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Multicultural Profiles

iStock_000030464992SmallThese multicultural profiles aim to create a tool to provide aged care providers with

  • An awareness of the cultural and linguistically diverse needs of older persons from various backgrounds.
  • It also strives to enable the professional capability and progress of staff in the provision of culturally inclusive care; and
  • The organisation’s compliance with the Residential Care Standards and National Care Standards as they pertain to the issue of cultural and linguistic needs.

The profiles provide beneficial information about a variety of subjects and resources.

These are guides only and are not intended to replace one stereotype of  culture with another; they are only intended to provide some insight into different cultures. Nor do they reduce the importance of you establishing the individual cultural needs of each person as part of your care planning process.

In an effort to continue to provide you with updated information of these profiles and improve the contents, we encourage readers to provide feedback by contacting Quality Aging or leave a message in the comment section below. 

More profiles will be added in due course. If there is a nationality that you would like as soon as possible feel free to contact us or leave a message below in the comments.

To assist you with the Languages of these Nationalities you will find Cue Cards here.

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Comments (88)

  1. Danielle Pekar / January 10, 2022 at 2:38 pm

    Hi there!
    Could you please do an Arabic or specifically a Syrian Profile?
    Thanks!

    • birgitmh / January 18, 2022 at 4:27 pm

      Hi Danielle

      Your Syrian profile has no been uploaded.

      Take care and stay safe 🙂
      Birgit

  2. Paula / September 7, 2020 at 3:15 pm

    Thanks again for these fantastic profiles my facility has just been audited and the auditors were impressed with these resources. I have been asked to see if it is possible to get a Pasifika Profile and Cue Cards. Thanks again

    • Paula / September 7, 2020 at 3:24 pm

      Hi again, have just found out that the Pasifika file I was asking about is for a resident who is from Nuie, so if possible one for Nuie please
      Thanks again

  3. Sue R / August 31, 2020 at 4:10 pm

    Hi Birgit
    I love the Cultural Profiles and was wondering if you would be able to do one for Mexico Please
    Kind Regards
    Sue Ryan

    • birgitmh / September 1, 2020 at 10:16 am

      Thanks Sue, will get on to the Mexican profile for you.

      Birgit

    • birgitmh / September 2, 2020 at 5:27 pm

      All done Sue.

      Mexico has now been uploaded.

      Birgit 🙂

  4. Trish Marino / June 25, 2020 at 7:29 pm

    Hi Birgit
    Thanks for everything you do for this site I just love it and use your resources all the time.
    We are currently trying to connect our residents more with our Nepalese staff.
    Is it possible to put together an armchair travel package from Nepal with all the trimmings of course flags,bunting etc.
    If you could it would be vey much appreciated.
    Thanking you for everything you do.
    Kind Regards Trish

    • BIRGIT / June 25, 2020 at 7:51 pm

      Thanks Trish, will get on to it.

      Birgit

  5. Barbara Caulfield / May 24, 2020 at 10:54 pm

    Hi Birgit, Can you please do Indonesia? Many thanks. Barbara

    • BIRGIT / May 25, 2020 at 9:09 am

      Hi Barbara

      Will have it up asap.

      Birgit

    • BIRGIT / May 25, 2020 at 7:40 pm

      Hi Barbara

      Indonesia has been uploaded along with cue cards

      • Barbara Caulfield / May 26, 2020 at 8:26 pm

        Excellent, many thanks Birgit.

  6. Fiona Jones / March 9, 2020 at 12:44 pm

    Hi Birgit,

    We have a few residents who’s cultural profile isn’t available yet, would you consider doing the following; Nigerian, Lebanese, Lithuanian, Papua New Guinea, Malaysian.

    Thank you so much, they are really useful!

    • BIRGIT / March 10, 2020 at 1:09 pm

      Hi Fiona
      I will get on them in a couple of days, just finishing another request off.

      Kind Regards
      Birgit

      • Fiona Jones / March 10, 2020 at 3:17 pm

        Thank you so much!

    • BIRGIT / March 21, 2020 at 2:13 pm

      Hi Fiona

      All done now and uploaded.

