Browne-Yung Kathryn, O'Neil Diana, Walker Ruth, Corlis Megan, Smyth Alison, Putsey Peter, Laver Kate E, Fernandez Elizabeth, Cations Monica
College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Helping Hand Aged Care, North Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Australas J Ageing. 2022 Mar;41(1):42-49. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12948. Epub 2021 May 7.
Little is known about how prepared the aged care system is to meet the specific needs of Care Leavers and Forgotten Australians. We explored service provider and advocate perspectives about the barriers and facilitators for appropriate and safe care for this group.
Three focus groups with sixteen professional stakeholders examined the ways aged care support is accessible and inaccessible for Forgotten Australians.
Participants noted structural and organisational features that act as barriers to best practice aged care. It was perceived that funding models and processes provide insufficient opportunity to develop trust with professionals and access tailored care. Once engaged with aged care services, the sector lacks the psychological literacy required to tailor care to manage the complex needs and preferences of Forgotten Australians.
Systemic and organisational change that promotes increased flexibility, trauma-informed care and non-residential housing options will improve the safety and accessibility of aged care for Forgotten Australians.
对于老年护理系统在满足离开护理机构者和被遗忘的澳大利亚人的特殊需求方面的准备情况,我们了解甚少。我们探讨了服务提供者和倡导者对于为该群体提供适当且安全护理的障碍和促进因素的看法。
与16名专业利益相关者进行了三个焦点小组讨论,研究了被遗忘的澳大利亚人获得和无法获得老年护理支持的方式。
参与者指出了一些结构和组织特征,这些特征成为了优质老年护理的障碍。人们认为,资金模式和流程提供的机会不足,难以与专业人员建立信任并获得量身定制的护理。一旦参与老年护理服务,该行业缺乏为满足被遗忘的澳大利亚人的复杂需求和偏好而量身定制护理所需的心理素养。
促进更大灵活性、创伤知情护理和非居住性住房选择的系统性和组织性变革,将提高被遗忘的澳大利亚人获得老年护理的安全性和可及性。