MEDIA RELEASE: LABOR COMMITS $100 MILLION FOR MULTICULTURAL AGED CARE EXPANSION

THE HON TONY BURKE MP 
SHADOW MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER 
SHADOW MINISTER FOR CITIZENSHIP AND MULTICULTURAL AUSTRALIA 
SHADOW MINISTER FOR THE ARTS 
FEDERAL MEMBER FOR WATSON 

JULIE COLLINS MP
SHADOW MINISTER FOR AGEING AND MENTAL HEALTH
MEMBER FOR FRANKLIN

LABOR COMMITS $100 MILLION FOR MULTICULTURAL AGED CARE EXPANSION

A Shorten Labor Government will invest $100 million to expand access to culturally appropriate aged care facilities throughout Australia.

Labor will provide the resources necessary for key investments in aged care centres servicing ethnic communities throughout Australia.

This new funding will support new facilities, as well as upgrades and improvements to existing facilities that service our diverse ethnic communities.
Many Australians as they age, even if they have been completely proficient in the English language during their working life, will largely return to the language of their heritage.
We know how important it is for people in aged care to be comfortable and secure so they can age with dignity. There remains a need for cultural sensitivity across all areas of aged care, including wellbeing and rehabilitation, not just palliative or end-of-life care.

Labor will ensure ageing Australians are in an environment where the language, food, and surroundings are familiar.

Older Australians from multicultural backgrounds also experience particular challenges with dementia, and our funding will help support the unique needs of Australia’s multicultural communities.
 

WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019