Staff experiences of participation in everyday life of older people with intellectual disability who live in group homes

Table 1.

Educational level (related to disability, care, ageing or equal), nGroup homeStaff, nAge, M (range)Upper secondary schoolUniversity/collegeTotal working years providing services for people with intellectual disability M (range)Total working years in the group home M (range)Park Lane448.5 (38–60)3122 (8–35)11.5 (2.5–18)Church Road439 (29–52)3115 (2–33)13 (0.5–25)Kingsway447 (26–59)3114 (5–35)9 (5–14)West Street344 (33–51)219.5 (2–20)5.5 (2–7)In total1544.5 (26–60)11415 (2–35)10 (0.5–25)

Table 2.

Participation in everyday life of older people with intellectual disabilityGiving support in participation in everyday life of older people with intellectual disabilityHow would you describe participation for older people with intellectual disability living in this group home?Tell me about situations where ageing has influenced participation.How do you do to support participation for the residents?Tell me about situations which have supported/inhibited participation in everyday life of the residents.How does the group home environment influence participation in everyday life of the residents?What do older people with intellectual disability need to be able to participate in everyday life?