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Aged care laws in Australia have now changed. The new Aged Care Act 2024 and Aged Care Rules 2025 now apply. While we complete updating of our website, including draft guidance and other materials, to align with the new laws, providers are advised to refer to the new Act and Rules for any required clarification of their obligations and legal responsibilities. Thank you for your patience.

Quality Standards Resource Centre

The Quality Standards Resource Centre helps extend understanding of the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards, which take effect from 1 November 2025. The Resource Centre will be updated to reflect key changes made to the draft strengthened Standards. You can search for resources by using keywords, or filtering by standard, outcome, audience and theme. Before using the Resource Centre, please read the terms of use.

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/quality-standards/care-delivery-evidence-collection-tool-cdect-residential-category-6

Care Delivery Evidence Collection Tool (CDECT) – Residential (Category 6)

Tool
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Providers must complete this tool as part of a renewal audit in registration category 6. 

The CDECT – Residential must be completed once for each category 6 service. 

We use this tool to collect evidence about the residential care home.

Author
Aged Care Quality & Safety Commission
Key Theme
Accountability and quality system
Standard
2: The Organisation
Outcomes
2.3: Accountability, quality system and policies and procedures
CDECT – Residential (Category 6) thumbnail
/quality-standards/renewal-registration-audit-guide

Renewal of registration audit guide

Guidance
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This guide helps you prepare for and take part in a renewal of registration audit.

It describes:

  • the purpose of audits and how they inform (help us make) registration decisions
  • the 3 stages of the audit process (initiation, delivery, reporting)
  • what to expect and what to do at each stage
  • the types of evidence we consider during audits
  • how we define our audit ratings
  • the audit tools we use
  • other relevant resources.
Author
Aged Care Quality & Safety Commission
Key Theme
Accountability and quality system
Standard
2: The Organisation
Outcomes
2.3: Accountability, quality system and policies and procedures
Renewal of  registration  audit guide
/quality-standards/variation-registration-audit

Variation of registration audit

Guidance
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This guide helps you prepare for and take part in a variation of registration audit.

It describes:

  • the purpose of audits and how they inform (help us make) registration decisions
  • the 3 stages of the audit process (initiation, delivery, reporting)
  • what to expect and what to do at each stage
  • the types of evidence we consider during audits
  • how we define our audit ratings
  • the audit tools we use
  • other relevant resources.
Variation of registration audit  (PDF  434.03 KB)
Author
Aged Care Quality & Safety Commission
Key Theme
Accountability and quality system
Standard
2: The Organisation
Outcomes
2.3: Accountability, quality system and policies and procedures
Variation of registration audit
/quality-standards/liquidity-calculator-registered-providers-aged-care-sector

Liquidity calculator for registered providers in the aged care sector

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This calculator informs registered providers of the minimum level of liquid assets they are required to hold calculated based on Quarterly Financial Report (QFR) financial statements.

Author
Aged Care Quality & Safety Commission
Key Theme
Accountability and quality system
Standard
2: The Organisation
Outcomes
2.3: Accountability, quality system and policies and procedures
Liquidity calculator
/quality-standards/first-nations-stakeholder-communications-toolkit

First Nations - Stakeholder Communications Toolkit

Guidance, Tool
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This Toolkit is designed for First Nations stakeholders including providers, workers and others involved in providing aged care services for First Nations people. We’ve developed it to make it easy for you to share relevant resources with your networks and members

Author
Aged Care Quality & Safety Commission
Key Theme
Person-centred care, Corporate and clinical governance, Delivering comprehensive care and services
Standard
1: The Individual, 2: The Organisation, 3: The Care and Services
Outcomes
1.1: Person-centred care, 2.1: Partnering with individuals, 3.2: Delivery of funded aged care services
First Nations Resources – Communications Toolkit
/quality-standards/new-financial-and-prudential-standards

The new Financial and Prudential Standards

Guidance, Guides
Published date

The new Financial and Prudential Standards will be introduced with the commencement of the new Aged Care Act. The new Standards set out the minimum requirements for good financial and prudential management of registered aged care providers. Registered providers must comply with the Financial and Prudential Standards that apply to them as a condition of their registration.

Author
Aged Care Quality & Safety Commission
Key Theme
Accountability and quality system
Standard
2: The Organisation
Outcomes
2.3: Accountability, quality system and policies and procedures
New financial and prudential standards