About Us
MAC - Respecting Diversity in Ageing
Multicultural Aged Care was founded in 1993 as ‘The Association of Ethnic Organisations for Aged Care’ (AEOAC). The AEOAC advised on policy and funding of culturally appropriate aged care, developed models of service delivery and delivered resources and advice to aged care providers.
Renamed as MAC, the organisation began delivering professional development training, expanded its aged care resources into a library and continued to advocate for culturally appropriate care in public, government and business spaces.
Recently MAC has further expanded into service delivery through Cafe94 and the mobile library.
Today MAC has four main functions:
- To strengthen and support groups in their operations and delivery of aged care services
- To provide resources and training focusing on the aged care sector
- To deliver aged care services through our 7 social support group programs
- To advocate for and inform the community, governments and businesses about culturally appropriate aged care.
MAC is funded as part of the Partners in Culturally Appropriate Care (PICAC) and Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP).
Vision Statement
That older people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds will lead the lifestyle of their choice.
Mission Statement
Multicultural Aged Care’s Mission is to:
- Strengthen culturally and linguistically diverse community groups’ capacity to develop and support the aged and community care needs of their older people.
- Support and assist service providers to deliver to older people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds the services of their choice.
- Advise governments, peak bodies and mainstream organisations on the aged and community care needs of older people in CALD communities.
Strategic Plan
The Multicultural Aged Care Strategic Plan 2018-2023 is available for download.
Annual Reports
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Latest News from Multicultural Aged Care
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Information and Resources
At Multicultural Aged Care Inc. (MAC), our primary responsibility and concern remains the safety and welfare of all members of CALD community groups and especially older people, and our staff and volunteers. Latest Aged Care Updates There are now locations where...
Department of Health Webinar: CHSP extension
Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) providers are invited to a webinar on Wednesday 17 November 2021, 10:30am–12:00pm AEDT. A panel will discuss the CHSP one-year extension from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023, and cover the following topics: administrative...
COVID-19 Survey for the multicultural community
What does your community think about the COVID-19 vaccines? SA Health has prepared a survey to understand the attitude of multicultural communities towards vaccination. The survey is open to all community members in South Australia, including anyone that has already...