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Multicultural services

Happy older Asian coupleIf you are an older person born in a non-English speaking country, you may want some help and support from someone from your own cultural and language background. 
  • The Seniors Information Service has information for older people from ethnic communities, including information in other languages.

  • Ethnic Link Services is a statewide program ensuring that people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds have access to supports that will assist them to remain living in their own homes. Ethnic Link also provide extensive training to service providers. 

  • Client information in a variety of languages and interpreters to assist communication between clients and staff is provided by Domiciliary Care SA.

  • UnitingCare Wesley’s Multicultural Home Support Program provides culturally appropriate and sensitive services that promote the dignity and contribution of older people and assist them to maintain their independence and participate in community life. 

  • Multicultural Communities Council of SA provides a wide range of services, including a transport service and a community visitors’ scheme. 

  • Multicultural Aged Care has a guide to services for older people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including culturally specific aged care homes.

Other agencies that provide community aged care packages to individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are:
  • Helping Hand Aged Care – northern metro, phone 8285 0922 
  • Lovell Home Care Services – Flinders and northern, phone 8641 1266 
  • Masonic Homes Community Care Program - eastern metro, phone 8375 1526 
  • Resthaven Community Program – western metro, phone 8261 6299 
  • Southern Cross Community Care Services – eastern, western, southern metro, phone 8291 8010 
  • UnitingCare Wesley Bowden – inner north-western metro, phone 8346 5249
Visit the seniors pages for information on the type of help that might be available to you.


More Information

Other websites
Multicultural affairs in South Australia- Multicultural SA
Migrant Resource Centre of South Australia
Multicultural Advocacy Liaison Services of South Australia Inc
Multicultural services - Seniors Enquiry Line
Culturally approperiate care - Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing
Financial and lifestyle seminars - Centrelink
Investing for your retirement also available in diffrent languages - Australian Government

 

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