Increasing demand for adult respite care services - Health Research Council
In a recent report by the Health Research Board (HRB), the need for adult residential and respite services in Ireland has been emphasised, with a call for urgent action and the immediate implementation of the Action Plan for the Disability Capacity Review.
The report reveals a growing demand for these services over the next five years, with approximately 395 adults requiring day programmes, rehabilitative training, or neuro-rehabilitative training. Furthermore, around 1,700 adults who are currently living at home with ageing carers are expected to need residential care within the same period.
The report also indicates that three-quarters (75%) of adults requiring a day programme have an intellectual disability, and 91% of the required residential services are for a place in a house in the community with four or fewer residents.
The data for this report was extracted from the National Ability Supports System (NASS) at the end of December 2022. According to the report, overnight respite is required by over 1,300 children and adults in Ireland.
The National Federation for Voluntary Service Providers has stated that the HRB figures show that the responsibility for support has been left with elderly family carers. More than 78% of adults requiring a residential service have a primary carer, and over half (46%) of these primary carers are aged 60 years and over.
The report also provides insights into the most commonly required specialist supports, with speech and/or language therapy, physiotherapy, and occupational therapy being the most sought-after.
However, the search results do not provide specific recent data from the Health Research Board (HRB) regarding the current demand for adult residential and respite services in Ireland. To obtain the current demand data, consulting the HRB's latest official publications or reports directly would be necessary.
In 2022, NASS recorded 73,927 people engaging with disability services, with 45,068 being children and 28,859 being adults. Just over one-third (36%) of adults requiring a day programme are aged 18-24 years.
The Government has been urged to address this growing need consistently over the coming years to meet the needs identified in the NASS report and Capacity Review of Disability Services. In particular, the Government needs to allocate at least 315 residential support places in the upcoming budget to address the residential support needs of adults with intellectual disabilities.
- The need for adult residential and respite services in Ireland is significant, as highlighted by the Health Research Board (HRB) in a recent report.
- The report underscores the urgent need for action and immediate implementation of the Action Plan for the Disability Capacity Review.
- Over the next five years, there is a growing demand for these services, with approximately 395 adults requiring day programs, rehabilitative training, or neuro-rehabilitative training.
- Around 1,700 adults currently living at home with ageing carers are expected to need residential care within the same period.
- The report indicates that three-quarters (75%) of adults requiring a day programme have an intellectual disability.
- In terms of residential services, 91% of the required services are for a place in a house in the community with four or fewer residents.
- The data for this report was extracted from the National Ability Supports System (NASS) at the end of December 2022.
- Overnight respite is required by over 1,300 children and adults in Ireland, according to the report.
- The National Federation for Voluntary Service Providers has stated that the HRB figures show that the responsibility for support has been left with elderly family carers.
- More than 78% of adults requiring a residential service have a primary carer, and over half (46%) of these primary carers are aged 60 years and over.
- The report provides insights into the most commonly required specialist supports, with speech and/or language therapy, physiotherapy, and occupational therapy being the most sought-after.
- However, the report does not provide specific recent data regarding the current demand for adult residential and respite services in Ireland.
- To obtain the current demand data, consulting the HRB's latest official publications or reports directly would be necessary.
- In 2022, NASS recorded 73,927 people engaging with disability services, with 45,068 being children and 28,859 being adults.
- Just over one-third (36%) of adults requiring a day programme are aged 18-24 years.
- The Government has been urged to address this growing need consistently over the coming years.
- In particular, the Government needs to allocate at least 315 residential support places in the upcoming budget to address the residential support needs of adults with intellectual disabilities.
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