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Webber, Ruth; Bowers, Barbara; Bigby, Christine – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2010
Background: This study reports on the hospitalisation experiences of older adults with intellectual disability living in group homes. Methods: Grounded dimensional analysis was used to guide data collection and analysis. Group home residents were tracked prospectively over a 3-year period. Interviews were conducted with family, group home, and…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Hospitals, Group Homes, Older Adults
Webber, Ruth; Bowers, Barbara; Bigby, Christine – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2016
Background: Increased life expectancy for people with intellectual disability is accompanied by increased age-related health concerns. People ageing with intellectual disability experience more health conditions and are relocated to aged care earlier than their age peers. Method: Group home staff were surveyed about their (a) training and…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Aging (Individuals), Health, Group Homes
Bigby, Christine – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2008
Background: Australian government policy regards people with intellectual disability (ID) as citizens with equal rights, which means that they should have access to the same opportunities as the wider community. Ageing in place is central to aged care policy in Australia for the general population. Method: This paper reviews policy to support the…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Group Homes, Foreign Countries, Public Policy
Bowers, Barbara; Webber, Ruth; Bigby, Christine – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2014
Background: This paper explores how group home staff in Victoria, Australia, responded to residents with an intellectual disability (ID) as residents developed age-related health conditions. Method: The analysis was based on a longitudinal study that followed 17 ageing group home residents over a 3-year period. Eighty-three interviews were…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Intellectual Disability, Group Homes, Foreign Countries