This new edition has been fully updated, with a greater focus on older people with learning and intellectual disabilities and mental health issues, as well as bringing all recommendations in line with current guidelines. Since the first edition of this book was published, services for people with learning disabilities and their families have become more community-based, and the demography of the population of people with learning disabilities has...

This book identifies policy and quality issues affecting the care of people with learning disabilities.

In this edition, Bob Gates discusses the role of all professionals who care for people with learning disabilities. The text is written in a style that makes it practical and readable.