ArticleJournal of intellectual & developmental disability
Health issues of older people with intellectual disability in group homes
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- Natural Setting Interventions to Increase Physical Activity Level in Older Adults With Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2025Pooled it
- Digital Pathways to Family Bonds: Exploring WhatsApp Video Calls Adoption by Older Adults With Intellectual Disability in Out-of-Home Residence.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2026Article
- Aging people with intellectual disabilities in need of care: challenges, strategies, and consequences for special housing in Germany.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2026Article
- Perceived Needs of People with Intellectual Disabilities Undergoing the Ageing Process.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Needs of older people with intellectual disabilities: variables influencing inter-respondent (client vs staff) agreement.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2023Article
- Ambivalence among staff regarding ageing with intellectual disabilities: Experiences and reflections.Journal of intellectual disabilities : JOID · 2021Article
- Use of dementia care mapping in the care for older people with intellectual disabilities: A mixed-method study.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2021Article
- Chronic Health Conditions in Aging Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Access to health care for older people with intellectual disability: a modelling study to explore the cost-effectiveness of health checks.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Promoting Healthy Aging of Individuals With Developmental Disabilities: A Qualitative Case Study.Western journal of nursing research · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis paper explores how group home staff in Victoria, Australia, responded to residents with an intellectual disability (ID) as they developed age-related health conditions.
methodThe analysis was based on a longitudinal study that followed 17 ageing group home residents over a 3-year period. Eighty-three interviews were conducted with 30 group home staff in 17 group homes. Dimensional analysis, a variant of grounded theory, guided data collection and analysis.
resultsFindings revealed that the organisations all had systems in place to address health issues. However, the results also suggest an inability of staff to differentiate between significant health conditions and normal age-related changes, thus contributing to delays in care for serious medical conditions.
conclusionsLack of knowledge about normal ageing and an absence of organisational policies influence timeliness of diagnosis and treatment for people with ID. Group home staff could be more effective advocates for older residents, leading to improvements in health outcomes, if they had basic knowledge about normal ageing and symptoms of common age-related illnesses and if group home agencies provided clearer guidance to their staff. The study has implications for staff education and organisational policy development for group homes.
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