Prioritising the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples receiving home-based aged care: An exploratory study

To explore community and workforce perspectives on how the Home Care Package (HCP) program supports the social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This qualitative design study included semi-structured interviews and a focus group with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples receiving an HCP (n = 15) and aged care workers providing service coordination to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (n = 7) across metropolitan, rural and remote areas of South Australia. Semi-structured interviews and the focus group took place between March 2022 and February 2023. Data were analysed using thematic analysis.