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.
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.
Dementia enabling environments - Adapt a home: Kitchen
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.
The A-PRECISE model: Building capacity to prevent and manage infections in residential aged care
The A-PRECISE model (Australia – PReventing infECtions In reSidential agEd care) is an infection prevention strategy co-designed with residents, family members and staff in residential aged care homes. The model provides clear and actionable strategies for creating an environment where effective infection prevention and control (IPC) practices can thrive.
Registered supporter resources
The registered supporter resource collection includes information on the role of registered supporters, the regulatory environment, and the responsibilities of key stakeholders. It contains policies, videos and other resources to support awareness of the registered supporter role.
End of Life Law in Australia - State and Territory laws
This resource provides links to the laws in each Australian State and Territory on substitute decision-making, withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment, urgent medical treatment, and complaints and dispute resolution.
This resource was developed by a state/territory government or organisation and therefore its applicability and usefulness may be limited.
End of Life Law in Australia - Research Projects
This resource provides links to a range of research projects related to the law at end of life undertaken by the Australian Centre for Health Law Research (ACHLR). This includes a guidance sheet for substitute decision-makers to make health care decisions for someone who cannot make decisions themselves. It covers when substitute decision-making may be needed, difference between 'supporter' and 'substitute decision-maker', categories of substitute decision-makers, how to make decisions, whether health professionals can make decisions, and links to state-specific resources.
painACT Online Learning modules
This resource provides online training modules in pain assessment and management for aged care settings. It covers pain in aged care; impact of pain on the person, family, and staff; conversations about pain; pain assessment; pain and non-pharmacological management; dementia and cognitive impairment; and documentation.
