An independent expert forum connecting professionals across aged care, health, technology, research, policy, and community services — building a shared national agenda on cultural diversity in ageing.
Australia's aged care system is undergoing significant reform. How care is designed, funded, delivered, and measured is shifting — and so are the expectations of the communities it serves.
Yet cultural diversity remains an afterthought. Diversity considerations are appended to program designs, layered onto service models after the fact, and addressed through supplementary guidance rather than built into the architecture of care from the start.
Ageing Reframed is a forum that brings together cross-disciplinary expertise to challenge this pattern.
Identifying emerging issues in ageing, care models, technology, and social inclusion before they become crises.
Developing evidence-informed positions and recommendations for government and sector reform.
Connecting experts across aged care, health, technology, academia, and community services who rarely sit in the same room.
Advancing ideas that embed cultural responsiveness into service design — not bolt it on afterwards.
Serving as a national reference point for thought leadership on diversity in ageing.
Ageing Reframed brings together professionals with demonstrated expertise across residential and community aged care, clinical and allied health, geriatric medicine, psychology, technology and digital health, multicultural community services, workforce development, academic research, and aged care governance.
Members are drawn from several states and represent providers, peak bodies, universities, and consultancies. Membership is by invitation, and participants contribute in their individual capacity.
MCCSA is the peak organisation serving, empowering, and advocating for culturally and linguistically diverse communities in South Australia. For over 50 years, MCCSA has supported CALD individuals and communities across aged care, disability inclusion, settlement support, community development, and cultural intelligence training.
MCCSA is a registered charity, accredited under the Australian Service Excellence Standards, and an affiliate of the Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia (FECCA).