Older people with learning disabilities. Part 1: Individuals, ageing and health.
In a two-part article, Robert Jenkins considers how nursing care needs to develop in order to support the growing numbers of people with learning disabilities who are living into older age. Here, he looks at definitions, health issues and nursing needs.
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Unit for Development in Intellectual Disabilities, School of Care Sciences, University of Glamorgan, Wales.
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