--- title: "Aged care quality of life data, and where VR leisure fits" description: "Resident quality of life reached 77.1% good or excellent in national aged care data. What the indicators, QUT studies and VR trials mean for a program." canonical: https://peopletechrevolution.com/insights/vr-aged-care-qut-study --- [Insights](https://peopletechrevolution.com/insights) # Quality of life in residential aged care: what the national indicators show, and where VR leisure fits In January to March 2026, 77.1% of assessed residents rated their quality of life good or excellent, the national QI Program reports. By [Kim Loza](https://linkedin.com/in/kimberlyloza), Head of Product at People Tech Revolution Published 25 September 2026 · Last updated 28 September 2026 · Version 2.0 [Connect with Kim on LinkedIn ↗](https://linkedin.com/in/kimberlyloza) Cite this research 77.1% Residents rating quality of life good or excellent QI Program, January to March 2026 64.0% Residents answering through a proxy, same rating QI Program, January to March 2026 7.1 Lifestyle officer minutes per resident per day QI Program, January to March 2026 1 of 3 Queensland homes still running VR 8 weeks on Miller et al., Australasian Journal on Ageing, 2024 The measure ## What does the national quality of life indicator measure? Each quarter, residents rate 6 items, from independence and pain to social relationships and leisure activities ([QI Program definitions](https://www.gen-agedcaredata.gov.au/getmedia/f2e9d082-cfa4-444e-9ac2-add3436730f7/RCH-QI-Report-October-to-December-2025-previous-release)). A garden bench, seen through the headset. An older man at a craft table. An older woman speaks to a visitor. A support worker beside an older woman. ### Why it is measured The Royal Commission heard “devastating evidence about older people feeling isolated, lonely and bored” ([Final Report](https://www.royalcommission.gov.au/system/files/2024-03/aged-care-rc-final-report-volume-1.pdf)), and [Recommendation 22](https://www.royalcommission.gov.au/system/files/2021-03/final-report-recommendations.pdf) asked for a quality of life tool. Reporting began in April to June 2023. A clinician leans in; an older woman listens. ### What good or excellent means Scores of 19 to 24 count as good or excellent. Residents answer alone, with an interviewer, or through a proxy when cognitive impairment stops them answering. The trend ## Is resident quality of life rising? The share rating it good or excellent rose from 69.4% in April to June 2023 to 77.1% in January to March 2026, a relative rise of 0.8% a quarter. Quality of life and consumer experience rated good or excellent, 2023 to 2026 Quality of life Consumer experience See the data (percent of assessed residents) Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Mar 2026 Quality of life 69.4% 72.5% 72.6% 72.8% 73.2% 74.5% 75.0% 75.4% 75.4% 75.9% 76.7% 77.1% Consumer experience 79.7% 81.8% 82.2% 82.3% 82.4% 83.9% 84.4% 84.7% 84.9% 85.2% 85.7% 86.2% Percent of assessed residents, quarters ending June 2023 to March 2026. Source: [AIHW GEN, QI Program tables, Table 1.1](https://www.gen-agedcaredata.gov.au/getmedia/785d4f71-beef-45bb-9a4a-44b4a62c672f/RCH-Q3-report-January-to-March-2026-supplementary-tables-Q3). ### Quality of life ratings rose from 69.4% in mid 2023 to 77.1% in early 2026 Consumer experience, which includes social connection, moved from 79.7% to 86.2%. The series is observational: it shows direction, not the reason. So what for you: Read your quarterly QI result against this line before and after a lifestyle program. An older woman in her armchair, walker beside. ### 31,237 residents still rate it below good In January to March 2026, 105,192 of 136,429 assessed residents rated it good or excellent, leaving 31,237 (22.9%) at moderate or lower. Who scores lowest ## Which residents rate their quality of life lowest? Residents surveyed by proxy: 64.0% rated it good or excellent in January to March 2026, against 80.6% of residents who answered alone. Quality of life good or excellent, by survey completion, January to March 2026 Self-completion 80.6% Interviewer facilitated 79.2% Proxy completion 64.0% All assessed residents 77.1% See the data (percent good or excellent) Measure Percent good or excellent Self-completion 80.6% Interviewer facilitated 79.2% Proxy completion 64.0% All assessed residents 77.1% Percent of assessed residents, January to March 2026. Source: [AIHW GEN, QI Program tables, Table 2.1C](https://www.gen-agedcaredata.gov.au/getmedia/785d4f71-beef-45bb-9a4a-44b4a62c672f/RCH-Q3-report-January-to-March-2026-supplementary-tables-Q3). ### Proxy answers sit 16.6 points below self-completion Proxy completion is the route for residents who cannot answer for themselves. 