Comparison of specialist and mainstream programs for older carers of adults with intellectual disability

Considerations for service development

Bibliographic Data

ID11958777
AuthorsChristine Bigby (0000-0001-7001-8976, corresponding author), Elizabeth Ozanne
Year2004
Volume57
Issue3
Pages273-287
Publication date2004-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0312-407X • E-ISSN: 1447-0748
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1447-0748.2004.00151.x
OpenAlexW2139853074
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited15

Older carers of adults with intellectual disabilities experience unique challenges. Outreach initiatives identify a high number who are unknown to support services and a case is made to proactively engage them to assist in future planning for their adult children. An earlier study by the authors suggested that, in Victoria, specialist case management programs for older carers occupied a unique place within the service system. The present paper discusses a study that further explored the functions of specialist programs for this group through a comparsion with a mainstream disability case‐management program. Few differences were found, although mainstream programs did not undertake outreach and community education functions. Models that build on the capacity of mainstream case management or carer support programs to work with older carers and target outreach more effectively are discussed

Business · Case management · Intellectual disability · Mainstream · Medical education · Outreach · Political science · Psychiatry · Service (business · Service delivery framework · Work (physics · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology