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Community provision for people with mental handicaps
Author(s) -
Cooper Dereck,
Ghataora Rajinder
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of the british institute of mental handicap (apex)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 0261-9997
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3156.1989.tb00548.x
Subject(s) - accommodation , community service , service (business) , mental health , service provider , psychology , nursing , public relations , medicine , business , psychiatry , marketing , political science , neuroscience
This article discusses the findings and implications of a comprehensive survey of carers of people with mental handicaps recently undertaken in Dudley. The survey looked at the use and perceived need for services, and the question of the future care, accommodation, and support of this client group. The article draws attention to several key issues which emerged for providers of services in the community. Firstly, it notes that carers form a highly concerned and vocal group, eager to participate in the planning of service provision. Secondly, it points to the relationship which exists between knowledge of services and demand for services, and to that between the availability of services and satisfaction with services. Thirdly, it focuses on important differences in the attitudes of those caring for younger people and those caring for older people with mental handicaps. Finally, it stresses the growing need for careful planning of future services, especially for the time when carers can no longer cope.