Beset by Obstacles: A Review of Australian Policy Development to Support Ageing in Place for People with Intellectual Disability

Autor/in	Bigby, Christine
Titel	Beset by Obstacles: A Review of Australian Policy Development to Support Ageing in Place for People with Intellectual Disability
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 33 (2008) 1, S.76-86 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-8250
Schlagwörter	Older Adults; Group Homes; Foreign Countries; Public Policy; Vocational Education; Mental Retardation; Aging (Individuals); Disabilities; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Älterer Erwachsener; Gruppenheim; Ausland; Öffentliche Ordnung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Geistige Behinderung; Aging; Altern; Handicap; Behinderung; Australien
Abstract	Background: Australian government policy regards people with intellectual disability (ID) as citizens with equal rights, which means that they should have access to the same opportunities as the wider community. Ageing in place is central to aged care policy in Australia for the general population. Method: This paper reviews policy to support the provision of similar opportunities to age in place for people with ID, and the reasons for its slow development. Results: Due to lifestyle patterns earlier in the life course, many people with ID experience a mid-life disruption to their accommodation, and may live in a group home as they age or may move prematurely to residential aged care. The absence of mechanisms to adjust disability funding as needs change, and the existence of policy that denies residents in group homes access to community-based aged care, forces disability services to "go it alone" to support ageing in place. Conclusion: Despite a national priority to improve the interface between the disability and aged care sectors, administrative and funding characteristics continue to obstruct the development of implementation strategies to support ageing in place for people with ID, which remain at the stage of an exploration of the issues. (Contains 1 note.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10