{"id":7340,"date":"2024-07-23T07:18:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T21:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepurefoodco.com\/aus\/?p=7340"},"modified":"2025-12-10T09:43:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T22:43:25","slug":"the-changing-australian-aged-care-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepurefoodco.com\/aus\/blog\/the-changing-australian-aged-care-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"The changing Australian Aged Care Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your guide to the new standards, why they matter, and what they mean for your organisation.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

What are the Aged Care Quality Standards?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

What does it mean to provide truly excellent aged care?\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This was the question at the heart of Australia’s <\/span>2019 Aged Care Quality Standards<\/span><\/a>, which sought to guarantee that aged care service providers delivered safe, high-quality care that respected the individual needs and preferences of residents.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Now, these standards are being reviewed and updated. Following recommendations from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, new areas of focus \u2013 including food and nutrition, dementia care, diversity, governance, and clinical care \u2013 will be incorporated to create a more comprehensive set of standards.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What are the principles of the new strengthened standards?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

The updated standards set a comprehensive framework for excellence across all aspects of aged care.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Key requirements include:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n