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.
International Dysphagia Diet Initiative - Patient Handouts
This resource provides handouts tailored for people with feeding, chewing, or swallowing difficulties and their carers. It explains the IDDSI framework, describing food texture levels and appropriate testing methods. Separate versions are available for adults and children, each detailing recommended food textures to support safe swallowing practices.
This resource was developed internationally and therefore its applicability and usefulness may be limited.
Fact sheet - Oral health care for adult inpatients
This resource provides guidance on oral health care for adult inpatients, aligning with the Comprehensive Care Standard. It outlines the importance of oral health assessment, daily care, infection control, and discharge planning to prevent adverse outcomes such as infections, dehydration, and malnutrition, enhancing patient experience and care quality.
NSQHS Standards - Preventing pressure injuries and wound management
This resource provides guidance for organisations developing policies, procedures and protocols for preventing, screening, assessing, treating, monitoring and documenting pressure injuries. The fact sheet also provides a pressure injury flowchart for adult hospital admissions.
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 falls in residential aged care services - Fact sheet
This fact sheet supports the Falls Guidelines for Australian Residential Aged Care Services. It includes recommendations from the falls guidelines about multifaceted interventions, exercise, hip protectors, dairy food provision, vitamin D supplements, and osteoporosis medicines.
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 falls in community care - Fact sheet
This fact sheet supports the Falls Guidelines for Community Care. It includes recommendations from the falls guidelines including exercise to prevent falls, home safety interventions, multi component interventions, and single interventions for specific risk factors.
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 falls at home
This resource provides information on preventing falls at home for older people. It explains common causes of falls, such as poor lighting and slippery surfaces, and offers practical solutions like home modifications, exercise, and footwear adjustments. The document emphasises maintaining safety in and around the home to reduce the risk of falls.
This resource was developed by a state/territory government or organisation and therefore its applicability and usefulness may be limited.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health program
This resource provides information on a mental health program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It includes funding for culturally appropriate mental health services, offering psychological therapies, complex care, and clinical coordination. The program integrates with other services such as drug and alcohol support and suicide prevention initiatives.
This resource may refer to information that will be updated from 1 July 2025 to align with the new Aged Care Act and Quality Standards.
