From nonissue to healthcare crisis : a historical review of aging and dying with an intellectual and developmental disability

By: McGinley, Jacqueline M.
Series: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 54 (2) April 2016: 151-156. 2016Disc region: text file PDF rda.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resource Subject(s): INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES | AGEING | END OF LIFE | HEALTH CARE | HISTORYOnline resources: Read this Article Summary: Notes that individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities are living unprecedentedly longer lives primarily due to the long-term benefits of the deinstitutionalization movement and widespread improvements in health outcomes. However, the consequences of this protracted aging process are significant, complex, and often poor not only for the individuals and their caregivers but for the mainstream healthcare community. Explores how these challenges evolved from a nonissue to an impending crisis in less than 25 years. Additionally, present-day efforts by researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to address these challenges are explored and recommendations made for future directions.
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Notes that individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities are living unprecedentedly longer lives primarily due to the long-term benefits of the deinstitutionalization movement and widespread improvements in health outcomes. However, the consequences of this protracted aging process are significant, complex, and often poor not only for the individuals and their caregivers but for the mainstream healthcare community. Explores how these challenges evolved from a nonissue to an impending crisis in less than 25 years. Additionally, present-day efforts by researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to address these challenges are explored and recommendations made for future directions.

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