Resource Library

This self-assessment tool aims to help aged care service providers record how their use of chemical restraints is managed. It relates to consumers who are prescribed psychotropic medication(s) (particularly anti-psychotics and benzodiazepines), including for PRN (as needed) use.

Download the Charter of Aged Care Rights Template for Signing for aged care service providers and their consumers on 1 July 2019. Available in PDF and DOCX.

This resource is available in 18 translated languages including: Arabic, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Croatian, Dutch, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Macedonian, Maltese, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

The rights of Consumers are protected by a Charter of Aged Care Rights.

This resource is not available to order on the Commission's website.

RB 2019-04 - This Regulatory Bulletin outlines how the Commission will respond to and manage non-compliance with the Aged Care Quality Standards.

Download the English Aged Care Quality Standards Consumer Outcomes A2 poster. This resource is not available to order.

Download the Commission's Aged Care Quality Standards imagery, including the Standards wheel and individual Standards icons. Includes terms of use.

A 30-minute Aged Care Quality Standards educational video for service providers.

This resource is not available to order.

A fact sheet outlining the key changes impacting providers under the new Commission Rules, relating to the Aged Care Quality Standards (Quality Standards).

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Statement of Expectations 2019.

Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Statement of Intent 2019.

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission's Corporate Plan January to June 2019

A downloadable chatterbox template to support aged care service providers and their consumers engage with the new Aged Care Quality Standards.

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This fact sheet outlines how the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission supports providers to resolve complaints.

Provider resolution involves us referring complaint issues that a complainant raises with us to a provider to resolve. Where possible, we choose this approach as it is often the best way to have concerns effectively resolved.

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

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For more information see our Re-consideration and review of decisions page. 

For more information see our Re-accreditation of residential aged care services web page.

Includes Aged Care Quality Standards Self-Assessment Tool Template (available in DOCX and XLSX), as well as Guidance on Self-Assessment.

This resource is not available to order.

This resource is part of our Q Assist educational program on the Aged Care Quality Standards for approved providers.

Transitional provisions allow the Commissioner to continue with regulatory activities that had started prior to commencement of the Rules. The Commissioner may make any arrangements as are necessary for the purposes of completing the activities. The Rules provide for processes commenced before 1 January 2019 to continue to be progressed as if the steps had been taken under the Rules. This includes applications for re-accreditation, quality reviews and monitoring processes.