Quality Standards Resource Centre

This training PowerPoint is a presentation that trainers/managers can download, customise and use to promote discussion and educate their staff to support and improve the food, nutrition and dining experience of consumers in their care.

The resource is designed to support reflective discussions about what ‘best practice’ looks like and a reflection on how it applies in practice.  This resource may refer to information that will be updated from 1 November 2025 to align with the new Aged Care Act and Quality Standards.

This resource provides best practice guidance for handling complaints within public service agencies and private providers. It outlines the principles for creating an effective, customer-focused complaint system, including steps for logging, resolving, and communicating complaints. The guide also provides insights on staff training, performance benchmarks, and systemic improvement to enhance service quality and public trust, with relevance for aged care providers ensuring fair and transparent complaint resolution processes.

This booklet aims to give guidance on how to:

This guide provides guidance on different systems and tools that can be used in residential aged care and community settings. It includes topics such as clinical handover and continuity of care (medication management), information technology systems, My Aged Care, quality improvement, and more. This resource complements Part A: Common clinical conditions in aged care and Part B: General approaches to aged care of the RACGP aged care clinical guide (Silver Book).