Issues in caregiving for older people with intellectual disabilities and their ageing family carers: A review and commentary

International Journal of Older People Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 217-226

  Ryan, Assumpta ^a   Taggart, Laurence ^a   Truesdale Kennedy, Maria ^a   Slevin, Eamonn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Carers; Family caregiving; Intellectual disabilities; Learning disabilities; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CAREGIVER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGED; AGING; CAREGIVERS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY;

EID: 84903155138     PISSN: 17483735     EISSN: 17483743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/opn.12021     Document Type: Article

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