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The Elderly Physically and Developmentally Handicapped: An Analysis of Service Delivery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2010

Lynn McDonald ,
Dorothy Badry  and
Christine Mueller
Lynn McDonald
Affiliation:
The University of Calgary
Dorothy Badry
Affiliation:
The University of Calgary
Christine Mueller
Affiliation:
The University of Calgary
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Abstract

In view of the growing numbers of physically and developmentally handicapped older persons in Canada, this study attempts to determine the effects of basic client characteristics on the delivery of services to these groups. Using data from the 1984 Disability Information System of Calgary, a series of models are estimated which focus on the characteristics of age, gender, geographical location, and level of physical and cognitive functioning as determinants of the receipt or non-receipt of residential, professional, support and day program services. The results indicate that there is a weak relationship between age, gender and level of cognitive functioning and the overall receipt of services. However, when each service is analyzed separately, only day programs are adequately explained. As was anticipated, it appears the needs of the elderly handicapped are not being met within the rehabilitation service system.

Résumé

En vertu du nombre croissant de personnes âgées victimes de handicaps physiques ou progressifs au Canada, cette étude tente de déterminer les effets des caractéristiques de base des clients sur les services offerts à ces groupes. Basés sur des données tirées du Disability Information System de Calgary de 1984, une série de modèles ont été conçus utilisant l'âge, le sexe, l'emplacement géographique, le niveau de fonctionnement physique et cognitif pour déterminer le besoin ainsi que le genre de service nécessaire, soit résidentiel, professionnel ou service de soutien et programme quotidien. Les résultats indiquent qu'il y a une faible corrélation entre l'âge, le sexe, le niveau de fonctionnement cognitif et le type de service reçu en général. Cependant, lorsque chaque service est analysé séparément, seuls les programmes quotidiens sont expliqués adéquatement. Tel qu'anticipé, il semble que les besoins des gens âgés handicapés ne soient pas satisfaits dans le cadre du système de service de réhabilitation.

Keywords

elderlyphysicallydevelopmentallyhandicapped
Type
Articles
Information
Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , Summer/Été 1988 , pp. 134 - 147
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 1988

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