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.
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.
