New Aged Care Act resources for communications practitioners

These resources can help communications practitioners working in aged care to communicate with their audiences about the new Aged Care Act.

Statement of Rights

  • Stakeholder communications toolkit on the Statement of Rights

    This toolkit provides information and materials to help peak bodies, advocacy organisations and community groups inform older people, their families and carers about the Statement of Rights under the new Aged Care Act starting from 1 November 2025.

  • A new Aged Care Act for the rights of older people

    This plain language fact sheet provides a summary of what rights older people have when accessing aged care services.

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    Your aged care rights

    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.

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    Your aged care rights – Auslan

    This video, delivered in Auslan, 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.

New Aged Care Act

  • To communicate with older people, their families and carers about the new Act. This toolkit provides information and materials including key messages, a discussion guide and suggested editorial and social media content.

  • Stakeholder toolkit to support communications with older people

    This toolkit provides information and materials to help peak bodies, advocacy organisations and community groups inform older people, their families and carers about the new Aged Care Act (the new Act).

  • Provider toolkit to support communications with workers and older people

    This toolkit provides information and materials to help providers communicate with workers, older people, their families and carers about the new Aged Care Act (the new Act). It includes a supporting infographic and animation that illustrates how the different parts of the new Act fit together.

  • The new Aged Care Act puts older people at the centre of aged care

    The new Aged Care Act will make aged care safer, fairer and more respectful. This infographic outlines the main parts of the new Act and how they work together.

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    New Aged Care Act

    This animation explains how the new Aged Care Act comes together. Key changes include enhanced rights and protections for older people, stronger rules and regulations for providers, higher quality care, easier access and entry to services, greater choice and transparency and a stronger workforce.

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    New Aged Care Act (Auslan)

    This animation explains how the new Aged Care Act comes together. Key changes include enhanced rights and protections for older people, stronger rules and regulations for providers , higher quality care, easier access and entry to services , greater choice and transparency  and a stronger workforce.

  • Social media tile – Toolkit to support communications with workers and older people

    This social media tile can be used by providers and stakeholders in social media posts about the new Aged Care Act Act across their own social channels, such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.

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