About PICAC & multicultural advocacy

The Partners in Culturally Appropriate Care (PICAC) initiative was developed in 1997. The PICAC project was developed to improve the capacity of aged care services to respond to the differing needs of older people in residential aged care facilities from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Find out more about:

• Aged Care Charter – The Australian Government’s charter committing services providers into making services culturally appropriate, accessible, consumer-orientated and effective
• PICAC across Australia – Links to PICAC co-ordinators
• PICAC in the Northern Territory
  • Cultural expertise
  • Events and training dates
  • Networks
  • Programs and projects
  • Representation
  • Resources
  • Services
  • Training.

How PICAC is delivered

PICAC coordinators work to improve the partnership between aged care providers, culturally and linguistically diverse communities and the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing to ensure that aged care service providers are informed on best practice in the delivery of culturally appropriate care.

The PICAC Program provides funding for eight organisations, one in each state and territory. For further information on the PICAC project and other initiatives of the Department of Health & Ageing visit: https://www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/partners-in-culturally-appropriate-care-picac