lisa Bird |
| Corporate Author | Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities - FPLD; Mental Health Foundation |
| Journal title | Updates, vol 2 issue 6, 2000 |
| Publisher | Mental Health Foundation, London, 2000 |
| Pages | 4 pp |
| Source | http://www.learningdisabilities.org.uk/publication... Mental Health Foundation, 20/21 Cornwall Terrace, London NW1
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| Keywords | Cognitive impairment ; Misplacement ; Care homes ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | As part of the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities (FPLD) Growing Older with Learning Disabilities (GOLD) programme, questionnaires were sent to people with learning disabilities and their carers, to ensure the programme reflected the key issues in the lives of this group. One area highlighted was the possible disadvantage faced by older people with learning disabilities living in residential services for older people. This paper provides an overview of why older people with learning disabilities often enter services for older people and looks at their experiences in this setting. It suggests that, even given the varying quality of services for people with learning disabilities, residential services for older people are generally an undesirable option. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100319002 E |
| Classmark | E4: QKM: KW: 3F * |
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