Are our culturally diverse communities well served by the Aged Care system?

Aside from issues of under-resourced sector, the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse residents in aged care are paramount.

Is our Aged Care system fit for purpose? Source: Getty

Highlights

• According to the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing, one in three people who use aged care services were born overseas, and that figure is expected to grow even larger.
• The Royal Commission found that as of June 2020, almost 103,000 older people were waiting for home care packages, with that figure expected to grow.
• The Scanlan Institute report suggests a complete re-design of the aged care system is needed to resolve these issues.

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Maayos ba ang serbisyo sa mga migranteng nakatatanda sa sistema ng Aged Care?

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