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Disability and care
Published in Beverley Clough, Jonathan Herring, Disability, Care and Family Law, 2021
Independent living for disabled people means being able to live in the way you choose, with people you choose. It means having choices about who helps you and the ways they help. It is not necessarily about doing things for yourself, it is about having control over your day to day life.
Disempowered
Published in Al Condeluci, Interdependence: The Route to Community, 2019
Another critical point in the movement that occurred in 1975 was the consensus definition of independent living, painfully culled at these national gathering of disability leaders. After a full week of debate and discussion, the following definition was chosen: Independent living is control over one’s life based on choice of acceptable options that minimize reliance or dependence on others.
Independent Living Centers: A Parallel Resource
Published in Raymond V. Smith, John H. Leslie, Rehabilitation Engineering, 2018
In the future, ILCs might use rehabilitation engineering in several ways. They might employ rehabilitation engineers as staff or consultants in the provision of services. They might refer consumers to rehabilitation engineers. They might also advocate rehabilitation engineering on a policy level to aid their consumers. Conversely, rehabilitation engineers might use ILCs as a resource. They can market their services through ILCs. They could work with ILCs and consumers who could benefit from rehabilitation engineering during the individual planning process and service implementation. Rehabilitation engineers could also use ILCs as a resource for their consumers once they provide rehabilitation engineering services. The ILC could provide any services that might be needed as the result of a consumer’s new potential that was created through rehabilitation engineering. Independent living services that were needed but not previously received could also be accessed.
Community conversations on independent living: understanding the perspectives and support needs of persons with disabilities living in the southeast United States
Published in Disability and Rehabilitation, 2022
Jennifer L. Bumble, Erik W. Carter, Shimul Gajjar, Brian Valentini, Brandon Brown
Second, conceptions of “independent living” extended far beyond where someone lives and the degree of self-sufficiency he or she experiences in this residence. Independent living is often understood as living on one’s own or as synonymous with doing things without assistance [7]. In contrast, participants in this study emphasized how one lives much more than where one lives. Moreover, interdependence received more emphasis than self-reliance. For example, the most common themes focused on accessing needed supports, moving freely throughout one’s community, making choices about one’s life, and being part of a local community. Although living apart from one’s parents was certainly discussed, this particular focus reflected less than 10% of all responses. In addition, participants highlighted other aspects of independent living that have received much less attention in the literature. For example, themes like creating a life of purpose, building personal capacities, and enjoying personal relationships were raised across all events. Each of these areas can be associated with personal well-being and overall quality of life [22,23].
Room Arrangement and Social Cohesion in Senior Homes – A Study in China
Published in Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 2022
Among the independent-living residents, no factors was found significant to social cohesion. In comparison with assisted-living and nursing-care residents, independent-living residents are generally healthier and can handle daily living independently. In this research, the three independent-living facilities varied in multiple factors including capacity, room size, monthly rent, and environmental quality. However, no significant differences in social cohesion was found among them. Factors influencing independent-living residents’ social cohesion may be beyond the edge of facility. Environments outside independent-living facilities should be studied in order to promote social cohesion in the facilities. At this care level, two residents in a nonprofit facility (60% of the rooms were shared) suggested providing more private rooms.
What are the preferred characteristics of a service robot for the elderly? A multi-country focus group study with older adults and caregivers
Published in Assistive Technology, 2019
Sandra Bedaf, Patrizia Marti, Luc De Witte
Independent living may become challenging when aging, especially when one experiences problems with activities related to self-care, mobility, and/or interpersonal interactions and relationships (Bedaf et al., 2013). Most older adults prefer to stay at home as long as possible and do not want to move to a care institution. Assistive technology (AT) can play an important role in supporting elderly persons’ remaining independent in their own homes; for example, by implementing smart home technologies and accessibility adaptations of the home. Robotics is a relatively new field within AT that has been given increasing attention as robots have the potential to support care and independence (of older adults) in many ways (Bekey et al., 2006). Technical ambitions seem to be guiding the current developments of these robotics solutions (Bedaf, Gelderblom, & de Witte, 2015; Butter et al., 2008). This is unfortunate, because if success is to be achieved in bringing robots to the market, the needs and wishes of the target group should be taken as a starting point (Bedaf et al., 2015). When developing a robot for older adults, older adults should be active participants in the design process (Wu, Fassert, & Rigaud, 2012). Additionally, it is important to assess the expectations and needs of the other stakeholders involved (e.g., the family and caregivers; Broadbent, Stafford, & MacDonald, 2009).