No two of us are the same. We are shaped by our cultures and languages, where we live, our identities, and our experiences.
The new Aged Care Act Statement of Rights explains what rights older people have when accessing government-funded aged care services.
These rights are there to make sure you’re treated with respect, listened to, and supported to live the way you choose. You have the right to make decisions about your life, your care, and who provides it. You also have the right to feel safe, have your culture and identity respected, and stay connected to your community.
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Information tailored to you
It’s important to find care that respects your lived experiences, preferences and needs.
To help, we have information tailored to support different groups or communities. This includes support for people who:
- are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, including those from Stolen Generations
- are care-leavers, including Forgotten Australians, Stolen Generations and former child migrants placed in and out of home care
- are from culturally, ethnically and linguistically diverse backgrounds
- are financially or socially disadvantaged
- are experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing homelessness
- are veterans or war widows
- are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex or other sexual orientations or are gender diverse or bodily diverse
- live in rural, remote or very remote areas
- live with disability or mental ill-health
- are d/Deaf, deafblind, vision impaired or hard of hearing
Find a provider that meets your specific needs
You can use the Find a provider tool to search for aged care providers that meet your needs.
Some providers listed in the Find a Provider tool have been verified as delivering care and services that meet the needs of people from different backgrounds or life experiences. These providers have undergone a process that validates their claims as a provider of specialised care and services using the Specialisation Verification Framework.
This helps you to be confident that provider claims of specialised care have been verified by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.
Alternatively, you can call My Aged Care on 1800 200 422 for support in finding a suitable aged care provider.
How My Aged Care has helped others
Watch our video case studies to learn how older people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds have received support that’s right for them through My Aged Care.
Learn how Anna and Karl found peace of mind in their later years through accessing aged care services.
Read a written copy of their story here.
Learn how Thakor and Nirmala found the aged care support they needed to continue living happily in the home they built together.
Read a written copy of their story here.
Learn how Tuluy found an aged care home where he feels truly cared for and appreciated.
Read a written copy of his story here.
Learn how aged care services help Angelina and Patrick live the life they want.
Read a written copy of their story here.