Transition to old age — what can we do to aid the process?

Abstract

This article looks at how people with learning disabilities, including people with learning disabilities who develop dementia, make the transition to old age. It identifies key issues in understanding the transition to old age for people with learning disabilities, including how the ageing process may be different for this group, lack of agreement as to what constitutes old age for people with learning disabilities, the heterogeneity of this population and the inadequacy of service responses to their changing needs. It advocates a number of clinical and service responses that might help make the transition easier for people.

Citation

Dodd, K. (2008), "Transition to old age — what can we do to aid the process?", Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, Vol. 2 No. 3, pp. 7-12. https://doi.org/10.1108/17530180200800023