If you are an older person from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background, these resources will help you to understand your rights to quality safe aged care.
- Diverse audiences – Older Australians – Factsheet: You have the right to quality and safe aged care
- Diverse audiences – Older Australians – Poster: Changing aged care for the better
- Open letter to older people, families and supporters from the Commissioner and Complaints Commissioner
- This video explains how the new Aged Care Act puts you at the centre of your aged care. It will make aged care safer, fairer and more respectful.
- The new Aged Care Act brings important changes across 6 main areas. To help you understand the key changes, watch the animation available in 7 languages and Auslan.
- This Statement of Rights plain language fact sheet is available in 29 languages and Easy Read. It provides a summary of the rights older people have when accessing aged care services.
- You can view, download or print a Statement of Rights poster.
- Watch a video on the Statement of Rights and how the rights of older people are embedded in the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards, the regulatory model, supported decision-making and the complaints handling process under the new Aged Care Act. It is available 7 languages, including Auslan.
- Watch a video on supported decision-making, available in 7 languages.
