Resources

This paper by the Aged Care Workforce Remote Accord discusses the significance of ageing and dying on Country for First Nations communities, and explores a number of barriers to delivering services that support people ageing and dying on Country in remote Australia.

This training module from Ausmed explores how to align with the Statement of Rights in the upcoming Aged Care Act by providing person-centred, rights-based care that values individual needs, preferences and autonomy. It includes key principles, benefits and practical strategies to enhance wellbeing, social connection and quality of life.

This information sheet from CARESEARCH provides tools and resources to help you understand and address patient autonomy, dignity, and enable choice.

This Spanish article from SOM examines how to respond when workers show resistance to rights-based care approaches, focusing on mental health service delivery, and shares good-practice examples to support change in practice.

This video from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing details the new rights-based Aged Care Act and how it intends to change aged care for the better. 

This Open Access article by Moilanen et al. reviewed how older people perceive autonomy in residential care. It found that autonomy is shaped by individual capacities, relationships, professional practices, and organisational and environmental factors that can either enable or restrict older people’s control over their care.

This webpage from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing provides a comprehensive list of resources to help aged care workers understand what has changed and how to put the new Aged Care Act into practice.

This information sheet by NSW Government describes what First Nations people should expect based on their rights in health care related to the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights.

This review by the Office Of The Inspector-General Of Aged Care examines whether My Aged Care effectively upholds older people’s rights to dignity, fairness and equitable access, and identifies reforms needed to ensure the system’s entry point is genuinely accessible and rights-based.

This training module from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing and Rise Articulate explores the core rights and principles of the new Aged Care Act 2024 and provides practical guidance on how to apply them across your organisation.