      Birgit 🙂

  7. Paula / February 10, 2020 at 9:43 am

    Hi Birgit, again thank you for these profiles they are a fantastic resource and I have used quite a few. I would like some info on both Tonga and Samoa if possible.
    Thanks
    Paula

    • BIRGIT / February 10, 2020 at 6:19 pm

      Paula will have them up as soon as I can for you.

      Birgit

    • BIRGIT / February 12, 2020 at 5:03 pm

      Hi Paula

      The Tonga profile has now been uploaded.

      Birgit

    • BIRGIT / February 13, 2020 at 3:38 pm

      Hi Paula
      The Samoan profile has now been uploaded.

      Birgit

  8. Kerri Williams / December 4, 2019 at 4:06 pm

    Hi Birgit,
    You have put together a wonderful resource that we are using at our facility often. We are in an area of Australia which has the largest population of Sikh Indians out side of India. They are all from the Punjabi area in India and they often tell me that it is very different from other parts of India- would so appreciate it if you could do some work on this area..

    • BIRGIT / December 6, 2019 at 1:43 pm

      Hi Kerri

      Profile has now been uploaded for you 🙂

      Birgit

  9. Kristene / July 28, 2019 at 9:35 am

    Hi Birgit

    Would you please be able to do a profile for Cyprus.

    Thank you
    Kristene

    • BIRGIT / July 29, 2019 at 9:34 am

      Hi Kristene

      Will get one done for you asap.

      🙂 🙂 🙂
      Birgit

    • BIRGIT / July 29, 2019 at 5:37 pm

      Kristene Cyprus has now been uploaded for you.

      🙂
      Birgit

    • Marion / July 30, 2019 at 11:13 pm

      Hi Birgitta, would you be able to do a profile for Finland please. Thanks:)

      • BIRGIT / July 31, 2019 at 5:11 pm

        Marion uploaded for you today along with Finnish Cue Cards.

        Birgit 🙂

  10. Meggs Wason / July 3, 2019 at 3:06 pm

    good afternoon any chance of having one done for the U.S.A thanks.

    • BIRGIT / July 3, 2019 at 3:09 pm

      Hi Meggs

      It is on our list already … will have it up asap.

      Thanks
      Birgit

    • BIRGIT / July 11, 2019 at 1:58 pm

      Hi Meggs

      USA has now been uploaded.

      🙂

  11. Rachael / November 6, 2018 at 3:11 am

    Hi Could we please have a profile and arm chair travel through Israel with cue cards in Yiddish and Hebrew
    Thanks

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / November 6, 2018 at 7:07 pm

      Will add it to the to do list Rachael and have it up asap.

      Birgit

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / November 9, 2018 at 5:27 pm

      Hi Rachael

      I have uploaded Hebrew and Yiddish Cue Cards now, also Israel Armchair Travel. Am still working on the profile, will have it up asap.

      😀 Birgit

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / November 15, 2018 at 10:41 am

      Hi Rachael

      Israel profile has now been uploaded.

      🙂
      Birgit

  12. Sue / October 23, 2018 at 2:24 pm

    Hi Birgit

    Would it be possible to have profile and cue cards for Islam/iran

    Thanks so much, the profles are a great resource.

    Sue

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / October 23, 2018 at 2:30 pm

      Hi Sue

      I think what you need you will find under Persia / Iran.

      Cheers
      Birgit

  13. Sue / October 23, 2018 at 2:22 pm

    Hi Birgit
    Great work with the profiles.
    Is there any chance we could have a profile and cue cards for Islam/Iran

    Thanks Suen

  14. Jenna Wren / September 25, 2018 at 1:21 pm

    My workplace have just completed Accreditation and they were very impressed with the profile and cue card files we had made from you guys. They ticked all the boxes for our cultural speaking residents. Thanks again, it saved hours and hours of work.

  15. janette lahoud / May 24, 2018 at 5:21 am

    could we please have a cultural folder for Lebanon.

    also could we have Lebanon on the armchair travels.

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / May 24, 2018 at 10:52 am

      Hi Janette

      Will have it up asap.

      Birgit

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / May 28, 2018 at 1:27 pm

      Hi Janette

      Lebanon has now been added to the profiles and also to Armchair Travel.

      Birgit

  16. Paula / March 19, 2018 at 8:50 am

    Would like a cultural profile for Romania. Already have the cue cards which are a great help Thanks

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / March 19, 2018 at 10:23 am

      Hi Paula

      We are currently working on a Romanian profile. It will be up asap.

