Standards

This section links to resources explaining the standards applicable to those working in aged care, and the rights of those using these services.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
• Aged care workers
• Consumers
• General
• Nurses and Midwives 
• Providers

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health

• Aged care support for First Nations People - Department of Health and Aged Care (2023) - About reforms being implemented in response to the Aged Care Royal Commission.
• Our Care, Our Way, Our Future - Transforming care pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ageing and Aged Care Council (2021) - 5-Year Plan for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care (2021–2026) 

Aged Care Workers 

• Code of Conduct for Aged Care – information for workers - Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (2022) - Information about the Code for aged care workers. 

Consumers

• The Charter of Aged Care Rights - Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (2022) - Video explaining how the Charter of Aged Care Rights protects the rights of consumers of Australian Government-funded aged care services.
• Your right to quality care - MyAgedCare (2023) - The Charter of Aged Care Rights sets out the 14 rights that protect people receiving aged care. 
• Reforming in-home Aged Care (video) - Department of Health and Aged Care (2023) - This webinar will update older people, their families and carers, and the aged care sector on in-home aged care reform.

General 

• Aged Care Quality Standards (poster) - Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (2021) - Aged Care Quality Standards Consumer Outcomes 
• Equip Aged Care Learning Packages - University of Tasmania - Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre - Equip offers a module on Aged Care Standards.
• Charter of Aged Care Rights Poster - Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission and the Department of Health and Aged Care (2022)
• Face the facts: Older Australians - Australian Human Rights Commission (2014) - Facts about the contributions older Australians make to society. 
• Quality Standards Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (2022) - About the Aged Care Quality Standards. 
• National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program - Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (2024) - The National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program (QI Program) is a mandatory program for Commonwealth-subsidised residential aged care services. 
• Standards for general practice residential aged care - 1st Edition - RACGP (2023) - Standards for general practice residential aged care - 1st Edition

Nurses and Midwives 

• Australian Nursing Standards (ANSAT)
• Fact sheet: Registered nurse standards for practice - Nursing and Midwifery Board (2022) - Information and resources explaining the standards. 
• Fact sheet: Code of Conduct for nurses and Code of Conduct for midwives - Nursing and Midwifery Board - Ahpra - (2022) - This fact sheet provides guidance about the Code of Conduct for nurses and Code of Conduct for midwives.
• Care Minutes and 24/7 Registered Nurse Requirements Guide - Department of Health and Aged Care (2023) - This guide provides information about care minutes targets; the 24/7 registered nurse responsibilities from 1 July 2023; and mandatory care minutes responsibilities from 1 October 2023.

Providers

• Aged Care Quality Standards Fact Sheet - Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (2023) - Fact Sheet Aged Care Standards
• Code of Conduct for Aged Care – information for providers - Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (2023) - About the Code of Conduct for Aged Care, introduced to improve the safety, health, well-being and quality of life for people receiving aged care, and to boost trust in services.
• Code of Conduct for Aged Care - Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (2022) - This video provides an introduction to the Code of Conduct for Aged Care, for workers and providers.
• Charter of Aged Care Rights (Providers) - Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (2022) - All approved providers are required to comply with the Aged Care Quality Standards (Quality Standards) which provide a framework for the core requirements of quality and safety in services. 

We welcome feedback. Please let us know what you think of the Aged Care Knowledge Hub and what resources you would like to see included. 

The Aged Care Knowledge Hub is supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care under the Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program.