Multicultural Aged Care

TOMORROW: Ageing, Wellness and Diversity Expo

Don't miss out and join us tomorrow at Thebarton Community Centre.

There will be food, refreshments, cultural dances and performances and freebies from service providers.

We have 30 different service providers attending our expo, do not miss out on this opportunity to learn more about the services in and around South Australia. Come and join us tomorrow!

Lest we forget. Today, we honour the bravery and sacrifice of those who served and continue to serve our nation.

Eid Mubarak!

Wishing you all a wonderful time with friends and family, from the team at Multicultural Aged Care!

Step into a world of wellness, diversity, and empowerment at the Ageing, Wellness, and Diversity Expo!

Save the date for 20 June 2024 at Thebarton Community Centre and join us for a day filled with information, resources and celebration! Admission is FREE, and all are welcome to participate in this enriching experience.

Learn more: https://mac.org.au/training-education-information/ageing-wellness-and-diversity-expo/

Wishing you all a happy Easter. At MAC we celebrated with culturally appropriate Easter food packs which were delivered to clients in person at our session 😀🥚

We will be closed over the long weekend and we will see you in the office from 2 April 2024 onwards.

Aged Care Exposure Draft Joint submission:

Aged Care Exposure Draft Joint submission

New Aged Care Act is an 'urgent priority'

The PICAC Alliance and 11 other national organisations working with older people and carers today released their joint submission on the exposure draft for the new Aged Care Act.

The submission highlights key areas that need to be addressed, including:
- enforceable rights of older people
- a robust, independent complaints system
- transparency of timelines and funding
- strong regulation and penalties
- a guaranteed right to aged care visitors
- supports for family and friend carers
- strengthened diversity requirements.

In an accompanying media release, the consortium described the passage of the Act as ‘an urgent priority for 2024.’

Read the media releases here: https://lnkd.in/gF7iuEdV

Read the full submission here: https://lnkd.in/gAuS8Xt9

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Multicultural Aged Care is facilitating the only SA CALD CHSP consultation to overview the exposure draft of the new Aged Care Act.

The time has come for all CALD CHSP service providers and our consumers to make the voices of our CALD communities heard!

Be part of the MAC Consultation on Monday 12 February 2024 online.

To learn more click on the link:

MAC BOC Consultation: Exposure Draft new Aged Care Act MAC BOC Consultation: Exposure Draft new Aged Care Act MAC is facilitating the only SA CALD CHSP consultation to overview the exposure draft of the new Aged Care Act.   The time has come for all CALD CHSP service providers and our consumers to make the voices of our CALD communities…

The 2024 Multicultural Calendar is now available!

Introducing the Multicultural Calendar, your essential tool for embracing diversity and inclusion year-round! This comprehensive calendar is a vibrant tapestry of dates, celebrating various Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) events throughout the year. It’s designed for anyone working with CALD and multicultural communities, as well as anyone interested in broadening their cultural horizons.

You can download an electronic copy of the Multicultural Calendar, or purchase a full size, high quality, printed copy on our website at: https://mac.org.au/resources/

Older Persons Advocacy Network and COTA Australia - for older Australians: Webinar – Unpacking the exposure draft of the new Aged Care Act

Australia’s new rights-based Aged Care Act will be the cornerstone of quality aged care. The exposure draft is currently open for consultation.

The PICAC Alliance is in collaboration with 11 other organisations on the response to the Exposure draft. As Multicultural Aged Care we would like to ask all of our member organisations, clients and stakeholders to register for this webinar and actively participate in the process of information dissemination and consultation. Let the CALD Voice Be Heard.

OPAN and COTA Australia are encouraging older people, their families, and anyone with an interest in aged care to have their final say before the Bill goes to Parliament.

To better understand the detail of this long-awaited piece of legislation, and what it means for you or someone you care for, sign up for the upcoming webinar, What’s at stake? Unpacking the exposure draft of the new Aged Care Act, on Tuesday, 9 January, 1–2.30pm AEDT.

4 Days to go REGISTER NOW: https://opan.org.au/events/exposure-draft-webinar/?utm_source=Older+Persons+Advocacy+Network+Subscribers&utm_campaign=7e74adef19-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_exposure_draft_webinar1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8ef0b8abbc-7e74adef19-401475046

Important links:

To understand the proposed changes and what they mean for you or someone you care for, read the consultation paper: https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/a-new-aged-care-act-exposure-draft-consultation-paper-no-2?language=en&utm_source=Older+Persons+Advocacy+Network+Subscribers&utm_campaign=7e74adef19-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_exposure_draft_webinar1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8ef0b8abbc-7e74adef19-401475046

Webinar - Unpacking the exposure draft of the new Aged Care Act - OPAN Join our panel of experts to unpack the details of this hotly anticipated piece of legislation and to understand what the proposed changes actually mean for you or someone you care for.

Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care: New members for the Aged Care Council of Elders.

DoHAC has announced a new term and appointment of members for the Aged Care Council of Elders!

13 members have been appointed, with 6 continuing for another term, and 7 new faces joining the Council.

The Council of Elders provide a direct voice to the Australian Government from older Australians.

They have lived experience with aged care. Council members include a person living in residential aged care, and people receiving in-home care.

Members live across Australia, ensuring a wide range of older people can be heard by government, through the Council.

The new Council will start work in early 2024.

Multicultural Aged Care would like to congratulate Major General Vikram Madan OAM on his appointment to the Council. He has a comprehensive understanding of the aged care system and policies and has had many opportunities to collaborate closely with various stakeholders within the sector - making him a valuable addition to the new Council. He has been a long standing champion/advocate for the CALD older population in his role as the MAC Ambassador, and we wish him luck in this new role!

For more information, including the full list of members, visit: www.health.gov.au/committees-and-groups/aged-care-council-of-elders

Heat Warning: Today is the first day of high temperatures in Adelaide and South Australia with temperatures expected to reach 38-40 degrees.

The Multicultural Aged Care team would like to remind you about the importance of staying healthy when it is hot. Please read the factsheet below, and share this information with your contacts to ensure our communities are safe!

The factsheet below is available in 21 different languages and can be accessed with more fact sheets and resources for staying healthy in the heat by clicking on this link:

https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/healthy+living/protecting+your+health/environmental+health/healthy+in+the+heat/fact+sheets+and+resources+for+staying+healthy+in+the+heat

Multicultural Aged Care: "Living Fully Caring Deeply: A Symposium on Palliative Care"

This symposium is a fantastic opportunity to learn, connect, and deepen your understanding of palliative care. Join the MAC Symposium for a thought-provoking exploration of the pivotal themes shaping the future of compassionate care.

Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Priyanka Vandersman - End of Life Directions Aged Care (ELDAC) Project | Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying at Flinders University

When: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm (ACDT)
Where: Online (Zoom)

Register below:

MAC Symposium – Living Fully, Caring Deeply: A Symposium on Palliative Care This symposium is a fantastic opportunity to learn, connect, and deepen your understanding of palliative care. Join the MAC Symposium for a thought-provoking exploration of the pivotal themes shaping the future of compassionate care. This symposium will explore the world of palliative care, with a s...

Join us at the MAC Symposium: "Living Fully, Caring Deeply: A Symposium on Palliative Care" for a thought-provoking exploration of the pivotal themes shaping the future of compassionate care.

Register below and receive an Early Bird offer until 26 October 2023:

https://mac.org.au/event/mac-symposium-living-fully-caring-deeply-a-symposium-on-palliative-care/

🎗️💚10th October - World Mental Health Day.💚🎗️
Please share to spread the world.
We are in a mental health crisis, and definitely need more than awareness days months.

Access to mental health services remains a critical concern, with barriers such as stigma, limited resources, and disparities in healthcare availability creating challenges for those seeking support.

Promoting awareness, fostering open conversations, and advocating for increased mental health resources are crucial steps toward navigating and mitigating the complexities of the current mental health crisis.
Sending love to anyone who struggles.

SA Government

"Mental Health is a Universal Human Right"

Today is World Mental Health Day!

At Multicultural Aged Care, we recognise the importance of mental health every day. On this day, we want to remind everyone that your mental well-being is important.

Let's continue to support each other, break the stigma, and create a caring environment where mental health is valued and prioritised.

The Multicultural Aged Care team was at the Hutt St Centre Positive Ageing Expo last week.

It was a great opportunity for us to showcase what MAC does and network with other organisations. This was particularly beneficial for our placement students, affording them the opportunity to engage with industry professionals and expand their knowledge pertaining to the field of Ageing.

Thank you to the wonderful staff at the Hutt St Centre for hosting the event!

It’s Dementia Action Week 18th – 24th of September, which includes World Alzheimer’s Day on Thursday 21 September.

This Dementia Action Week you are encouraged to take a few simple actions to create a dementia-friendly future for all. A dementia-friendly future is a future that is better for everyone in the community.

