Resources

This Open Access article by Kohn examines how international human rights frameworks — particularly United Nations declarations — currently address the rights of older people, highlighting that there is no dedicated UN treaty specifically protecting older persons.

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 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 Hello Leaders article explains that preparing for aged care reform means adopting resident-centred thinking so older people’s rights, preferences and outcomes drive how care is delivered rather than merely meeting compliance requirements. It argues that putting residents front and centre supports higher-quality, person-centred care and organisational readiness for the new rights-based Aged Care Act.

This Eastern Sector Development Team (ESDT) article highlights inclusive person-centred care as a rights-based, culturally safe model that honours each individual’s unique values, preferences and life history in aged care. It emphasises that services should be respectful, responsive and inclusive of diversity so that older people are truly seen, heard and valued in how care is planned and delivered.

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 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 Open Access article by Ibrahim et al. explores how risks for older people living in long-term care are identified, communicated, documented, enacted and reviewed, highlighting the contextual factors that shape everyday decision-making and risk management in practice.

This article from the University of Melbourne discusses how bring younger and older people together to learn from one another can support older adults with technology use. 

This Open Access article by Gray et al. details the findings from a workshop held in July 2023 related to achieving optimal outcomes for workers as the aged care sector moves toward digital maturity.