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Overcoming barriers to Indigenous culturally safe and appropriate dementia care services
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Length:
32 pages
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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This resource
- Features Indigenous perspectives
- Is intended for a health care provider audience
- Created in Canada
