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Get Audit-Ready for the Strengthened Standards
The strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards go live on July 1, 2025. Providers must be audit-ready from day one - there is no grace period.
Ausmed is here to help with structured tools and resources to support your compliance.
The strengthened Standards introduce new compliance challenges, requiring providers to demonstrate staff competence, system effectiveness, governance accountability.
Aged care providers don’t have to navigate this alone.
Ausmed is developing practical, audit-ready tools designed to eliminate the guesswork in compliance.
Be audit-ready from day one
With no grace period for compliance, providers must be fully prepared for the July 1, 2025 go-live date. Audits may request 1,200+ evidence items, requiring clear accountability across the organisation.
Workforce capability is a key focus, covering staff training, competency, and performance—ensuring nothing is missed is critical.
Request your free Audit Readiness Tool
Ensure your organisation is prepared for your first audit under the strengthened Standards.
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Is your training system up to Standard?
The strengthened Standards require providers to have an effective training and education system in place. Audits will assess outcomes, not just completion rates (Actions 2.9.4 & 2.9.5), making it essential for L&D teams to understand the educational implications of the Standards and the evidence needed for compliance.
Are the new Standards highlighting gaps in
your training program?
Uncover what’s missing from your training program by requesting a copy of our free Strengthened Standards Training Analysis.
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Demonstrate workforce capability with a structured approach
People teams must provide evidence of workforce planning (2.8) and HR management (2.9), including performance assessments and reviews. A structured system linking staff performance to learning is essential to ensure compliance, sustainability, and retention.
Competency assessments: Beyond compliance
Competency assessments form the foundation of a skilled, confident, and capable workforce.
Providers must demonstrate staff are both trained and competent, with clear evidence for audits. Understanding best-practice competency assessment methods is critical to meeting compliance requirements.
FREE 6-PART WEBINAR SERIES
Practical support for aged care providers
Register now for all of our upcoming webinars designed to help prepare you for the strengthened Standards
or come back to view past recordings.
Boards and Executive teams must also be audit-ready
Significant governance responsibilities exist under the strengthened Standards. They need assurance that structures meet new Standards and Aged Care Act requirements, while understanding how policies, systems, and governance frameworks will be audited.
Strong provider governance drives more than compliance—it improves quality care and builds workforce capability.
Reporting and workforce preparation can’t be overlooked.
Providers must be fully prepared from day one, which means it’s essential to build reporting capability for demonstrating compliance.
Worker feedback will be a key audit requirement. Do you know questions auditors may ask staff during audits under the new audit process?
Get your workforce ready for your next audit.
Designed with audit-readiness in mind
With the Ausmed Workforce Capability System, your organisations has an all-in-one solution for developing staff knowledge and skills, supporting career development, and ensuring audit readiness.