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Quality Standards Resource Centre

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.

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/quality-standards/communication-matters

Communication Matters

Video
Published date

This You Tube video emphasises the importance of communication for people in aged care, especially those with impairments. It advocates using varied methods, such as gestures and expressions, to make sure everyone can connect meaningfully, supporting dignity and autonomy.

Author
External resource
Key Theme
Choice, independence and quality of life
Standard
1: The Individual
Outcomes
1.3: Choice, independence and quality of life
Communication Matters
/quality-standards/dementia-information-multicultural-communities

Dementia information for multicultural communities

Video

This resource provides dementia information and resources for multicultural communities, offering animations, videos, and materials in multiple languages. It aims to improve understanding of dementia and its prevention in diverse cultural groups, supporting awareness and early intervention. 

This resource may apply to healthcare contexts outside of aged care. Please consider the applicability of this resource to your care setting.

Author
External resource
Key Theme
Person-centred care
Standard
1: The Individual
Outcomes
1.1: Person-centred care
Dementia information for multicultural communities
/quality-standards/how-navigate-transitions-care

How to navigate transitions in care

Guidance, Video

This resource offers tools and strategies for navigating care transitions for people living with dementia. It provides support to hospital, aged care staff, and family carers, ensuring that the unique needs of those with dementia are met during transitions, such as moving from hospital to aged care or home.

Author
External resource
Key Theme
Care coordination and transitions
Standard
7: The Residential Community
Outcomes
7.2: Transitions
How to navigate transitions in care
/quality-standards/handbook-tools-support-medicine-management-multimorbidity-and-polypharmacy

Handbook of tools to support medicine management in multimorbidity and polypharmacy

Handbook
Published date

This handbook provides tools to support medicine management in multimorbidity and polypharmacy. The Department of Health and Aged Care commissioned the University of South Australia to develop the handbook. 

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.

Author
External resource
Key Theme
Medication management
Standard
5: Clinical Care
Outcomes
5.3: Safe and quality use of medicines
Handbook of tools to support medicine management in multimorbidity and polypharmacy