Learn more:

Dementia Doulas International: www.dementiadoulas.com.au

Dementia Australia: https://www.dementia.org.au/dementia-action-week

Stop asking why doesn’t someone just fix the issues within dementia care and do something about it today. Find and align yourself with like minded others and become part of the long overdue change those impacted by dementia are waiting for! www.dementiadoulas.com.au

Taruni Falconer - Lead from the inside out: Power of Pause

The Power of Pause program, designed and led by Taruni Falconer, has been a vital training program for MAC. Taruni is a Culture Competence Coach & Mentor who has worked with us since 2008. This latest program gave us two neuroscience-based simple micro-practices to build into our day. These less-then-a-minute practices take awareness, not time. They are designed to help us work better together and support our clients mindfully.

We had four 90-minute live virtual sessions where Taruni introduced us to these micro-practices. She stressed that practice is a practice when we practice it! Then it becomes a helpful habit.

Taruni has been providing high quality experiential training for our team over the past decade. We highly recommend this experiential program - The Power of Pause - and thank Taruni for her effort and time!

We would like to urge all South Australian seniors to be aware of a scam website, attempting to charge applicants a fee for a Seniors Card.

The only official website to apply for an SA Seniors Card is www.seniorscard.sa.gov.au

Read more below:

We would like to urge all South Australian seniors to be aware of a scam website, attempting to charge applicants a fee for a Seniors Card.

The only official website to apply for an SA Seniors Card is www.seniorscard.sa.gov.au

A legitimate SA Seniors Card is always free of charge and applicants are never requested to pay a fee or disclose any financial information in exchange for membership.

If you have provided payment to an unofficial website, please contact your bank immediately and report to Scamwatch at www.scamwatch.gov.au

Remember to always:
✔️ Look for the official SA Gov logo
✔️ Check that the web address includes sa.gov.au

For more information, contact the Seniors Card on 1800 819 961 or email [email protected]

REMINDER: Aged Care Funding Principles Survey - closing soon

Link to survey: https://survey.zohopublic.com/zs/ehCsWo?ORG=PICAC

Aged Care Taskforce - Ageing and Aged Care Engagement Hub We’re developing a new model for regulating aged care as part of the changes to improve the quality and safety of aged care in Australia.

Taskforce - consultation on the Aged Care Funding Principles

The Aged Care Taskforce will review funding arrangements for aged care and develop options for a system that is fair and equitable for everyone in Australia. This initiative underscores the importance to all Australians of reforming funding for aged care. This included the need to address the long-term funding and financing challenges of the aged care sector to ensure that older people have access to an equitable, innovative, high-quality aged care system both presently and in the years ahead.

The Taskforce is interested in your views on the following draft aged care funding principles which will inform the work of the Taskforce. The draft aged care funding principles are: https://agedcareengagement.health.gov.au/taskforce/

The PICAC Alliance alongside COTA Australia - for older Australians and the Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) wants to ensure the Aged Care Taskforce and the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care hears community feedback on the draft aged care funding principles to understand community expectations and identify any gaps.

Click on the link below to give your thoughts on these guiding principles to help the members of the Taskforce to understand what people think of the principles and whether any changes are needed: https://survey.zohopublic.com/zs/ehCsWo?ORG=PICAC

Aged Care Taskforce - Ageing and Aged Care Engagement Hub We’re developing a new model for regulating aged care as part of the changes to improve the quality and safety of aged care in Australia.

New Human Rights-based Aged Care Act and funding principles

Multicultural Aged Care (MAC), as part of the PICAC Alliance, is actively seeking to elicit valuable community insights and input pertaining to the ongoing development of the Human Rights-based Aged Care Act. Help the Council on the Ageing COTA Australia - for older Australians and the Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) inform the Australian Government of your views on the new Aged Care Act and the rights and other foundational aspects it contains.

Consultations are being held in August and September 2023 to provide a platform for older people, families, carers and people of all ages interested in the future of aged care to share their knowledge and insights.

Consultation dates for South Australia:
Adelaide 1 September 2023: https://lnkd.in/gxAwAu5R

Victor Harbor 2 September 2023: https://lnkd.in/geDzkctR

To have your say about the future of aged care, you can register for in-person consultation forums across Australia, where you will have the opportunity to provide feedback in a safe and inclusive setting.

MAC wants to ensure the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care hears community feedback on the new Human Rights-based Aged Care being developed to understand community expectations and identify any gaps. Further work/steps will be informed by responses from general public face-to-face consultations and an online survey responses. We want to ensure that the CALD voice is represented in the response to the Department of Health and Aged care.