Background Homecare workers carry out complex work with people living with dementia,
while under-supported, undervalued and undertrained. In this ethnographic study, we …

Background With increasing reductions in funding for social care across many countries, the
need to ensure that resources are used to best effect is becoming increasingly important, in …

Despite change toward more individualized support, group homes are likely to remain for
people with severe intellectual disability. As such, the search continues for ways to …

This book is designed as an introductory text that will facilitate your understanding of
research. Undertaking research is a skilled activity and while it is desirable that practitioners …

This qualitative study investigated the challenges that are faced by entrepreneurs living with
physical disabilities in the Sebokeng Township of South Africa and the objectives were to …

People who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) are frequently
excluded from research, yet their voices can significantly enhance the applicability …

Background: A growing body of evidence attests to the disproportionate impact of COVID-19
on persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) during the pandemic. This …

Background While several validated measures of the life circumstances of people with
intellectual disabilities (ID) have been developed, this stream of research has not yet been …

Quality of public services including social services is an issue frequently discussed by policy
makers, service providers, and by those who represent service users. The aim of this study …

The importance of including socially excluded groups in health and social care research has
become increasingly recognised, and is underpinned by recent UK government policy (see …