      Birgit

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / March 20, 2018 at 2:42 pm

      Hi Paula

      Romanian Profile has now been uploaded.

      Birgit

  17. Melissa Wright / October 10, 2017 at 12:57 pm

    Hello. Any chance of getting a profile done on Japan? We have a client who no longer remembers much English (I’ve posted a request for Japanese cue cards too). A detailed profile on Japan would assist us greatly to understand and appreciate her culture. Thank you.

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / October 10, 2017 at 12:59 pm

      Thanks Melissa, will add it to the list and have it uploaded asap.

      Birgit

      • BIRGIT HEANEY / October 24, 2017 at 10:21 am

        Hi Melissa

        Your Japanese profile has now been updated.

        Have a great day!

        🙂

  18. Mary Mihalic / September 6, 2017 at 1:44 pm

    Hi Birgit

    Hope you are well

    Any chance of having one done for Afghanistan, as I have couple residents from there

    Thanks heaps

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / September 6, 2017 at 2:13 pm

      Thanks Mary, am very well and very busy.

      We will add Afghanistan to the list and have it up as soon as possible.

      Take Care

  19. Tania Enever / May 23, 2017 at 10:33 am

    Hi, Thank you so much for these wonderful resources.
    If possible could you do an Armenian, Yugoslavian and Swiss Cultural Profile and Cue cards if possible.
    Thank you.

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / May 23, 2017 at 5:03 pm

      They are on the list to get done …will have them up as soon as possible.

      Thanks for the comment, much appreciated.
      Birgit

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / June 16, 2017 at 3:43 pm

      Hi Tania, The Swiss profile is up and the cue cards are also up for Switzerland and Armenia .. Yugoslavia was broken up into different countries and therefore has many different languages, we have tried to cover all the languages in the cue cards. We found a list of the languages and have posted below for your information and to hopefully make it easier for you to work out which ones you need. If there is anything you require further to this please let us know.

      Regards
      Birgit

      This is a list of the languages of the former country of Yugoslavia:
      •Serbo-Croato-Slovenian, official language of the former Kingdom of Yugoslavia
      •Serbo-Croatian, language of Bosnia and Hercegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, previously Socialist Republics (SR) in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
      •Macedonian language, language of Macedonia, previously SR Macedonia in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
      •Slovene language, language of Slovenia, previously SR Slovenia in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
      •Bosnian language, standard form of Serbo-Croatian used in Bosnia and Hercegovina after breakup of Yugoslavia
      •Croatian language, standard form of Serbo-Croatian used in Croatia after breakup of Yugoslavia
      •Montenegrin language, standard form of Serbo-Croatian used in Montenegro after breakup of Yugoslavia
      •Serbian language, standard form of Serbo-Croatian used in Serbia after breakup of Yugoslavia
      •Albanian language, co-official language in Autonomous Province of Kosovo in Socialist Republic of Serbia of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
      ref: http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Languages_of_Yugoslavia

    • Joy Redenbach / June 22, 2017 at 4:46 pm

      Hello

      These are wonderful and a great resource.
      Would it be possible to do Egyptian as well?

      Regards
      Joy

      • BIRGIT HEANEY / June 22, 2017 at 4:57 pm

        Thanks Joy.

        We will add Egypt to the list and have it up asap.

        Birgit

      • BIRGIT HEANEY / June 30, 2017 at 12:13 am

        Joy, the Egyptian profile is now unloaded.

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / June 27, 2017 at 12:05 pm

      Armenian and Yugoslavian profiles have now been uploaded.

      Hope they assist you Tania.

      Cheers
      Birgit

  20. Marcia / May 21, 2017 at 11:52 am

    Hi there could we have a profile for Czech please I’m putting together a folder for accreditation and recently got a resident into facility from this culture

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / June 19, 2017 at 8:51 am

      Hi Marcia

      Czech Republic is now uploaded, apologies for the delay.

      Birgit

  21. Marcia / May 21, 2017 at 11:46 am

    Hi could u supply a profile for Czech please I’m am putting together folders for accreditation and need a profile for one of our residents who is new to facility
    Thanks is great info

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / May 21, 2017 at 5:04 pm

      Will work on it for you Marcia.

