This public consultation has now closed
This consultation invited your feedback on our draft guidance resources for providers and workers on the new strengthened Quality Standards.
We consulted on our draft guidance resources to help providers, aged care workers and other stakeholders to understand the new strengthened Quality Standards and their roles and responsibilities in meeting them. Further draft resources will be available shortly that are specifically for older people receiving care and their representatives.
The strengthened Quality Standards will come into effect in line with the commencement of the new Aged Care Act from 1 July 2025.
We welcomed responses from providers, aged care workers, older people and their representatives, and other stakeholders. The purpose of this consultation was to help us produce resources for providers and workers that are fit-for-purpose, easy-to-understand and support the delivery of quality, person-centred aged care.
A report is now available on the outcomes of the public consultation.
Although the consultation period has closed, you can still download and read the:
- draft audit methodology
- draft evidence framework
- draft guidance for aged care workers
- draft pre-audit preparation tool
- draft request for Information template - category 4 & 5
- draft request for Information template - category 6
- glossary
- framework analysis (Provided for information, not for review)
We have updated the strengthened Quality Standards guidance for providers in response to your feedback. We have simplified the language and added more examples, making it more effective and easier to use. Read the updated guidance for providers here.
In 2025 we will release updates to all other resources, including the Standards guidance for governing bodies and workers.
