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.
Statement of Rights - Providers
This resource provides information for providers about the Statement of Rights. The Statement of Rights promote quality and safe care for older persons accessing, or seeking to access, funded aged care services. The rights help to ensure that older people and their needs are at the centre of the new aged care system.
This page includes information about what the Statement of Rights means for providers, and has links to additional resources about the rights, including videos and fact sheets.
Provider governance
This page outlines governance requirements for registered aged care providers. It includes governance obligations, information about the Governing for Reform in Aged Care Program and guidance on key processes and definitions.
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.
Membership of governing bodies fact sheet
Explains the governing body membership requirements, including what ‘independent non-executive’ and ‘clinical care experience’ mean, and how to apply for a determination if you can’t meet one or both requirements.
Membership of governing bodies fact sheet (PDF 214.43 KB)
Provider governance checklist
Provides a way for you to identify which governance obligations apply to your registration category, and to plan and record the actions and review dates you need to meet them.
Provider governance checklist (PDF 370.5 KB)
Care Delivery Evidence Collection Tool (CDECT) – Residential (Category 6)
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.
Dignity and Respect
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.
Care Delivery Evidence Collection Tool (CDECT) – Care delivery location (Category 4 & 5)
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.
