The principles and guidelines presented in this document have been developed to support the Australian Government’s new Residential Aged Care Accommodation Framework.

The Centre for Health Service Development, at the University of Wollongong, was commissioned by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety to undertake this analysis of international and national staffing profiles for residential aged care services, in order to better understand how staffing can be improved in Australia.

What does the evidence show about the specialist dementia care units that are most effective in managing symptoms of dementia?