Webinar series: Home Matters – Rethinking Aged Care Design

This 8-part webinar series supports aged care providers and designers to understand and apply the National Aged Care Design Principles and Guidelines and supporting resources.

Last updated: 22 January 2026

Older people, families and carers will also learn about what good design looks like when choosing an aged care home.

About the webinar series

We are collaborating with Dementia Training Australia to host a webinar series on improving aged care homes through design.

Hear from aged care experts, people with lived experience, and dementia-friendly design specialists. Topics and more information available on the webinar links on this page.

Contact us if you have questions about the series or need support to register: design.dementiasupport@health.gov.au

Visit Dementia Training Australia’s Environments Hub for more information and resources.

  • Webinar 1: Living Well in Care – A Conversation for Older People

    Thursday 26 Feb 2026 2:00 pm - 2:45pm AEDT

  • Webinar 2: Designing better aged care environments

    Thursday 12 Mar 2026 2:00 pm - 2:45pm AEDT

  • Webinar 3: Enable the person – Aged care design principle 1

    Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 2:00 pm - 2:45pm AEDT

  • Webinar 4: Cultivate a home  – Aged care design principle 2

    Thursday 16 Apr 2026 2:00 pm - 2:45pm AEST

  • Webinar 5: Access the outdoors – Aged care design principle 3

    Thursday 30 Apr 2026 2:00 pm - 2:45pm AEST

  • Webinar 6: Connect with community – Aged care design principle 4

    Thursday 14 May 2026 2:00 pm - 2:45pm AEST

  • Webinar 7: Designing culturally safe aged care

    Thursday 28 May 2026 2:00 pm - 2:45pm AEST

  • Webinar 8: Transforming aged care homes

    Thursday 11 Jun 2026 2:00 pm - 2:45pm AEST

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