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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...

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...

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 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...