Living on the edge - enabling older owner occupiers with mild learning disabilities

Published by Care & Repair England, this report considers the needs of older people with moderate or mild learning disabilities who live independently in their own homes and may not be known to statutory authorities. Increasing frailty and limited knowledge and skills and behavioural difficulties mean that problems such as urgent repairs, debt, reduced mobility or risk of abuse create crises for individuals.

Types of need, possible service responses and examples of provision are described.