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The Centre is all about supporting aged care providers in their inclusive journey and proud to showcase the work we do in this space. We encourage you to embed culturally inclusive care policies and practices into your organisation as it puts you ahead. It prepares you to meet your regulatory and compliance responsibilities under the Aged Care Quality Standards. The Centre is funded by the...

The Centre acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of country throughout Australia. We would like to pay respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and their Elders, past, present and emerging. In recognition of the world’s oldest continuous living culture we collaborated with Uncle Shane Charles in developing a Welcome to Country video. Uncle Shane Charles is Co-Chair...

The Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing hosted an Industry Breakfast at the Islamic Museum of Australia on the 12th of December. It was a fabulous opportunity for stakeholders to connect, network and learn more about The Centre’s work and culturally inclusive aged care. Highlights included: A presentation by Monica O'Dwyer on current research on country of birth and language preferences of...

Victorian aged care provider Benetas has announced Nikolaus Rittinghausen as the new manager of the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing. Nikolaus has wide experience in multicultural affairs across a variety of sectors, particularly advocating on behalf of culturally and linguistically diverse communities. He replaces Lisa Tribuzio who will remain at The Centre as a Diversity and Inclusion...

Everybody has a story : Delivering culturally inclusive care Everybody has a story : Delivering culturally inclusive care module by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission was created in partnership with the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing . It will help aged care workers to provide tailored care that meets each consumer's unique social, cultural, spiritual and linguistic needs. This...

On 3 June the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing hosted the Cultural Diversity in Ageing Excellence Awards 2022 . The event was initially planned for 2021 but had to be rescheduled due to COVID-19. A vibrant night was attended by approximately 100 industry leaders working amongst the aged care and multicultural sectors. The Excellence Awards recognise and showcase initiatives that promote...

The Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing is excited to announce it's new Diversity Webinar Series for July 2022- June 2023. This year we decided to bring you variety of interactive content responding to the needs of aged care staff. The content has a range of topics which will help aged care staff to gain skills and knowledge needed to support older people from Culturally and Linguistically...

The Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing together with Fortis Consulting have developed an informative short infobyte video about Culturally Inclusive Feedback. The infobyte aims to give aged care providers some key considerations in applying inclusive approaches to getting feedback from older people from diverse cultural backgrounds. It also has some useful links to further resources on the...

The Centre is very pleased to present the “ You can ask for what you need from aged care services ” Consumer Voice Film. The aim of this short film is to raise awareness to consumers from culturally diverse backgrounds about their right to give feedback to an aged care service. The video is available on YouTube in several languages, and you're welcome to embed it in your training programs. The...

The Centre for Culural Diversity in Ageing is proud to present the new Online Diversity Webinar series. The Series aims to engage staff working within the aged care sector in Australia with skills and knowledge to work effectively with diverse older people, their families, carers and advocates. It involves a range of topics relevant to culturally safe and inclusive practice, and is designed in...

The Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing is pleased to invite you to the launch of two new videos on inclusive leadership within the aged care sector. The videos feature leaders from four organisations sharing their commitment to recognising and responding to the diversity, equity and inclusion of the people they serve. The videos will be launched at the Cultural Diversity in Ageing...

We are delighted to announce the judges of this year's Cultural Diversity in Ageing Excellence Awards. We look forward to celebrating and sharing all the great work going on across Australia. Mary Ann Geronimo Director of Policy – Health & Ageing Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils’ Australia (FECCA) Mohammed Yassin Commissioner on the Victorian Multicultural Commission Tania...