People with learning disabilities need holistic care to age well
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People with learning disabilities need holistic care to age well

Jennifer Trueland Health journalist

People with a learning disability and frailty have specific care needs and identifying them is crucial to ensure holistic, 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 altogether. 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.

Nursing Older People. 36, 5, 6-7. doi: 10.7748/nop.36.5.6.s2

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