Operationalising rights-based care
Australia’s aged care reforms are reshaping how rights-based care is understood, delivered and sustained. Our research shows that rights-based care is not a standalone concept. It sits within a changing sector marked by increasing care complexity, workforce pressures, demographic change and stronger community expectations.
Our evidence review highlights that context matters. Rights-based care needs to be applied in ways that reflect each service setting, workforce profile and population group. This means moving beyond broad principles and focusing on practical, locally responsive approaches that support older people’s rights in everyday care.
To get started, visit the background and context section for an introduction to rights-based care and use the links below to explore our review methods, themed findings and relevant sector resources.
Operationalising rights-based care evidence and resources
The Hub content on operationalising rights-based care is based on:
An evidence review of published research literature outlining the following themes:
- Strategies, interventions, and models for operationalising RBC
- Practice-specific considerations
- Barriers to RBC*
- Enablers to RBC*
- Tools to implement and evaluate RBC*
*Due for release May 2026
An environmental scan for high-quality, freely accessible Australian resources to support the learning and practice needs of the sector.
This work was guided by a sector reference group and guest members with expertise in rights-based care delivery.
Operationalising rights-based care themes
These evidence themes summarise current evidence from our review on how rights-based care can be put into practice in Australian aged care settings.
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Connect to PubMed evidence
Want to find up-to-date published evidence on human rights and rights based care in aged care settings? Visit our PubMed searches designed to link you to relevant evidence fast.
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Operationalising rights-based care
Navigating the sector
Sometimes you need some background information or to know what is happening in the sector. The Research and Project Supports section has lots of interesting and useful resources to help you start a project, plan a study or run a training session at work.
Research and project supportsAged care search collection
Find trusted evidence faster and strengthen your aged care research with expertly designed, easy-to-use search tools.
Our aged care search collection contains ready-to-run curated PubMed searches, validated search filters and themed Google searches, plus practical advice on how to create your own.