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On Wednesday 4 December, we had the pleasure of hosting our Cultural Diversity in Ageing Networking Breakfast! It was an incredible opportunity to come together with colleagues, collaborators, and friends to celebrate a year full of remarkable achievements. We also took time to discuss exciting new projects, share ideas, and expand our professional networks. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who...

Our very own Nikolaus (Niki) Rittinghausen and Magdalena Ojeda joined Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley as guests on Impacto Consulting's Podcast "Innovate for Impact," sharing their insights on cultural inclusivity in the aged care sector. Listen here ⬇ Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ep-151-niki-rittinghausen-magda-ojeda-amplifying-diverse/id1586228686?i=1000679655738...

On Wednesday the 27th November 2024, we delivered training to Community Care Consultants and Residential Aged Care Leaders at Baptcare Heritage Manor, Morwell. The day was rich in sharing experiences, ideas, and collaborating for solutions together to enable future planning and appropriate service delivery to raise quality of life for clients from diverse cultural, linguistic and faith...

The Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing held a series of workshops to consult with seniors from culturally, linguistically and faith diverse backgrounds. The findings from these workshops have now been published and are available on The Centre’s website. Participants expressed they wish to preserve their independence, access culturally appropriate care, and talked about the need to ensure...

We would like to welcome Kath Poloso to The Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing’s Team! Kath Poloso has extensive experience in the aged care sector, where she successfully led lifestyle teams to empower residents to make positive choices and embrace self-determination. This has guided her career progression into training that supports inclusive care. With qualifications in training and...

Our very own Magdalena Ojeda, Diversity and Inclusion Advisor, spoke at the Victorian Healthcare Week last week at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. She was part of a panel discussion focusing on “Empowering Healthy Ageing: Enhancing Support for Ageing in Place and Seamless Home-to-Care Transitions.” We were delighted that we were part of the panel together with Helen Kemp, General...

It's a memorable week with Magdalena Ojeda and Nikolaus (Niki) Rittinghausen visiting Kalyna Care and training over 100 staff on Culturally Appropriate Planning. We were really thrilled with the feedback we received, and we are looking forward to continuing to work on building the capacity of aged care staff in inclusive care in Victoria, including in regional areas. If your organisations wishes...

The Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing facilitated three multicultural seniors' co-design and consultation workshops in collaboration with Impacto Consulting, Spectrum, Southern Migrant & Refugee Centre, and the African Women's and Families Network. The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission and the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care participated as observers. The...

The Department of Health and Aged Care in collaboration with The Centre have developed a learning element titled ‘Working with older people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds’. This learning element will help you: better communicate with CALD seniors define culturally inclusive care learn how to provide culturally inclusive care learn of the barriers associated with...

Registrations for our Cultural Diversity in Ageing Webinar Series 2024-25 are now open. We have an amazing line-up of presenters who have in-depth expertise in responding to the needs and preferences of seniors from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. This Webinar Series will bring you a range of topics relevant to culturally inclusive care and practice and is designed in response...

In Season 3 we focus on the topic of supporting a culturally diverse aged care workforce. We all know that Australia depends on overseas migration to address the current workforce shortages in the care industries. We also know that the Australian aged workforce is very diverse. According to the Department of Home Affairs, the top ten countries where people migrated to Australia from 2021 to 2022...

The Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing (CCDA) in collaboration with the Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA) held an innovative event aimed at revolutionising aged care practices, as well as fostering inclusivity within the sector. The Online Cultural Care Forum, which was held on 22nd March 2024, addressed the evolving landscape of cultural care within the sector. This event...