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Another minority group: use of aged care day programs and community leisure services by older people with lifelong disability

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posted on 2005-01-01, 00:00 authored by C Bigby, Susan BalandinSusan Balandin
Objective: This study examined the extent to which programs available to the general aged community are accessible to older people with lifelong disability. Method: Forty Victorian generic aged day activity and community leisure programs used by older people responded to a survey that sought information on the extent to which such services are used by older people with a lifelong disability. Results: More than half of these services are accessed by a small number of people with lifelong disability and overall there was a willingness to include this group in generic services. Barriers and solutions to successful generic service use were reported. Conclusions: The findings indicate that the issues for people with lifelong disability differ little from those of other minority groups. It is proposed that disability services have a role in brokering services for their older clients, and continued planning and collaboration between disability and aged services will benefit all older people.

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Journal

Australasian journal on ageing

Volume

24

Issue

1

Pagination

14 - 18

Publisher

Wiley Interscience

Location

New York, N.Y.

ISSN

1440-6381

eISSN

1741-6612

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

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