Your Residents Deserve a Floor That Doesn't Fight Them

Aged care flooring is a strange beast. It needs to stop people slipping, survive industrial cleaning, look calm enough for someone with dementia, and somehow not smell like a hospital. We figure that out so you don't have to.

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Melbourne · Sydney · Brisbane

Here's the Thing About Aged Care Floors

A regular commercial flooring contractor will give you a nice floor. It'll look good in the photos. And then someone will fall on it, or the cleaner's mop will turn it into a skating rink, or a resident with dementia will refuse to walk across the dark strip because it looks like a hole in the ground.

Aged care flooring has to do about six jobs at once. It needs to meet AS 4586 slip resistance requirements, not just on paper, but after six months of industrial mopping. It needs to support infection control with seamless, easy-to-clean surfaces. It needs to follow dementia-friendly design principles so residents feel safe navigating the space. And it needs to handle wheelchairs, walkers, and trolleys without falling apart.

Most flooring companies treat aged care like any other commercial job. We don't, because it isn't. The compliance requirements alone (AS 4586:2013, AS 4663:2013, NSQHS Standards, Aged Care Quality Standards) would make your head spin. We know them backwards because this is what we do.

The other bit that matters: your facility can't just shut down while the floor gets done. Residents live there. Staff work there. We stage installations around your operations, work after hours when needed, and coordinate with your team so nobody's getting displaced into a corridor.

Two Flooring Types. Both Designed for This.

Interface carpet tiles installed in an aged care resident bedroom, showing warm natural tones and comfortable flooring

Carpet Tiles

Interface and Shaw Contract make carpet tiles purpose-built for environments like yours. They dampen noise (aged care corridors echo like cathedrals), come in dementia-friendly palettes, and here's the clever part: when one tile gets stained or worn, you replace that tile. Not the whole corridor. We supply and install both ranges.

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Healthcare vinyl flooring in a clinical environment, showing seamless slip-resistant safety vinyl for aged care wet areas

Safety Vinyl

For wet areas, dining rooms, clinical spaces, and anywhere infection control is critical, safety vinyl is the answer. We work with Polyflor, Forbo, Armstrong, Karndean, and Tarkett, each with products specifically designed for healthcare. Seamless installations mean no grout lines harbouring bacteria. All AS 4586 slip-rated.

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How This Actually Works

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We Start With Your Problem

Not a product catalogue. Every aged care facility has different pressure points. Maybe it's a wet area that keeps failing slip tests, corridors that are too noisy, or a dementia wing that needs a full rethink. We work out what's actually going wrong before we recommend anything.

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Compliance Is Built In

AS 4586 slip resistance, AS 4663 in-situ testing, NSQHS infection control requirements, Aged Care Quality Standards. We specify to all of them. You get the documentation, testing reports, and product certifications your accreditation audits need. No chasing up paperwork after the fact.

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We Supply and Install

One contractor, one point of accountability. No finger-pointing between the company that sold you the vinyl and the mob that laid it. If something's not right, it's on us. Full stop.

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Your Facility Keeps Running

We stage the work around your operations. After-hours installs, wing-by-wing rollouts, coordination with your nursing and facilities team. Your residents don't get herded into a common room while we tear up their hallway.

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Slip Testing & Rectification

Floors change over time. Cleaning chemicals, foot traffic, and wear all affect slip resistance. We test existing floors to AS 4663:2013 and if they fail, we fix them: anti-slip treatments, surface refinishing, or replacement. Most companies only test. We test and solve.

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Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane

Local teams in all three cities. Same standards, same approach, whether it's a retirement village in Frankston or a nursing home in Parramatta.

The Brands We Work With

These aren't random picks. Each of these manufacturers makes products specifically designed for healthcare and aged care environments. We know their ranges inside out.

Interface
Shaw Contract
Polyflor
Forbo
Armstrong
Karndean
Tarkett

Go Deeper

Aged care flooring involves more nuance than most people realise. These guides cover the specifics.

Slip Resistance in Aged Care

AS 4586, pendulum testing, P-ratings, wet vs dry slip resistance. What it all means and why your floor needs to pass after six months of cleaning, not just on day one.

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Dementia-Friendly Flooring

Why certain patterns cause falls. How colour contrast aids wayfinding. What HB 198:2014 actually recommends. Practical design principles that make a real difference.

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Articles & Insights

Niche deep dives on everything from cleaning chemical compatibility to lifecycle costing for carpet tiles vs vinyl in high-traffic aged care corridors.

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The Standards That Matter

Aged care flooring sits at the intersection of about five different regulatory frameworks. Here's the shortlist we specify against on every project.

AS 4586:2013

Slip resistance classification for pedestrian surfaces. The standard that determines whether your floor is compliant. We specify products with verified P-ratings for every area type.

AS 4663:2013

In-situ slip testing using the wet pendulum method. We test installed floors to confirm they actually perform, not just what the product data sheet says, but what your floor does in the real world.

HB 198:2014

The guide to slip resistance that covers wayfinding, contrast, and design for vulnerable populations. Essential reading for dementia-friendly environments.

NSQHS Standards

National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards require infection control through seamless, cleanable surfaces. This drives our vinyl specification approach.

Aged Care Quality Standards

The standards that govern safety, quality of life, and care outcomes in aged care. Appropriate flooring directly supports physical safety and cognitive comfort.

Full Documentation

Testing reports, material certifications, product data sheets. Everything your accreditation audit needs, provided upfront. More on slip resistance →

Tell Us What's Going On With Your Floor

Whether it's a new build, a replacement project, or a floor that's failing slip tests, start here. No obligation, no pressure, just a conversation about what you actually need.

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Phone

1300 207 915

Email

office@premrest.com.au

Service Areas

Melbourne · Sydney · Brisbane

We're Premrest, a specialist commercial flooring contractor that focuses on environments where the floor actually matters. Aged care is one of those environments.