This project seeks to explore the use of mental health services by older adults with intellectual disability who are living in different residential settings. The ongoing movement of people from services in institutions and from campuses to living with family or in houses in the community has changed the way that health services are used. In the past, health services were provided by the intellectual disability service itself, but now people with intellectual disability are trying to access the same health services as everyone else. This can be challenging as many people find these services difficult to access, for various reasons. This study will draw on data collected by the Intellectual Disability Supplement to the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (IDS-TILDA) to explore if the use of mental health services differs across various residential situations.
