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| Services for older people with learning disability | | Corporate Author | Social Services Inspectorate - SSI, Department of Health - DoH |
| Publisher | Social Services Inspectorate - SSI, Department of Health - DoH, London, 1997 |
| Pages | 47 pp |
| Source | Department of Health Stores, PO Box 410, Wetherby LS23 7LN. |
| Keywords | Cognitive impairment ; Needs [elderly] ; Care homes ; Day services ; Social Services Departments ; Planning [admin] ; Policy ; Reports. |
| Annotation | The needs of people with a learning disability are likely to become increasingly complex as they grow older, which have implications for service provision. This report sets out the findings of a project which investigated the extent to which Social Services Departments were taking account of the needs of this user group. The project was established as part of the Social Services Inspectorate (SSI) programme of development work for 1996-97, and it was carried out in three stages: a national survey of services for people with learning disabilities; focus group discussions; and visits to four local authorities (Dudley, Isle of Wight, Westminster and Wiltshire). Recommendations to Social Services Departments include: work in collaboration with other commissioning agencies; establish a flexible funding mechanism; ensure that older people with a learning disability have access to effective assessment and care management systems; and provide a wide range of residential accommodation and day services. |
| Accession Number | CPA-971203402 B |
| Classmark | E4: IK: KW: NM: PF: QA6: QAD: 6K |
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