Are you a Maltese Carer?
The Maltese Community Council of Victoria is currently working in conjunction with Carers Victoria to better assist Maltese carers.They are currently trying to build up their database of Maltese Carers (those who care for a parent, child, sibling, relative or friend), in order to be able to notify them of activities as well as on information from the Maltese Carers Support Group.
Please pass on this flyer to any carers of a Maltese background that you may come in contact with in your organisation.
If you have any queries, please contact Paul Lia on ph; (03) 9387 8922
Acknowledgements
Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing acknowledges and pays respect to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, on whose land this website was developed. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, their ancestors and elders, both past and present and acknowledge their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We hope our work contributes to the wider project of respect and recognition between cultures in Australia. Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing receives project funding from the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care to administer the Partners in Culturally Appropriate Care (PICAC) program in Victoria.
Did you know?
37%
37% of people aged 65 years and over in Australia were born overseas.
400
There are over 400 separately identified languages spoken in Australian homes.
120
Australians follow more than 120 religious and spiritual beliefs.
28% & 20%
28% percent of people using home care and 20% percent of people using permanent residential care are from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
36%
36% of care attendants in residential aged care are identified as being from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
250
Australia’s Indigenous peoples are two distinct cultural groups made up of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. But there is great diversity within these two broadly described groups exemplified by the over 250 different language groups spread across the nation.