Service use and cost of mental disorder in older adults with intellectual disability

BackgroundThe cost of caring for people with intellectual disability currently makes up a large proportion of healthcare spending in western Europe, and may rise in line with the increasing numbers of people with intellectual disability now living to old age.AimsTo report service use and costs of older people with intellectual disability and explore the influence of sociodemographic and illness-related determinants.Methodwe collected data on receipt and costs of accommodation, health and personal care, physical as well as mental illness, dementia, sensory impairment and disability in a represe... Mehr ...