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.
Infection prevention and control systems
This resource provides a detailed overview of infection prevention and control systems in healthcare settings. It highlights the use of standard and transmission-based precautions, hand hygiene, aseptic techniques, and workforce immunisation. The document outlines strategies to reduce infection risks and maintain clean, safe environments, ensuring comprehensive infection control management.
Infection Prevention and Control Advisory Committee
This resource outlines the role of the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Advisory Committee. The committee provides strategic advice to support national initiatives related to infection prevention and control, focusing on compliance with safety standards, infection surveillance, and improving engagement with clinicians and consumers to enhance IPC practices.
AURA 2023 Highlights for Aged care
This resource summarises key findings from the AURA 2023 report, focusing on antimicrobial use and resistance in aged care. It provides priorities for action to reduce inappropriate prescriptions, promote antimicrobial stewardship, and improve infection prevention and control in aged care settings, aligning with quality standards to enhance care for older people.
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.
Environmental cleaning and infection prevention and control resources
This resource offers a range of environmental cleaning and infection prevention tools for healthcare settings, including guidelines for small organisations, cleaning audits, product selection, and emerging cleaning technologies. It supports aged care providers in maintaining clean, hygienic environments, helping them comply with infection control standards and ensure safety.
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.
Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (SABSI) prevention resources
This resource offers guidelines for preventing Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections (SABSI) in healthcare settings. It covers infection control strategies, including hand hygiene, device management, and surgical site care, helping organisations reduce infection risks and comply with national SABSI prevention standards.
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.
Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard
The Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard (National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards) outlines infection prevention and control strategies, antimicrobial stewardship, the safe use of resources, and evidence-based practices. It aims to minimise infection risks and ensure the safety of people receiving care and workforce members. It also supports compliance with infection control standards in healthcare and aged care settings. This resource may apply to healthcare contexts outside of aged care and please consider the applicability of this resource to your care setting.
