If you work with a nursing recruitment agency or if you are currently seeking care jobs so you can work with carers then you have come to the right place. As a lot of nurse agency workers will tell you, there have been a new set of national guidelines put into place to try and push care homes around Scotland to provide the right level of healthcare for those who have a learning disability. It is also suited to those who have dementia as well. The new guidance, called My New Home has said that they intend to help anyone who works in home care to get the right kind of support while also ensuring that they do everything they can to help those who have learning disabilities.

When you look at HIS, you will soon see that those who have any kind of learning disability are more likely to go on to develop dementia. Not only this, but they are also likely to develop it at a much younger age. 13% of those who are between 60 and 65, and who have a learning disability, will develop age-related dementia. Studies have shown that 30% of those who have Down’s Syndrome are also more likely to experience dementia. This number stands at 30%. Of course, when you increase the age to 60 you will soon see that this rises to 50%. With the latest guidance, it looks like more is going to be done to ensure that people are given the kind of support they need, to function in society as well as ensuring that they are not left out because of their extra needs. This movement is very positive to say the least so it’s going to be exciting to see how things develop from here on, out.