Australia’s aged-care sector supports people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. For aged-care managers and decision-makers, culturally appropriate care is more than recognising cultural differences. It involves understanding whether an organisation’s services, staff and practices respond effectively to the needs of the communities it serves. What Does Culturally Appropriate Care Mean? Culturally appropriate care recognises and respects the cultural and linguist
"An AfCAS support worker discusses culturally appropriate care options with senior citizens and their families from diverse backgrounds." With each passing year, we see more diversity within our growing communities. As a result, it has never been more important to create an environment that welcomes and understands everyone’s experiences as they age. I can only imagine what a challenging experience it would be for someone to navigate the healthcare or aged Care system when th
