Quality in Ageing and Older Adults: Volume 20 Issue 4
Promoting excellence in services through research, policy and practice
Table of contents - Special Issue: Ageing and increased longevity in people with intellectual disabilities
Guest Editors: Marcus Redley
Ageing carers and intellectual disability: a scoping review
Aoife Mahon, Elizabeth Tilley, Gurch Randhawa, Yannis Pappas, Jitka VseteckovaIndividuals with intellectual disability(ies) are living longer contributing to an overall increase in the average age of caregivers. The purpose of this paper is to review the…
Intellectual disability and dementia: perspectives on environmental influences
Alisa Jordan ShethThe purpose of this paper is to improve understandings of environmental influences on participation in routine and familiar activities for people with intellectual disabilities…
“One does not forget, it all comes back”: elderly people with intellectual disability review adversities and stress-protection in their lives
Hadewych R.M.M. Schepens, Joris Van Puyenbroeck, Bea MaesPeople with intellectual disability are reported to encounter many negative life events during their increasingly long lives. In the absence of protective elements, these may…
Age-friendly communities for older persons with intellectual disabilities
Caley Miskimmin, Shahin Shooshtari, Verena Menec, Karen A. Duncan, Toby Martin, Brenda M. StoeszThe life expectancy for persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) has increased significantly, resulting in an increasing number of aging persons with ID. To promote healthy and…
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