The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety provides Australia with the unique opportunity to build an aged care system that will reflect the actual diversity of our society and be better suited to face our changing demographics. In this regard, it is important to remember that not only is the Australian population ageing, but that new waves of migration are shaping an increase in ethnic and cultural diversity amongst our senior population.
ECCV considers that building a person-centred aged care system in twenty first century Australia requires government and service providers to shift the lens through which the ideal ‘user/consumer’ is imagined. We need social policies and systems that acknowledge upfront that we are a multicultural society and, consequently, are designed to be culturally responsive.
ECCV is pleased to make this submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and hopes that our responses to the Discussion Paper will assist in designing an aged care system that provides genuine choice for Australian seniors, particularly those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
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