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TL;DR
The central finding is that participants identified specific needs, such as recognizing caregiver roles, improving service navigation, and providing culturally safe care and provider education.
Diseases · 9 authors, 5 centres
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The central finding is that participants identified specific needs, such as recognizing caregiver roles, improving service navigation, and providing culturally safe care and provider education.
Through interviews and discussions, participants provided recommendations to support family caregivers, including recognizing their role, enhancing navigation and access to services, improving home care and respite, and providing culturally safe care. Recommendations for providers included supporting their health and wellbeing, improving recruitment and retention, enhancing orientation, and offering comprehensive cultural awareness training. The study highlights that care work is undervalued and that First Nations communities face unique challenges, including navigating complex multi-level systems and a greater shortage of care providers exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Implications point to the need for policy and system changes to co-design support programs with caregivers, providers, and communities, and to invest in culturally grounded education and training.