Resource library

In this kit you will find a range of promotional resources, including social media posts and tiles, and a newsletter article, to help you promote Menu and Mealtime Review Program.

Tiles for download:

This visual scenario and supporting user guide has been designed to support aged care workers with information about eating and drinking with acknowledged risk (EDAR). It explains the best practice and practical strategies that providers should use when implementing EDAR in their service.

This flyer includes information on the Commission’s resources on food, nutrition and dining. We encourage providers to print and hand it out to their staff and make copies available at their workplace. 

This guide is about how to support people living with dementia to maintain good nutrition and enjoy positive dining experiences. 

This resource may refer to information that will be updated from 1 July 2025 to align with the new Aged Care Act and Quality Standards.

This guide is for family members, friends and other representatives of people living with dementia in residential aged care. It explains ways you can support good nutrition and help create enjoyable dining experiences for them. 

This guide is for family members, friends and other representatives of people living with dementia at home. It explains ways you can support good nutrition and help create enjoyable dining experiences for them in the home environment.

This fact sheet provides an overview of how your care team (cooks, chefs, food service and care staff) can support you to make ongoing, informed choices about your food, drink and dining experience.

This fact sheet provides an overview for residential aged care staff (including chefs, cooks, food service and care staff) on the requirements and importance of supporting older people’s rights to make informed decisions about their food, drink and dining experience.

These colouring resources have been designed specifically for the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission with the intention of providing a multifaceted creative experience for older Australians living in residential or home aged care settings, and for the people who care for them.

This resource provides discussion notes to improve the food, nutrition, and dining experience in aged care settings. It includes reflective questions for corporate teams and care staff, focusing on governance, resident choice, oral health, and support for those with swallowing difficulties. The resource promotes continuous improvement and quality care through group discussions. This resource may refer to information that will be updated from 1 July 2025 to align with the new Aged Care Act and Quality Standards. 

This training PowerPoint is a presentation that trainers/managers can download, customise and use to promote discussion and educate their staff to support and improve the food, nutrition and dining experience of consumers in their care.

The training resource supports an exploration of food, nutrition and dining in aged care, specifically:

Approved providers have specific responsibilities under the Aged Care Act 1997 (the Aged Care Act) and the Principles relating to the use of any restrictive practice in residential aged care and short-term restorative care in a residential care setting.

In this kit you will find a range of promotional resources, including social media posts and tiles, video, fact sheets and a newsletter article, to help you promote the Food, Nutrition and Dining Hotline, and our wider suite of food, nutrition and dining resources.

This resource provides information about the Food, Nutrition, and Dining Hotline, which offers advice and addresses concerns regarding food and dining in aged care. It allows aged care providers, staff, residents, families, and carers to raise issues about nutrition, menu planning, and dining experiences to improve quality and care outcomes. This resource may refer to information that will be updated from 1 July 2025 to align with the new Aged Care Act and Quality Standards. 

This fact sheet is for people receiving aged care services and provides information on the Commission’s dedicated Food, Nutrition and Dining Hotline to receive questions, concerns and complaints about food, nutrition and dining in aged care.

 

This fact sheet outlines your right to make choices about your food and drink. This includes how your care team can support you to make an informed choice about food or drink that may be a risk to your health.

This resource provides guidance for aged care staff on supporting older people's informed choices regarding food and drink, even when those choices involve personal risks. It encourages staff to respect resident autonomy, provide information on risks, document decisions, and ensure access to professional advice, promoting dignity and quality of life in care settings. This resource may refer to information that will be updated from 1 July 2025 to align with the new Aged Care Act and Quality Standards. 

You must be given the choice to accept risks so you can live the life you choose. The Aged Care Charter of Rights states that you have the right to make choices, even if those choices are a risk to you.

This guide supports aged care staff in providing food and dining choices for residents. It outlines the importance of upholding residents' rights to choose, enhancing their health and quality of life. The guide recommends confirming preferences regularly, involving residents in meal planning, and respecting individual choices regarding when, where, and what they eat or drink. This resource may refer to information that will be updated from 1 July 2025 to align with the new Aged Care Act and Quality Standards. 

You have the right to make choices about your life in residential aged care. This includes what you eat, drink and your dining experience. The Aged Care Quality Standards state that you can make informed choices and live the life you choose.