Aged Care Quality Standards
ACQS25-1.8 Support for dignity of risk
Clause and reference 15-10(8) of the Aged Care Rules 2025 · our reference ACQS25-1.8
The requirement
The provider supports each person to exercise dignity of risk, so they can pursue their goals and keep their independence and quality of life.
Our wording of the requirement: our statement of what the clause asks, not the instrument verbatim. Source: Aged Care Quality Standards on the compliance desk.
The evidence to bring
- Dignity of risk procedure and risk discussions documented with the individual
- Care plans showing agreed risk strategies
- Quality of life monitoring records
What assessors commonly find
- Risk-averse practice that removes choice
- Risk decisions made without the individual
What evidence do I need?
For ACQS25-1.8 Support for dignity of risk, the evidence to bring is: Dignity of risk procedure and risk discussions documented with the individual; Care plans showing agreed risk strategies. It sits under Standard 1 - The individual and the instrument's own clause is 15-10(8). Keep every record dated, signed and current, and name who owns it.
Answer the reviewer first
Show me dignity of risk procedure and risk discussions documented with the individual, and tell me who owns it and when it was last reviewed.
That is the question a quality assessor opens with for this requirement. Have the record on the desk and the date it was last reviewed to hand.
Read your own evidence against this clause
Paste your policy or evidence pack and the reading marks, line by line, whether a phrase from this requirement appears and quotes your own words when it does. It is a reading of your text, not a compliance result; a quality assessor decides whether a requirement is met. Read your pack, free See the paid reading