<p>This study explored the perceptions and use of aged care services among older African migrants in Australia. A research team, including an African migrant in Australia, employed a qualitative descriptive design to conduct face-to-face and telephone semi-structured interviews with 12 older African migrant adults. The data were analysed thematically using NVivo 12 Software. Findings show that older adults believed in caregiving at home by their relatives and had negative perceptions of aged care services, including residential aged care relocation. They also believed that the benefits of staying at home with their relatives outweighed the negative aspects, attributing their perception and use of services to their cultural orientation towards care. The older adults believed that care homes should be more sensitive to the culturally specific needs of Africans, and they ultimately advocated for the creation of African-specific care homes in Australia. Amidst the negative perception of aged care services by older African migrants, there is potential for the use of aged care services if these services are culturally appropriate for Africans in Australia.</p>

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‘We Prefer our Children To Care for Us Under One Roof’: Perceptions and Use of Aged Care Services among African Migrant Older Adults in Australia

  • Anthony Obinna Iwuagwu,
  • Elizabeth Fernandez,
  • Abner Weng Cheong Poon

摘要

This study explored the perceptions and use of aged care services among older African migrants in Australia. A research team, including an African migrant in Australia, employed a qualitative descriptive design to conduct face-to-face and telephone semi-structured interviews with 12 older African migrant adults. The data were analysed thematically using NVivo 12 Software. Findings show that older adults believed in caregiving at home by their relatives and had negative perceptions of aged care services, including residential aged care relocation. They also believed that the benefits of staying at home with their relatives outweighed the negative aspects, attributing their perception and use of services to their cultural orientation towards care. The older adults believed that care homes should be more sensitive to the culturally specific needs of Africans, and they ultimately advocated for the creation of African-specific care homes in Australia. Amidst the negative perception of aged care services by older African migrants, there is potential for the use of aged care services if these services are culturally appropriate for Africans in Australia.