This is one of a suite of resources to support aged care providers to deliver evidence-based care to older people who receive government funded aged care services. 

This fact sheet is informed by the Psychotropic Medicines in Cognitive Disability or Impairment Clinical Care Standard (CCS), developed by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.

The Preventing Falls and Harm from Falls in Older People: Best Practice Guidelines for Community Care in Australia (Falls Guidelines for Community Care) aims to improve the safety and quality of care for older people and offers a nationally consistent approach to preventing falls and harm from falls in community care settings.

The Preventing Falls and Harm from Falls in Older People: Best Practice Guidelines for Australian Residential Aged Care Services (Falls Guidelines for RACS) aims to improve the safety and quality of care for older people and offers a nationally consistent approach to preventing falls and harm from falls in residential aged care settings.

This fact sheet outlines recommendations for preventing falls in hospital as well as the major changes to the 2025 Falls Guidelines.

This fact sheet outlines recommendations for preventing falls in the community and at home as well as the major changes to the 2025 Falls Guidelines.

This fact sheet outlines recommendations for preventing falls in hospital as well as the major changes to the 2025 Falls Guidelines.

The Preventing Falls and Harm from Falls in Older People: Best Practice Guidelines for Australian Hospitals (Falls Guidelines for Hospitals) aims to improve the safety and quality of care for older people and offers a nationally consistent approach to preventing falls and harm from falls in hospital settings.

The Integrated Health and Aged Care Services Module (IHACS Module) replaces the Multi-Purpose Services Aged Care Module (MPS Module) from 1 November 2025.