Grant: Travel Awards - Institute Community Support

Introduction: An international consensus statement on supporting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) as they become frail provides recommendations for care givers and policy makers. The objective of this project is to examine how current care plans for adults with IDD follow these recommendations and where the statement could provide additional guidance. Methods: Care plans for 26 frail or pre-frail adults with IDD receiving supports from a community-based agency for persons with IDD in Ontario, Canada were coded according to the seven recommendations and two underlying principles of the consensus statement. Results: Preliminary analyses find both short and long-term goals relating to improvement and maintenance of an individual's well-being, whether it be physical, mental, or social. A wide breadth of disciplines are involved in achieving these goals, resulting in intersectoral collaboration. Ongoing analyses will examine whether there are differences in care planning for frail versus pre-frail individuals. Implications: The consensus statement can illuminate areas of strength and weakness within a care plan, which could lead to policy changes that focus the neglected actions and improvements in overall support for frail adults with IDD when they become frail.