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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.

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/quality-standards/dementia-enabling-environments-care-environments-kitchen

Dementia enabling environments - Care environments: Kitchen

Fact sheet

This resource, developed by Alzheimer's WA, is a Dementia Enabling Environments illustration information sheet about kitchens in care environments. It includes principles to create enabling spaces and information about how to design 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.

Author
External resource
Standard
4: The Environment, 6: Food and Nutrition
Outcomes
4.1b: Environment – services delivered other than in the individual’s home, 6.4: Dining experience
Dementia enabling environments - Care environments: Kitchen
/quality-standards/dementia-enabling-environments-adapt-home-kitchen

Dementia enabling environments - Adapt a home: Kitchen

Fact sheet

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.

Author
External resource
Standard
4: The Environment, 6: Food and Nutrition
Outcomes
4.1a: Environment – services delivered in the individual’s home, 6.4: Dining experience
Dementia enabling environments - Adapt a home: Kitchen
/quality-standards/dementia-enabling-environments-care-environments-dining-areas

Dementia enabling environments - Care environments: Dining areas

Fact sheet

This resource, developed by Alzheimer's WA, is a Dementia Enabling Environments illustration information sheet about dining areas in care environments. It includes principles to create enabling spaces and information about how to design 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.

Author
External resource
Standard
4: The Environment, 6: Food and Nutrition
Outcomes
4.1b: Environment – services delivered other than in the individual’s home, 6.4: Dining experience
Dementia enabling environments - Care environments: Dining areas
/quality-standards/dementia-enabling-environments-adapt-home-dining-room

Dementia enabling environments - Adapt a home: Dining room

Fact sheet

This resource, developed by Alzheimer's WA, is a Dementia Enabling Environments illustration information sheet about adapting a home, focusing on the dining room. 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.

Author
External resource
Standard
4: The Environment, 6: Food and Nutrition
Outcomes
4.1a: Environment – services delivered in the individual’s home, 6.4: Dining experience
Dementia enabling environments - Adapt a home: Dining room
/quality-standards/infection-prevention-and-control-aged-care-cognitive-decline-and-dementia

Infection prevention and control in aged care - Cognitive decline and dementia

Guidance, Guides
Published date

How to create an environment with strong infection prevention and control practices while continuing to provide a positive experience for people with cognitive decline and dementia.

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
Aged Care Quality & Safety Commission
Standard
5: Clinical Care, 4: The Environment
Outcomes
4.2: Infection prevention and control, 5.2: Preventing and controlling infections in delivering clinical care services, 5.6 Cognitive impairment  
IPC dementia coverpage
/quality-standards/supporting-dining-experience-people-living-dementia-providers-and-workers-guide

Supporting the dining experience for people living with dementia – Providers and workers guide

Guidance, Guides
Published date

This guide is about how to support people living with dementia to maintain good nutrition and enjoy positive dining experiences. 

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
Aged Care Quality & Safety Commission
Standard
1: The Individual, 6: Food and Nutrition
Outcomes
1.3: Choice, independence and quality of life, 6.4: Dining experience
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