Aged Care & Disability Services

We can offer advice and assistance in finding the aged care and disability service that best meets your needs - this can include:

• help in your home
• social activities in your local area
• voluneering
• health services

If you would like to speak to us please contact Wanling or Sharon on 92854888 or email wzhang@miceastmelb.com.au or sporteous@miceastmelb.com.au

Community Partners Program (CPP)

The main objective of this project is to promote and facilitate increased and sustained access by culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities to aged care support services. The project targets five CALD communities: Chinese, Hungarian, Indian, Iranian and communities from regions of Former Yugoslavia. The following activities and products will be provided:

• Information sessions for each CALD community to deliver information about aged care services;
• Visits to be arranged for each community to respite facilities to understand services;
• In partnership with residential care providers and CALD communities hold cultural celebration days;
• Develop information packages on how cultural factors may impact on a clients pallitative care needs for service providers
• Develop information packages for CALD communities on respite care and pallitative
• Develop Cultural briefing sessions for aged care service providers;

For further information on this project please contact Linda Tan on 9285 4888 or email ltan@miceastmelb.com.au

Inviting Cultural Diversity in Volunteering Project

A new project, "Inviting Cultural Diversity in Volunteering", commenced in October to address some of the barriers to volunteering in HACC organisations in the Eastern Region for people from CALD backgrounds.

The project will encourage organisations to adopt welcoming and inclusive policies and procedures for CALD volunteers; establish mechanisms for organisations to share resources; pilot a buddy/mentoring program for CALD volunteers; and highlight best practice in volunteering for people from CALD backgrounds at a forum in May 2008.

The project is funded by Department of Human Services.

For further information, please contact Sharon Porteous at the MIC on 9285 4888 or email sporteous@miceastmelb.com.au

Please click here for resources for agencies working with volunteers from a CALD community.

Multicultural Equity and Access Program (MEAP)

The MEAP is to develop and implement strategies to improve access to Home and Community Care funded services in the Eastern Region for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. The MEAP is funded by the Department of Human Services.

Please click here to view the program details and obtain cultural resources.

The links below provide further information on aged care & disability services. Just click on the web page that interests you. Where agencies do not have web pages we have provided contact addresses and telephone numbers.

Department of Human Services Victoria

The link below will take you directly to the Department of Human Services/Aged Care Services. The page details services funded by the Department and other information for older Victorians.

http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/acmh/services/index.htm

All local councils provide a range of services for older people and people with a disability. Below are the web addresses and services for the local councils in the Eastern Region.

Boroondara City Council

http://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au

Manningham City Council

http://www.manningham.vic.gov.au

Maroondah City Council

http://www.maroondah.vic.gov.au/ - select community and health services then select aged and disability services.

Monash City Council

http://www.monash.vic.gov.au

Knox City Council

http://www.knox.vic.gov.au - select council services and then aged and disability services

Shire of Yarra Ranges

http://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au

Whitehorse City Council

http://www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au - select services and then select aged and disability services

Care Connect Inc - Eastern Suburbs

Care Connect providers assistance to people with complex support needs to stay at home.

16 -18 Croydon Road CROYDON
(03) 9724 1666

http://www.careconnect.org.au

Chinese Community Social Services Centre

Chinese Community Social Services Centre provides a range of services for elderly Chinese people.

Suite 1111, Professional Suites, Whitehorse Plaza, BOX HILL
(03) 9890 1888 BH
(03) 9898 3777 FAX

Do Care - Eastern Region

Suite 1, 168 Boronia Road, BORONIA
(03) 9762 5211 BH
(03) 9762 5390 FAX

Southern Cross Care (Vic) - Eastern Region

6-7/96 Manchester Rd MOOROOLBARK
(03) 97272100 BH

http://www.southern-cross.org.au