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The Housing And Support Needs Of People With An Intellectual Disability Into Older Age, Kelly Shaw, Colleen Cartwright, Jocelyn Craig

Professor Colleen M Cartwright

Background: People with intellectual disabilities (IDs) are growing older as a population cohort. Many live at home with family members who are their carers but who are also becoming older and less able to provide care. The housing and support preferences of people with IDs and their carers into older age are poorly characterised in the literature. Methods: Focus groups and individual interviews were conducted with 15 people with IDs who work in supported employment and with 10 family members who care for adults with IDs. Data were thematically analysed independently by two researchers. Results: The major themes that emerged …