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Quality Standards Resource Centre

The Quality Standards Resource Centre helps extend understanding of the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards, which took effect from 1 November 2025. You can search for resources by using keywords, or filtering by standard, outcome and audience. Before using the Resource Centre, please read the terms of use.

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/quality-standards/guidelines-pharmacists-supporting-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-peoples-medicines-management

Guidelines for pharmacists supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with medicines management

Guidance
Published date

This resource describes the professional obligations of pharmacists when supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with culturally safe and responsive care and medicines management. It includes information about appropriate and effective processes, desired behaviour or minimum standards of good practice and information about duties and responsibilities. 

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.

Author
External resource
Standard
3: The Care and Services, 5: Clinical Care
Outcomes
3.2: Delivery of funded aged care services, 5.3: Safe and quality use of medicines
Guidelines for pharmacists supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with Medicines Management
/quality-standards/aged-care-centre-food-safety-requirements

Aged care centre food safety requirements

Guidance
Last Updated

This resource details food safety requirements for aged care centres, highlighting guidelines for managing risks with potentially hazardous foods. It includes standards for food safety programs, compliance templates, and regulatory guidance to protect vulnerable people.

This resource was developed by a state/territory government or organisation and therefore its applicability and usefulness may be limited.

Author
External resource
Standard
5: Clinical Care, 6: Food and Nutrition
Outcomes
5.5: Safety of clinical care services, 6.3: Provision of food and drinks
Aged care centre food safety requirements webpage thumbnail
/quality-standards/care-delivery-evidence-collection-tool-cdect-residential-category-6

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

Tool
Published date
Last Updated

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
Standard
2: The Organisation
Outcomes
2.3: Accountability, quality system and policies and procedures
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/quality-standards/dementia-enabling-environments-adapt-home-kitchen

Dementia enabling environments - Adapt a home: Kitchen

Fact sheet

This resource, developed by Alzheimer's WA, is a Dementia Enabling Environments illustration information sheet about adapting a home, focusing on the kitchen. It includes principles to integrate enabling design and make changes within the physical environment to maximise enablement and wellbeing for people living with dementia.

This resource was developed by a state/territory government or organisation and therefore its applicability and usefulness may be limited.

Author
External resource
Standard
4: The Environment, 6: Food and Nutrition
Outcomes
4.1a: Environment – services delivered in the individual’s home, 6.4: Dining experience
Dementia enabling environments - Adapt a home: Kitchen
/quality-standards/dignity-and-respect

Dignity and Respect

Guidance
Last Updated

This resource provides information about dignity and respect in aged care, including information about what it means and why it is important. It provides evidence-informed information about dignity and respect in the context of care policies, social inclusion and meaningful engagement, autonomy and dignity of risk, privacy and personal space, and more.

Author
External resource
Standard
1: The Individual
Outcomes
1.2: Dignity, respect and privacy
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/quality-standards/care-delivery-evidence-collection-tool-cdect-care-delivery-location-category-4-5

Care Delivery Evidence Collection Tool (CDECT) – Care delivery location (Category 4 & 5)

Tool
Published date
Last Updated

Providers must complete this tool as part of a renewal audit in registration categories 4 and 5. 

We will identify a targeted sample of care delivery locations (Category 4 & 5). You will be notified of this sample and the CDECT – Care delivery location must only be completed for these targeted sample locations. 

We use this tool to collect evidence about care and services delivered in a home or community setting.

Author
Aged Care Quality & Safety Commission
Standard
2: The Organisation
Outcomes
2.3: Accountability, quality system and policies and procedures
CDECT – Care delivery location (Category 4 & 5) thumbnail
/quality-standards/right-based-and-person-centred-care-what-it-means-older-people-video

Right-based and person-centred care - what it means for older people video

Video
Published date
Last Updated

This video explains what right-based and person-centred care means and how you can work with your provider to achieve it. 


 

Author
Aged Care Quality & Safety Commission
Standard
1: The Individual
Outcomes
1.1: Person-centred care
Right-based and person-centred care - what it means for older people video screenshot
/quality-standards/creating-safe-and-inclusive-care-forgotten-australians-and-care-leavers

Creating safe and inclusive care for Forgotten Australians and Care Leavers

Webinar
Published date

This resource provides guidance for creating safe, inclusive aged care for Forgotten Australians and Care Leavers, focusing on trauma-informed practices. It supports providers in recognising unique needs, avoiding re-traumatisation, and promoting respect and sensitivity in care environments.

Author
External resource
Standard
1: The Individual, 3: The Care and Services
Outcomes
1.1: Person-centred care, 3.2: Delivery of funded aged care services
Creating safe and inclusive care for Forgotten Australians and Care Leavers