background: during recent years the rapid increase in the senior population, their disabilities, reduced independence, and increased dependence have drawn more attention toward issues related to social support in this group. social support impacts different dimensions of health of the senior population.  meanwhile, one of the important aspects of health which is less considered in this group is...

Jane Hubert is Senior Research Fellow and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology in the Department of Psychiatry of Disability at St George’s Hospital Medical School (Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE). Her interests include social and cultural aspects of learning disabilities, and family perspectives. Sheila Hollins is Professor of Psychiatry of Learning Disability at St George’s Hospi...

Elderly persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) are at increased risk for falls and fall-related injuries. Although there has been extensive research on risk factors for falling in the general elderly population, research on this topic in persons with ID is rather sparse. This is the first study to prospective investigate risk factors for falling among elderly persons with mild to moderate ...

INTRODUCTION The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), passed in 1990, required that a specialized transit service be provided to serve disabled people within 3/4 of a mile of existing standard bus routes and light rail stations. Having such services available, elderly and disabled people have a unique mode choice decision that is not available for typical travelers: the choice between public ...

BACKGROUND Self-reported health is a widely used measure of health status across individuals. As the ageing population increases, the health of the elderly also becomes of growing concern. The elderly go through life facing social, economic and financial hardships. These hardships are known to affect the health status of people as they age. The purpose of this study is to assess social and heal...

Since 2007, the federal Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration has funded states’ efforts to help Medicaid beneficiaries who are elderly or have disabilities leave long-term care institutions, if they wish to do so, and return to the community. In this report, we examine the characteristics of and post-transition outcomes for MFP participants in 25 states who transitioned to the community...

Introduction: The need for housing adapted to the needs of elderly people will increase during the forthcoming years due to the increase of the proportion of elderly people from 2020 and onwards. This need cannot be resolved by means of a single limited initiative. Description of situation: Most elderly people live in houses, farms and apartments which have to be adapted to disabilities. There ...