title: Long-term care of the aging population with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
abstract: The aging population with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) deserves appropriate health care and social support. This population poses unique medical and social challenges to the multidisciplinary team that provides care. In the past, long-term care (LTC) facilities played an essential role in the livelihood of this population. The likelihood that the geriatric LTC system must prepare for adequately caring for this population is high. This article conveys the need to prepare for the inclusion of the growing aging population with I/DD into long-term care with the general elderly population in the near future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Resident PGY 2, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV 89502, USA.
authors.forename: Nae-Hwa
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Georges El
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Hoyek
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chau
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D017028:Caregivers; D015897:Comorbidity; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008134:Long-Term Care; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D019338:Polypharmacy; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012112:Residential Facilities; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology