Ageing and increased longevity in people with intellectual disabilities / guest editor, Marcus Redley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Redley, Marcus, editor.

Series:

Quality in Ageing and Older Adults

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Care.

Older people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (63 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Emerald Publishing, 2019.

Summary:

This ebook of Quality in Ageing and Older Adults will be of interest to researchers and professionals interested in the views of older people with intellectual disabilities, and the development of public policy and services to meet the needs of aspirations of this population. The peer-reviewed manuscripts in this special edition of Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, representing international scholarship on ageing and increased longevity, highlight the value and specifically-important life experiences of older people with intellectual disabilities; environment influences on dementia and intellectual disability; age-friendly communities for older person with intellectual disabilities; and ageing carers. All of these provide timely directions for policy makers seeking to inclusively address the needs of older people with intellectual disabilities and those working with them.

Contents:

Covers

Guest editorial

Ageing carers and intellectual disability: a scoping review

Intellectual disability and dementia: perspectives on environmental influences

One does not forget, it all comes back": elderly people with intellectual disability review adversities and stress-protection in their lives

Age-friendly communities for older persons with intellectual disabilities.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-83982-447-6