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Information Sheet
Asking for a review of a complaint decision

This fact sheet from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing explains how you can ask for a review of their decision about your complaint or make a complaint about their service.

Added 13 Jan 2026
Webpage
Healthcare rights and informed consent

This webpage from Ausmed details  the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights and informed consent.

Added 13 Jan 2026
Report
Embedding human rights in aged care

This progress report from the Office of the Inspector General of Aged Care details its views on the implementation of the Aged Care Act related to Human Rights.

Added 13 Jan 2026
Article
A quantitative meta-analysis and qualitative meta-synthesis of aged care residents’ experiences of autonomy, being controlled, and optimal functioning

This Open Access article by Bradshaw et al. details a systematic review of studies investigating autonomy, control, and indices of optimal functioning in aged care settings.

Added 13 Jan 2026
Video
Connecting through a rights-based approach

This website from the Eastern Sector Development Team provides videos and illustrations into social support workers views on right-based care delivery.

Added 13 Jan 2026
Guidance
Better practice guide to complaints handling in aged care services

This guide by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission details sector best practice related to handling complaints within aged care services. 

Added 13 Jan 2026
Information Sheet
A new rights-based Aged Care Act

This fact sheet from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing describes the new Aged Care Act and the Statement of Rights for consumers, carers and family members. 

Article
“It's about rights”: the Bunya project’s Indigenous Australian voices on health care curricula and practice

This Open Access article by Manton et al. details the Bunya Project, an Indigenous-led participatory action research effort designed to support non-Indigenous university staff and curriculum development through partnerships with Indigenous community-controlled organizations.

Video
'Let's talk ageing' with Cassara Hardie on Indigenous aged care rights and required reform

This video by the Australian Human Rights Commission, has Cassara Hardie a proud Dunghutti woman, discussing Indigenous aged care rights and recommended reforms, with Age Discrimination Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald AM.

Toolkit
Co-design toolkit

This general toolkit from NSW Government helps health services use co-design practices in planning and delivering services for Culturally Diverse groups such as First Nations people.