Partners in Culturally Appropriate Care

As the population ages, it’s important that aged care service providers meet the needs of all older people.

This includes people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.

Partners in Culturally Appropriate Care (PICAC) aims to make sure service providers have the skills and knowledge they need to meet CALD needs.

In 2016:

• over a third of people aged 65 years and over were born overseas

• nearly 20% of older Australians spoke a language other than English at home

PICAC organisations support:

• aged care providers to deliver culturally appropriate care

• older CALD people and their families to make informed decisions about their aged care.

There is a PICAC organisation for each state and territory. As an aged care service provider, you can access a range of activities including:

• training

• information sessions

• workshops

You can also access PICAC resources on the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing website.

If you’re an older person and need help from a PICAC organisation, go to "support for people from CALD backgrounds" on the My Aged Care website.