Aged Care Project

Aged Care Project - Community Partners Program

Funded by the Department of Health and Ageing
AIMS
  • To facilitate increased and sustained access by culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities to aged care support services in the southern metropolitan area.
  • To promote greater awareness among CALD seniors and family members about aged care support services resulting in informed decisions.
  • To promote greater awareness among mainstream aged care service providers about cultural issues relating to specific cultures, enabling more culturally sensitive service provision.
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    STRATEGIES
  • Disseminate information to elderly clients and carers and sessions to specific communities on aged care services, specific CaLD communities in the South Metro Region.
  • Establish aged care service providers' networks in three regions - Fremantle and surrounds; Rockingham/Mandurah; and Armadale/Gosnells; with the aim of providing better access to mainstream services for CALD clients.
  • Provide cultural briefings to mainstream aged care service providers including care packages and residential providers.

  • For further information please contact:
    GEORGE VASSILEY
    AGED CARE PROJECT OFFICER

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