MUSLIM ELDERS

More than 170-thousand Australians live in residential aged care, and that number will rise in coming decades. As Australia's population also becomes more culturally diverse, aged-care facilities are adapting, too. A new nursing home being built next to a mosque in Sydney will target the particular needs of Muslims.

Men gathered at Sydney's Gallipoli mosque Source: SBS

For many older Muslims, visiting their local mosque is not just about faith -- it is also about companionship.

And, soon, caring for Muslim elders will be an official extension of life at the Gallipoli Mosque in Sydney.

Gallipoli Health Services, connected with the mosque, will soon begin construction on a facility designed specifically with Muslim residents in mind.