The (mis)matching of resources and assessed need in remote <scp>A</scp>boriginal community aged care

Bell, Darren; Lindeman, Melissa; Reid, John B.

doi:10.1111/ajag.12164

Cited by 17 publications

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“…The ICF's utility is less relevant in a Mäori cultural context (e.g., it does not recognise the importance of ancestral connectivity and community collectivity). To avoid incongruence with Indigenous needs, users of the ICF need to possess culturally specific knowledge for interpretation against its standardised classifications (Bell, Lindeman, & Reid, 2015;Wright-St Clair et al, 2012). Given the diverse Indigenous contexts and understandings of disability, the ICF is considered unreliable (Harwood, 2010;Hollinsworth, 2013).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Whānau hauā: Reframing disability from an Indigenous perspective

Hickey¹,

Wilson²

2017

MAI Journal

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Mäori directly or indirectly experience disability at a higher rate than any other population group in Aotearoa New Zealand. Despite one in three Mäori having some form of disability, Mäori have less access to support and health and disability services. Currently, gaps exist in knowledge related to Mäori and disability, and this is not helped by disabled Mäori being excluded from health and disability policy and service planning forums. With regard to disability frameworks, the medical model and the social model are the predominant northern hemisphere approaches to working with disabled persons. These models view disability in an individualised manner that is not relevant for many Indigenous disabled persons whose worldview is holistic, relational and collective in nature. In this paper, we critically examine current approaches to working with disabled Mäori and their experiences as Indigenous disabled persons before presenting Whänau Hauä as an alternative Indigenous approach to disability.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Whānau hauā: Reframing disability from an Indigenous perspective

Hickey¹,

Wilson²

2017

MAI Journal

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“…The importance of community care services to Indigenous Australians, regardless of age, has been emphasised [5], with particular emphasis on enabling older people to stay' ' ' ' on country longer than they would otherwise. Living on country is an integral part of the Aboriginal cultural identity, and reports of older Aboriginal people sometimes choosing conditions of extreme hardship rather than relocating to residential care 'away from country' are not uncommon [6]. Provision of community care needs to be undertaken in a way so as to ensure carers and community members are not disempowered and traditional family roles are incorporated.…”

Section: Ageing Health and Clinical Responsesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Flexible Aged Care Program was specifically developed to enable such an approach to service development and to ensure that service models can adapt as the needs of individual communities change [4]. Aged and community care programs that require adherence to more prescriptive policy (such as age eligibility requirements, or strict care standards that preclude flexible delivery) are less likely to sustain success [6]. For example, problems of service access and inconsistent service delivery for older Aboriginal people have been raised in Central Australia, and these often relate to difficulties of mainstream program guidelines translating to the remote Indigenous context [6,18].…”

Section: Ageing Health and Clinical Responsesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Community care for Indigenous older people: An update

et al. 2016

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In this brief paper, we outline some important messages in the literature pertaining to community care for Indigenous older people. Such literature has been scarce until relatively recently. These key messages are particularly important as aged care sector reforms are implemented. We highlight significant research findings concerning health, care preferences and service delivery challenges for the provision of community care for this population group. To be successful, a service needs to be relevant, and to be relevant, services need to take a community development approach in their development and ongoing management.

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“…In remote communities, lack of service availability is also an issue. Despite these challenges, many Aboriginal people residing in remote communities hold a strong desire to remain living within their community 'on country' to fulfil an integral part of their cultural identity [8][9][10].…”

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confidence: 99%

Role of art centres for Aboriginal Australians living with dementia in remote communities

et al. 2017

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Objective: To explore the role art centres in remote communities play for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians living with dementia. Methods: A comprehensive literature search was undertaken, with no restrictions on articles regarding year of publication. Results: Art programmes have been found to be of benefit to both people living with dementia and their carers, particularly when programmes are administered in environments that are culturally revered. Findings indicate remote art centres play a key role in maintaining traditions, culture and practices unique to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, but there is a gap in knowledge regarding how they cater for the needs of people with dementia. Conclusion: Addressing this gap will be helpful in remote areas where prevalence of dementia is up to five times that of non-Aboriginal people, and there are limited health and support services. Further research is required to explore strengths and gaps of current practices.Policy Impact: Innovative policy and practice approaches are needed to address the high prevalence of dementia in remote Aboriginal communities. Art centres have the potential to play a formal and collaborative role in supporting people living with dementia and their carers maintain social participation and access health and aged care services in a timely manner.

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The (mis)matching of resources and assessed need in remote Aboriginal community aged care

Cited by 17 publications

References 12 publications

Whānau hauā: Reframing disability from an Indigenous perspective

Whānau hauā: Reframing disability from an Indigenous perspective

Community care for Indigenous older people: An update

Role of art centres for Aboriginal Australians living with dementia in remote communities

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