Aging in Place: A Perspective from Indigenous Older Adults and Elders

This partnership supports knowledge gathering to understand the choices of Indigenous older adults on where and how they want to choose to age-in-place. Working alongside Indigenous communities we will gather data on what aging-in-place means to Indigenous older adults. Modifying a developed survey, we are co-creating knowledge from across BC reflecting the needs and choices of Indigenous older adults and Elders. We anticipate building on this with our national partners to capture voices of different nations across what is called Canada. Stakeholder and community reports will be co-created with Indigenous communities. The generated evidence will first be reviewed within individual communities and thereafter shared through knowledge exchange events with government, Indigenous leaders and policy makers at the provincial and federal levels. Aging-in-place needs to extend from health (provincially governed) to family services, and housing (federally governed). Activities will be led by an advisory council of the communities from which the knowledge originates. Our goal is capture Indigenous voices, and with intentional listening elevate knowledge to shape policies and practice to support of aging-in-place for Indigenous communities.