      Thanks for the comment
      Birgit

  22. Catherine Vanderfeen / March 1, 2017 at 4:59 pm

    We would love it if there was a profile for United Kingdom, Malta, and Scotland, Can you post whether it is possible to complete these?

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / March 1, 2017 at 5:50 pm

      Hi Catherine

      I will start working on them and let you know asap once they are done and uploaded.

      Birgit

  23. Michele Bauer / September 28, 2016 at 12:27 am

    How do I access the cue cards? I don’t see a link.

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / September 28, 2016 at 2:25 am

      Go to the Resources at the top of page, click on Multiculturalism, a side menu will come up that has cue cards on it. Or just go to the multiculturalism page and scroll down…. there is also a link there.

      Shortcut: https://www.qualityaging.com.au/cue-cards/

      Hope this helps.

  24. julie murray / September 21, 2016 at 3:19 pm

    We have a group of people coming from the phillipines to our centre is there any chance of getting some information on their culture. All of your culture profiles are so helpful . Thanks a lot

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / September 21, 2016 at 3:32 pm

      Hi Julie

      Will add it to the list and have it up asap.

      Glad they are helpful for you.

      Birgit

    • julie murray / September 30, 2016 at 1:36 pm

      Thanks so much Brigit. You are a legend.

    • Louise Bruce / August 9, 2021 at 10:31 pm

      Hi Birgit
      Would it be possible to do a profile for Uraguay please.
      Thanks for all your wonderful resources.

      • birgitmh / August 9, 2021 at 10:55 pm

        Thanks Louise

        Will add it to the to do list.

        Take care and stay safe 😃
        Birgit

      • birgitmh / August 10, 2021 at 11:52 am

        Hi Louise

        Uruguay has now been uploaded.

        Take care and stay safe 🙂
        Birgit

  25. julie murray / April 23, 2016 at 12:53 pm

    Hi. I love all your cultural profiles. Very helpful. We are having a week on India soon, was wondering if you could do something on that. Again many thanks for all your work. Julie

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / April 23, 2016 at 3:59 pm

      Hi Julie

      Leave it with me will see what I can come up with.

      Have a great day!
      Birgit

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / April 27, 2016 at 7:14 pm

      Your Indian Profile has now been uploaded Julie.

  26. Colleen Hood / March 8, 2016 at 8:31 am

    Can we get an Irish profile please?
    Many thanks.

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / March 8, 2016 at 10:00 am

      I will work on the Irish one for you Colleen and have it up asap.

      🙂
      Birgit

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / March 10, 2016 at 5:55 pm

      Ireland has been added for you Colleen.

      🙂

      Birgit

  27. Mandy Holmshaw / July 22, 2015 at 1:21 pm

    Hi
    Could you tell me if you will be having a profile developed on the Portuguese culture.
    These are fantastic profiles and extremely helpful
    Thanks
    Mandy

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / July 22, 2015 at 1:42 pm

      Thank you Mandy, I am pleased they are helpful for you.

      I will work on Portuguese for you and have it up asap.

      Birgit 🙂

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / July 28, 2015 at 1:49 pm

      Profile and Cue Cards for Portugal have been uploaded now…. Hope they help.

      Birgit

  28. BIRGIT HEANEY / March 17, 2015 at 8:05 am

    Marnie

    We now have two new profiles – Chinese and Russian.

    We are working on the others.

    Cheers

  29. Marnie Quinlan / March 3, 2015 at 5:46 pm

    I would like to see if you could make up a cultural profile on Turkey, SOuth Africa, Italy, China, and Chile to assist in creating a cultural profile kit.
    Thanks

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / March 4, 2015 at 9:07 am

      Hi Marnie

      I will get on to those next week, however this may take a little bit of time. I will add them as I get them done.

      Thank you for your comment.

  30. Debra Filippini / November 26, 2014 at 8:18 am

    I would like some info about Persia as we have a new Resident that does not speak English, I have downloaded cue cards and have staff help me with the phonetic version of the language but would greatly appreciate your help in any cultural info.

    • BIRGIT HEANEY / November 26, 2014 at 4:04 pm

      Thanks for your comment Debra. We will get what info we can for you to assist you with your resident.

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