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McCracken Intervention Matrix: Guidelines for carers to help older adults with mental retardation maintain optimal functioning

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IL-Institute on Disability & Human Development, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2005

Contact Information:

RRTC Clearinghouse
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800-996-8845

Product Description:

This guidebook assists carers to help older people with mental retardation maintain optimum functioning in nine areas: eating and nutrition; elimination; motor skills; awareness and thinking; communication; relationships; protection and assertiveness; sexual awareness and behavior; and assistance and acceptance. Each of the nine modules includes an overview of age-related changes, guidelines for detecting changes in function, and easy-to-implement activities to help individuals maintain optimum functioning. The guidebook also contains an overview of the aging process and a resource directory for additional information on aging with mental retardation.

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