Ageing Well Hub
Welcome to our Ageing Well Hub. This hub has been developed as a resource for older people from migrant and refugee communities and their families and carers, as well as the multicultural aged care sector.
Older people from migrant and refugee backgrounds face multiple, overlapping disadvantages and barriers and can find it difficult to navigate the aged care system and access culturally safe support.
Promoting the rights and interests of older people from migrant and refugee communities has long been one of our organisational priorities. Since ECCV was founded in 1974, we have supported and advocated for multicultural seniors through our policy and advocacy work, including consultations and research to inform government policy and programs and improve inclusion and equity.
We also run a range of projects promoting positive ageing to multicultural seniors groups, coordinate the Access and Support (A&S) Network, and deliver training for bilingual community educators to engage and inform their communities about how to prevent and respond to elder abuse.
This hub features an overview of our work as well as information on positive ageing in culturally diverse communities, resources and in-language information.
Our Projects
Aged Care Sector Support
Elder Abuse Prevention
Seniors Health & Wellbeing
Seniors Clubs & Associations
Supporting Carers
Multicultural Ageing
In the latest edition, we examine the latest aged care reforms and ECCV’s advocacy to ensure multicultural seniors and providers are heard throughout the transition to the new Support at Home program. We also explore the role multicultural seniors’ clubs play in supporting connection, wellbeing and cultural participation.
Latest Updates
More than 150 seniors celebrate positive ageing at ECCV event
More than 150 seniors from multicultural communities across Victoria came together at Coburg Town Hall for ECCV’s Multicultural Seniors Celebration.
A life building inclusion and meaningful connections for women and families: An interview with Theresa Sengaaga Ssali
At 77, Theresa Sengaaga Ssali continues to redefine what it means to age well. A social worker, advocate and community leader, she is the co-founder and past president of the African Women’s and Families Network (AWAFN).
Fifty years promoting community, culture and participation for Italian seniors: An interview with Frank Di Blasi
A former Sicilian journalist and Justice of Peace, Frank Di Blasi was instrumental in establishing over 90 Italian seniors citizens’ clubs across Victoria under the Co.As.It. umbrella.
New translations of our “Dignity & Respect” brochures now available
We all have a right to respect and dignity as we get older. However, relationships with family and friends can go wrong. ECCV’s “Dignity & Respect” brochure series with Senior Rights Victoria helps older Victorians better understand—in their own language—what elder abuse is and how to seek support if they are being mistreated or neglected.
The brochures are presented in a culturally responsive way for each community are now available in 23 languages: Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Croatian, Dari, English, Farsi, Filipino, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Macedonian, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Serbian, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish and Vietnamese.
Printed brochures are available on request.
Latest Publications & Submissions
Positive Ageing & Aged Care Policy Committee
ECCV’s Positive Ageing & Aged Care Policy Committee (PAACPC) provides a voice for our member organisations and stakeholders who hold a special interest in issues concerning the aged care sector and older people from migrant and refugee communities.
Its priority areas include culturally responsive aged care, ethno-specific and multicultural services for older people, seniors rights, elder abuse prevention, palliative care and more.
Find useful links and resources
There are a number of services and programs both in Victoria and across the country that are of interest and benefit to older people from migrant and refugee backgrounds as well as their families and carers. Many organisations and service providers have also produced useful resources that have been translated into a variety of languages.
In the Resource Hub, you will find links to useful services and translated resources, from aged care directories to elder abuse fact sheets.
