Community-Based Respite Care

Caregivers are integral to the quality of life for older adults living with dementia who aging in place. The lack training and culturally appropriate resources available caregivers Indigenous Peoples contributes accessibility gap community-based respite care. Although current modules exist care workers, there limited safe designed family members endeavouring increase Traditional Knowledges around dementia. Developing an Indigenous, caregiver toolkit creates safe, accessible community Guided by Research Methodologies research, Morning Star Lodge, partnership File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council at request a Community Advisory Committee, aims promote models support develop people their families. includes information such as: understanding dementia, strategies care, links online caregivers, specific cultures. goal is caregivers’ access related supports through distribution build capacity provision creating opportunity education, training, increasing awareness communities. Creating will also help relieve stress providing education about services available.