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Direct linkWebber, 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
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
