(Glasgow, Scotland – October 13-14, 2016) DOWNLOAD Publications and Papers from the International Summit on Intellectual Disability and Dementia International Summit Consensus Statement: Intellectual Disability Inclusion in National Dementia Plan Abstract: The WHO has called for the development and adoption of national plans or strategies to guide public policy and set goals for services, supports, …
Source: The Journal of Dementia Care July/August 2017 Vol 25 No 4 As more people with intellectual disabilities live into old age, the prevalence of dementia in this group is increasing. Kathryn Service and colleagues examine the challenges to dementia practice presented by intellectual disability. Download Dying well with an intellectual disability & dementia
Philip McCallion1 | Mary Hogan2 | Flavia H Santos3 | Mary McCarron4 | Kathryn Service5 | Sandy Stemp6 | Seth Keller7 | Juan Fortea8 | Kathleen Bishop9 | Karen Watchman10 | Matthew P Janicki11 | and the Working Group of the International Summit on Intellectual Disability and Dementia End-of-life (McCallion et al 2017) J Appl Res …
Source: “I’m still here”: Exploring what matters to people with intellectual disability during advance care planning – McKenzie – 2017 – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities – Wiley Online Library Abstract Background This study sought to identify, from the perspective of people with intellectual disabilities and life limiting conditions, the factors that strengthened …
