1. @CareOptionsAU #BeingHome2025 Being Home the CASS Way Presented by: Ivan Wong Senior Executive Officer, Home Ageing & Disability Services CASS Group

2. @CareOptionsAU #BeingHome2025 Who is CASS Established in 1981 Based in Campsie, but most services cover the whole of Metro Sydney Provides a full range of community services from child care to aged care, disability services, settlement services to new migrants, Weekend Chinese Schools Serves over 2,000 families every week.

3. @CareOptionsAU #BeingHome2025 CASS Aged Care Services Over 10 activity groups CHSP: Domestic Assistance, Personal Care, Social Support, Centre Based day care HCP Level 2 and Level 4 63 bed Residential Aged Care Facility in Campsie Community Visitors Scheme Targets the CALD community, especially the South East Asian community

4. @CareOptionsAU #BeingHome2025 The CASS Way in Aged Care Early Intervention Seamless Integration of Services Holistic Approach in Providing Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services Community Participation

5. @CareOptionsAU #BeingHome2025 Early Intervention activity groups, support groups, one off community projects, and information sessions aim at breaking isolation, facilitating access to information, promoting active ageing, healthy lifestyle and community participation In general, we find that people taking part in our activity or support groups not only stay healthier for a longer time, but also face less difficulties when they need to transition to different kinds of aged care services.

6. @CareOptionsAU #BeingHome2025 Seamless Integration Of Services we run services from child care to aged care we provide aged services from low care to high care from home care to residential care from individual services to group services one stop shop services smoother transition when moving from one service to another service of CASS

7. @CareOptionsAU #BeingHome2025 Holistic Approach In Providing Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services wholehearted commitment to respect and meet the needs of our clients in all aspects information to our clients in their language our team of staff members, from direct care workers to service coordinators, able to speak the clients’ language and understand their cultural needs and full commitment by all our staff members to respect, promote and facilitate cultural activities such as traditional festival celebrations, traditional games and activities

8. @CareOptionsAU #BeingHome2025 Community Participation A belief that CALD seniors should not be an isolated group in our society despite their age and language barrier. Community visits, excursions, carnivals, senior’s week celebration, clean up Australia Day, fund raising events of charitable organisations Through participating and contributing, the seniors find their confidence and value in life

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