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Overcoming barriers to Indigenous culturally safe and appropriate dementia care services

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32 pages

Created By: National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH)

Date Published: 2018

Category: Understand mood or behaviour changes, Access clinical guidelines

Description:

This paper identifies challenges Indigenous Peoples in Canada face when accessing culturally safe dementia care services and supports. Culturally safe care means adapting care services to a person’s cultural context. This paper also highlights Indigenous perspectives on aging and dementia care and suggests ways to overcome challenges. It emphasizes centering Indigenous perspectives when creating dementia care programs and services.

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  • Features Indigenous perspectives
  • Is intended for a health care provider audience
  • Created in Canada