Slip Testing for Aged Care Facilities
Your residents are among the most vulnerable to slip injuries. Ensure every floor surface in your facility meets the highest safety standards with professional compliance testing.
Protecting Your Most Vulnerable Residents
Aged care residents face a significantly higher risk of serious injury from slip and fall incidents. Reduced mobility, balance challenges, and medication effects mean that a floor surface safe for the general population may still pose an unacceptable risk in your facility.
The Problem
Aged care environments combine high-risk populations with frequently wet surfaces. Bathrooms, dining areas where spills occur, and corridors cleaned regularly all present slip hazards that can have devastating consequences for elderly residents.
The Consequence
Falls are the leading cause of injury-related hospitalisation in older Australians. For aged care facilities, a slip incident can result in serious resident harm, regulatory scrutiny from the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, and significant liability exposure.
The Solution
Comprehensive slip testing of all pedestrian surfaces in your facility by a qualified technician. Greg provides detailed reports that support your quality and safety documentation and demonstrate proactive risk management.
Aged care facilities operate under some of the most stringent regulatory oversight in Australia. The Aged Care Quality Standards require providers to demonstrate that they are managing risks to the health, safety, and wellbeing of their consumers. Floor safety is a fundamental component of this obligation, and documented slip resistance testing provides the evidence that regulators, families, and insurers expect to see.
Greg Collins works with aged care providers across Melbourne who understand that floor safety cannot be assessed by visual inspection alone. A corridor may look perfectly safe but have a dangerously low P-rating when wet from mopping. A bathroom tile may have lost its slip resistance through years of cleaning chemical exposure. The only way to know the true slip resistance of your floors is to test them with calibrated equipment to AS 4663:2013.
Surface Test Australia's reports for aged care facilities include P-ratings for every surface tested, a clear assessment of compliance status for each area, and prioritised recommendations that your maintenance team can act on immediately. Greg also understands the sensitivity required when working in aged care environments and ensures testing is conducted with minimal disruption to residents and staff routines.
Common Areas We Test
Greg tests all pedestrian surfaces in your aged care facility, prioritising the areas that pose the greatest risk to elderly residents.
Resident Bathrooms & Ensuites
Wet areas requiring elevated P-ratings to protect residents during bathing and toileting
Dining Rooms & Cafeterias
Areas prone to food and liquid spills where residents congregate daily
Corridors & Walkways
High-traffic routes used by residents with mobility aids and wheelchairs
Common Lounges & Activity Areas
Shared spaces where residents spend extended time and move between furniture
Kitchen & Laundry Areas
Staff areas with water and chemical exposure requiring P4/P5 surfaces
External Paths & Garden Areas
Outdoor surfaces where residents walk, exposed to weather and organic debris
Your Compliance Obligations
Aged Care Quality Standards — Standard 8 (Organisational Governance) requires providers to manage risks to consumers' health, safety, and wellbeing, including environmental hazards such as slippery floors.
OHS Act 2004 (Vic) — Aged care facilities are workplaces where both staff and residents must be protected. The duty to maintain safe floors applies to all pedestrian areas.
AS 4663:2013 — The standard for assessing slip resistance of existing surfaces in use. Greg tests and reports to this standard with particular attention to the heightened requirements in aged care settings.
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission — Documented floor safety testing supports your facility's compliance during accreditation assessments and unannounced visits.
How We Help
Book Your Test
Call or SMS Greg to schedule testing at a time that minimises disruption to residents and care routines.
On-Site Testing
Greg quietly and efficiently tests all nominated surfaces using calibrated wet pendulum and dry friction equipment.
Receive Your Report
Get a comprehensive report suitable for quality and safety documentation, accreditation evidence, and board reporting.
Our Services
Learn more about the specific tests and reports Greg provides for aged care facilities.
Protect Your Residents with Professional Slip Testing
Call or SMS Greg today for a free, no-obligation quote. Sensitive, professional slip testing for aged care facilities across Melbourne and Greater Victoria.
Available Monday to Saturday across Melbourne & Greater Victoria