Resources

This webpage from the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission explains the Statement of Rights from the perspective of providers including the Statement of Principles. 

This webpage from the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission details all the Quality Standards related to rights based working and responsibilities of providers and workers. 

This booklet by Palliative Care Australia works as a discussion starter with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples and their community, and those working with them. 

This webpage by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission shows how culturally inclusive mealtimes support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rights to identity, dignity and choice in aged care. It highlights food and dining as everyday opportunities to uphold cultural safety and respect.

This report highlights the experiences of older LGBTI people, showing how discrimination and invisibility affect ageing and access to care. It calls for inclusive, culturally safe services that respect identity, dignity and chosen families, drawing on insights from National Seniors Australia.

This article explains the importance of clear, respectful communication of residents’ care needs so older people’s stories, preferences and goals guide care planning and delivery. It highlights how effective information sharing between staff and with residents strengthens dignity, safety and person-centred care.

This page explains how aged care should be inclusive, respectful and safe for LGBTI older people. It supports people to understand their rights and find services that respect identity, choice and wellbeing through My Aged Care.

This Open Access article by Nevile examines how aged care regulation shapes residents’ choice and control in residential care, calling for stronger rights-based stewardship to uphold dignity and autonomy.

This report by the Consumer Health Forum Australia and the George Institute for Global Health puts consumers at the heart of care and decision-making. It calls for systems that empower people, value lived experience and respond to what matters most to them.

This video from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing explains how the standards provide protections and rights for older people, empowers them to make their own choices and decisions and makes them feel safe and comfortable, where they live.