More integration for those with disabilities urged

Community placements for older people with intellectual disabilities has not brought about greater integration, a report has found.

The report, which looked at the physical wellbeing and mental health of more than 30,000 people with intellectual disability nationwide, said more than just a change of address is needed.

Two thirds of those with intellectual disability either experience difficulty or else do not travel around their community at all, and those living in community group homes reported similar levels of loneliness and difficultly making friends to those in institutional residences.