People with learning disabilities need holistic care to age well: Identifying the specific care needs of people with a learning disability and frailty is crucial to ensure good-quality person-centred care.
Identifying frailty in people with a learning disability is a subject fraught with sensitivities. History as recent as the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 demonstrates that, and might make some people reluctant to talk about the topic. But people with a learning disability can also have frail...
| Publicado en: | Learning Disability Practice Vol. 27; no. 5; pp. 12 - 15 |
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| Formato: | pictorial Journal Article |
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Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The)
Oct2024
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| Sumario: | Identifying frailty in people with a learning disability is a subject fraught with sensitivities. History as recent as the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 demonstrates that, and might make some people reluctant to talk about the topic. But people with a learning disability can also have frailty, and the issue should not be ignored, says James Ridley, nurse consultant at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. |
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