A group of Western Australian Aboriginal women are offering aged care in an important new rural program.
The Kapululangu Aboriginal Women’s Law and Culture Centre in Balgo offers employment and care for elderly members of the community.
The program involves speaking to elders in their native dialect and cooking and cleaning for them. according to ABC.
The Royal Commission into Aged Care found Aboriginal people often have a significant lack of access to elderly care, forcing them to leave their communities.