Resource Library

This video provides important information about sedative medications. It promotes quality and appropriate use of sedatives in residential aged care services in Australia, in particular antipsychotics and benzodiazepines. It also explains some of the impacts and side effects that should be considered when using these medications, and highlights the importance of informed consent.

This short animation video provides a helpful explanation of what dignity of risk is and a brief overview of what you should expect from your provider.

This video provides a helpful explanation about what open disclosure is and what aged care consumers can expect during the process.

This video explains what person-centred care means and how you can work with your provider to achieve it. 

This video explains the Charter of Aged Care Rights to consumers.

How to stay safe from COVID-19 video is available in 15 different languages. The video aims to help consumers understand the steps they can take to keep themselves safe during the current pandemic. 

In this short video, Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner Janet Anderson provides an overview for approved residential aged care providers of the Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) which commenced on 1 April 2021.

A new educational video for service providers has been produced providing information about open disclosure for aged care providers. The resource is a collaboration between the Commission and online training services provider, Altura Learning.

This short video explains how to assist residential aged care providers to support their workers, care recipients, families and visitors to prevent, prepare for and manage outbreaks of COVID-19.

In this short video, we discuss incident management in residential aged care settings under the Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) which commenced on 1 April 2021.

In this short video, we discuss reporting incidents under the Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) which commenced on 1 April 2021.

In this short video, we provide an overview of the benefits of effective incident management in residential aged care settings under the Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS), which commenced on 1 April 2021.

A short video aimed at aged care providers to support them to prepare and take action to meet the new Aged Care Quality Standards.

This resource is not available to order.

Low-value urine dipstick testing practice in aged care is a common, yet modifiable, driver of antibiotic overuse for conditions such as asymptomatic bacteriuria.

The Commission undertook a project to evaluate the feasibility and useability of To Dip Or Not To Dip (TDONTD) in Australian aged care services.

This Regulatory Bulletin provides information on the information that the Commission publishes on aged care providers’ performance in relation to their responsibilities as providers. The Commission also publishes information on the Commission’s website and My Aged Care about outcomes of regulatory decisions, including the Service Compliance Rating for Star Ratings.

RB 2021-15 This Regulatory Bulletin outlines the requirements for providers to have continuous improvement systems and processes that assess, monitor, and improve the quality and safety of care and services.

For more information, visit the Regulatory Bulletin page

RB 2021-14 This Regulatory Bulletin outlines the Commission’s regulatory approach where there is a transfer in ownership of a residential aged care service from one approved provider to another.

RB 2022-16 This Regulatory Bulletin outlines the changes to administration and management charges in the Home Care Packages (HCP) Program and the requirements for approved providers as set out in the changes to aged care legislation.

This Regulatory Bulletin provides guidance on banning orders, the circumstances in which the Commission will make a banning order and the approach that will be taken when deciding whether or not to do so. It includes information on the consequences of breaching a banning order, variation and revocation of banning orders and publication of information on banning orders.

This fact sheet outlines the financial and prudential reporting responsibilities for approved providers.