Tag: profound intellectual disabilities
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Smart Continence Care in Dutch Residential Care for People with Profound Disabilities: An Economic Evaluation
Overview: Why Smart Continence Care Matters for Profound Disabilities In the Netherlands, about 10,000 people live with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD), with roughly 9,000 spending most of their lives in residential care. Personal hygiene needs, especially continence care, consume substantial resources. Traditional continence care (TCC) relies on fixed schedules rather than changing needs.…