title: Community care for Indigenous older people: An update.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Flinders NT, Flinders University, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.|The Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.
authors.forename: Melissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lindeman
authors.affiliation: WA Centre for Health and Ageing, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Melbourne Health, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.|The National Ageing Research Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Dina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: LoGiudice
authors.affiliation: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ageing Advisory Group (ATSIAAG), Australian Association of Gerontology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elliott
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003153:Community Health Services; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006303:Health Services, Indigenous; D006801:Humans
keywords: Indigenous; aboriginal; community care; research