Author : NTG Work Group
Release : 2012-01-04
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 379/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis NTG Thinker Document by : NTG Work Group
Download or read book NTG Thinker Document written by NTG Work Group. This book was released on 2012-01-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'My Thinker's Not Working': A National Strategy for Enabling Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Affected by Dementia to Remain in Their Community and Receive Quality Supports, prepared by the National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices, provides a summary of the challenges facing the nation as we observe an increasing rate of dementia found in older people with intellectual disabilities. The Report offers recommendations for the various stakeholders in the field of intellectual disabilities and anticipates that its findings and recommendations will be considered and integrated into the annual reports and plans developed by the federal Advisory Council on Alzheimer‟s Research, Care, and Services.