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Todd, Stuart; Bernal, Jane; Worth, Rhian; Shearn, Julia; Brearley, Sarah; McCarron, Mary; Hunt, Katherine – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: This paper concerns mortality and needs for end-of-life care in a population of adults with ID living in generic care homes. Methods: Various sampling strategies were used to identify a difficult to find a population of people with ID in generic care homes. Demographic and health data were obtained for 132 people with ID. This included…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Death, Intellectual Disability, Older Adults
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Thompson, D. J.; Ryrie, I.; Wright, S. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2004
Background: As part of a UK programme of work focusing on older people with intellectual disabilities, the circumstance of those who reside in generic services for older people were investigated. Materials and methods: Questionnaires were sent to 2570 residential and nursing homes in 53 local authorities across the UK. Results: Five hundred and…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Nursing Homes, Organizational Change