The national Aged Care Quality Standards have been in effect since 1 July 2019 following an extensive consultation process. They focus on fundamental outcomes for consumers and the level of care and service standards that Commonwealth subsidised aged care services are required to comply with.
The 8 standards apply to all aged care settings including residential and home aged care services, and they provide a framework of core requirements for quality and safety in care.
Each standard is expressed in 3 ways
- as a statement of outcome for consumers
- as a statement of expectation for aged care providers
- as organisational requirements for providers to be able to demonstrate that they have met each standard.