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The Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia (FECCA) has been funded by the Organ and Tissue Authority to raise awareness about organ donation in culturally and linguistically diverse communities. This includes a series of information events taking place across Australia throughout Donate Life Week and throughout August. A short video has been developed to help start the...

Dementia Australia has released a Communique which outlines priorities and recommendations that have been developed by people living with dementia, their families and carers. This work is part of Dementia Australia’s commitment to raising the quality of dementia care in the context of the new Aged Care Quality Standards. Read more

Meaningful Ageing Australia has released a series of short films designed to help aged care providers to meet the spiritual care needs of consumers in the context of the new Aged Care Quality Standards.  

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The Victorian Department of Health and Human Services has published a document which provides an overview about voluntary assisted dying with information on background, law, access and how it works. The document is available on the Health Translations website and can be downloaded in Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Punjabi, Sinhalese, Spanish and...

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission has released a video aimed at aged care consumers and their families about the Aged Care Quality Standards. The video has been translated into 25 languages. 

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