The (mis)matching of resources and assessed need in remote Aboriginal community aged care.

Aim: To examine processes of aged-care needs assessment for Aboriginal people in remote central Australia to assist development of appropriate models of aged care.

Method: A qualitative study involving 11 semistructured interviews with aged-care assessors and two focus groups with Aboriginal community members.

Results: This paper reports four major themes concerning how needs assessments relate to realities of service delivery: cultural perspectives on aged care, context of service delivery, equity and access to services, and program (mis)alignments.

Nutrition and older indigenous australians: service delivery implications in remote communities. A narrative review.

Objective: To describe the nutritional status of older Indigenous people, barriers to achieving optimal nutrition, and the effectiveness of programs aimed at improving nutrition in older Indigenous people in remote communities.

Methods: A comprehensive literature review was undertaken utilising electronic databases Scopus, CINAHL, Informit, Ovid MEDLINE, ProQuest, Web of Knowledge, PsycINFO, ATSI HealthInfoNet and Google Scholar. Grey literature was also accessed.