Health resources

Your oral health in aged care – A guide for aged care residents. 

Poor oral health can cause pain, interrupt sleep and affect your ability to eat, drink and speak. It can impact the way you feel about your appearance or general health.

Good oral health is an important part of your overall health. The health of your mouth and teeth can affect your wellbeing and quality of life.

Recognising and responding to signs of mouth and tooth pain in residential aged care A3 poster.

This fact sheet outlines the steps to recognise and respond to signs of poor oral health in residential aged care.

This fact sheet outlines steps you can take to support residents to manage their oral health.

This fact sheet outlines your role as a provider in ensuring your staff have the necessary knowledge and skills to support residents’ daily oral health care.

The Commission's goal planning document is a support tool for providers to plan to improve food, dining, nutrition and consumer choice.