‘Ageing in Australia: Cultural Diversity in Aged Care Expo’ will be on Saturday 27 April at the Melbourne Town Hall. Aimed to help people from a culturally diverse background navigate through the Aged Care system, the free expo will provide an opportunity for people to liaise with service providers and get free advice in their language.
From 10am-4pm, people can meet over 40 exhibitors covering respite services, independent and retirement living, continence services, aged care assessment, residential aged care, disability services, dementia care and more.
Ljubica Petrov, manager of the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing that is hosting the event, says current trends in the population make the event that much more important.
“In 2011, 23 per cent of Australians aged 65 and over came from a culturally and linguistically diverse background, and this figure is expected to grow significantly in the next 10 years. It’s so important that information about Australia’s aged care sector – which can be complex to understand even when English is your first language – is made accessible and meets the linguistic and cultural needs of all Australian seniors,” Ms Petrov says.
Interpreters will be available to assist with communication between exhibitors and the public.
Visit www.culturaldiversity.com.au or call 03 8823 7979 to register or for more information.