Janicki, M.P. (2016). Stationäre Einrichtungen der Behindertenhilfe für Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung und dementieller Erkrankung [Group home care for adults with intellectual disabilities and Alzheimer’s disease].

In S.V. Müller and C. Gärtner (Eds.), Lebensqualität im Alter: Perspektiven für Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung und psychischen Erkrankungen [Quality of life in old age: prospects for people with intellectual disabilities and mental illness] (pp. 237-262). Wiesbaden, Germany: Springer Fachmedien
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Elisabeth L. Zeilinger, Claudia Gärtner, Matthew P. Janicki, Lucille Esralew & Germain Weber

Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
Published online: 23 Nov 2015
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13668250.2015.1113238

ABSTRACT
Background
In this study, we evaluated the feasibility of using the German-language version of a recently developed screening tool for dementia for persons with intellectual disability (ID): the National Task Group – Early Detection Screen for Dementia (NTG-EDSD).

Method
Some 221 paid carers of ageing persons with ID were asked to use the NTG-EDSD and report back on its utility and on 4 feasibility dimensions, and to provide detailed feedback on aspects deemed critical or missing.

Results
All feasibility dimensions were rated good to very good, and 80% of respondents found the NTG-EDSD useful or very useful for the early detection of dementia. This highlights a high acceptability of this instrument by the main target group. Conclusions The positive feasibility evaluation of the NTG-EDSD indicates the usability and adequacy of this instrument for application of early detection of dementia in persons with ID.

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New Article Highlights Need for National Practice Guidelines for Adults with ID and Dementia

Matthew P. Janicki and Seth M. Keller

The NIDILRR-funded Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Developmental Disabilities and Health (RRTCDD) recently published an article, Why do we need national guidelines for adults with intellectual disability (ID) and dementia? in the open access journal Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment, & Disease Monitoring. The article introduces current research in dementia care practices and highlights the need for special guidelines for individuals with ID, for whom symptoms of dementia may be undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. Read More...

Kathleen M. Bishop, Mary Hogan, Matthew P. Janicki, Seth M. Keller, Ronald Lucchino, Dawna T. Mughal, Elizabeth A. Perkins, Baldev K. Singh, Kathy Service, Sarah Wolfson, and the Health Planning Work Group of the National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices (2015)

Guidelines for Dementia-Related Health Advocacy for Adults With Intellectual Disability and Dementia: National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, February 2015, Vol. 53, No. 1, pp. 2-29. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-53.1.2

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Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities
Volume 11 Number 3 pp 176–191 September 2014

Matthew P. Janicki and Seth M. Keller
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