Consensus Statement on Frailty in Adults with IDD
As an emerging field of research, no consensus statement on how to support frailty in individuals with IDD has existed until now. Through international collaboration, MAPS worked with a panel of experts to create a statement that promotes awareness and guides support planning for frail and pre-frail adults with IDD. Some ideas were immediately agreed upon by stakeholders, including using a person-centred approach to planning and considering frailty earlier in adults with IDD. Ongoing international debate initially caused contention to arise around having ageing in place and safety as priorities of the statement. To read the full consensus statement and how it was developed, go to https://bit.ly/2IT8ZgW.