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Indigenous elders' conceptualization of Home in aged residential care encompasses unique cultural, physical, emotional, and relational dimensions, necessitating that care systems embed culturally relevant practices and prioritize Indigenous knowledge. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

Synthesize existing literature on how Indigenous elders conceptualize the meaning and essential features of home within aged residential care environments.

September 3, 2026The GerontologistOpen Access

Indigenous conceptualisations of Home in aged residential care settings: a scoping review

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CLCinnamon Lindsay LatimerUniversity of Auckland JHJoanna HikakaUniversity of Auckland LHLogan HamleyWhakauae Research (New Zealand)

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Scoping review reveals multidimensional definitions of home among Indigenous elders in residential care, highlighting the necessity of culturally grounded service design.

Key Points

Synthesize existing literature on how Indigenous elders conceptualize the meaning and essential features of home within aged residential care environments.
Conducted a systematic search of qualitative research across PubMed, PsycInfo, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases.
Applied an analytical framework assessing physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual domains of home.
Identified 15 eligible articles examining the experiences and perspectives of Indigenous elders in residential aged care.
Synthesized elder perspectives across four interconnected domains: Cultural Home, Physical Home, Emotional/Psychological Home, and Relational/Social Home.
Demonstrated that elders carry intergenerational cultural knowledge and require facilities to center relationality and culturally relevant care models.

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Latimer et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a993586636c6408cfa7dc48 https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnag212

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September 3, 2026The GerontologistOpen Access

Indigenous conceptualisations of Home in aged residential care settings: a scoping review

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Authors

CLCinnamon Lindsay LatimerUniversity of Auckland JHJoanna HikakaUniversity of Auckland LHLogan HamleyWhakauae Research (New Zealand)

Discussion

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Implication

Scoping review reveals multidimensional definitions of home among Indigenous elders in residential care, highlighting the necessity of culturally grounded service design.

Key Points

Synthesize existing literature on how Indigenous elders conceptualize the meaning and essential features of home within aged residential care environments.
Conducted a systematic search of qualitative research across PubMed, PsycInfo, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases.
Applied an analytical framework assessing physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual domains of home.
Identified 15 eligible articles examining the experiences and perspectives of Indigenous elders in residential aged care.
Synthesized elder perspectives across four interconnected domains: Cultural Home, Physical Home, Emotional/Psychological Home, and Relational/Social Home.
Demonstrated that elders carry intergenerational cultural knowledge and require facilities to center relationality and culturally relevant care models.

Cite This Study

Latimer et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a993586636c6408cfa7dc48 https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnag212

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