54% of permanent residents had dementia in the 2021 to 2022 financial year ([AIHW](https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/dementia/dementia-in-aus/contents/summary)). So what for you: A quality of life program has to reach residents who answer through a proxy. A carer approaches a man at the rail. ### The QUT Queensland phase left this group out It excluded residents with a formal dementia diagnosis ([Miller et al. 2024](https://research-repository.griffith.edu.au/server/api/core/bitstreams/d13f12ac-fd99-4b20-9b02-3dce4adc8307/content)). Quality of life good or excellent by home, January to March 2026 25th percentile home, all residents 65.2% Median home, all residents 78.1% 75th percentile home, all residents 90.0% 25th percentile home, proxy completion 33.3% Median home, proxy completion 59.0% See the data (percent good or excellent) Measure Percent good or excellent 25th percentile home, all residents 65.2% Median home, all residents 78.1% 75th percentile home, all residents 90.0% 25th percentile home, proxy completion 33.3% Median home, proxy completion 59.0% Percent of assessed residents per home, January to March 2026. Source: [AIHW GEN, QI Program tables, Table 2.2](https://www.gen-agedcaredata.gov.au/getmedia/785d4f71-beef-45bb-9a4a-44b4a62c672f/RCH-Q3-report-January-to-March-2026-supplementary-tables-Q3). ### The middle half of homes spans 24.8 points A home’s own position says more than the national figure. For proxy surveys the median home reports 59.0%. So what for you: Place your home on this spread before setting a pilot target. Staff time ## How much lifestyle staff time does each resident get? An average of 7.1 minutes per resident per day from lifestyle officers in January to March 2026, reported since staffing indicators started on 1 April 2025 ([QI Program](https://www.gen-agedcaredata.gov.au/getmedia/41a2f434-3512-436f-8a88-784679565a3b/RCH-QI-report-July-to-September-2025-previous-release)). Lifestyle officer minutes per resident per day, by remoteness, January to March 2026 Metropolitan homes 6.7 Regional centres 7.0 Rural and remote homes 8.5 All homes 7.1 See the data (minutes per resident per day) Measure Minutes per resident per day Metropolitan homes 6.7 Regional centres 7.0 Rural and remote homes 8.5 All homes 7.1 Minutes per resident per day, January to March 2026. Source: [AIHW GEN, QI Program tables, Tables 2.1F and 3.2](https://www.gen-agedcaredata.gov.au/getmedia/785d4f71-beef-45bb-9a4a-44b4a62c672f/RCH-Q3-report-January-to-March-2026-supplementary-tables-Q3). ### Rural and remote homes record the most lifestyle minutes Their quality of life share is lower, 74.6% against 77.8% in metropolitan homes. The tables cannot show whether minutes and ratings are linked. So what for you: Staff minutes are the budget a VR session draws on. A support worker alone in a staff alcove. ### A quarter of homes record 4.0 minutes or less The median home records 6.9 and the 75th percentile 10.5. Nationally: 7.2 in July to September 2025, 7.3 in October to December. The QUT program ## What did the QUT program test in 6 homes? Whether VR leisure sessions change social connection, in Queensland and then Victoria, with a peer reviewed paper on each phase ([QUT](https://research.qut.edu.au/agedcarevr/)). A case manager leans toward an older man. ### Queensland, 2021: 1 of 3 homes kept going Up to 4 sessions ran with 15 residents and 7 staff in 3 homes. Lockdowns cut the schedule, and 8 weeks later 1 of 3 homes still ran VR ([Miller et al. 2024](https://research-repository.griffith.edu.au/server/api/core/bitstreams/d13f12ac-fd99-4b20-9b02-3dce4adc8307/content)). A facility manager pauses on the landing. ### What the authors tie uptake to Where the general manager joined staff training, staff time was freed at once. The authors conclude uptake needs supportive senior management and a staff champion. An instructor watches an older man work. ### Victoria, 2022: 17 of 24 planned sessions Care staff in 3 homes ran VR 1 day a week with the QUT toolkit. About 30 residents took part, and 71% of planned sessions ran ([Wilding et al. 2024](https://doi.org/10.26181/26761756.v1)). Plan against delivery in the QUT program, 2021 and 2022 Victoria, 2022: planned sessions delivered 17 of 24 Queensland, 2021: homes running VR 8 weeks later 1 of 3 See the data (delivered of planned) Measure Delivered of planned Victoria, 2022: planned sessions delivered 17 of 24 Queensland, 2021: homes running VR 8 weeks later 1 of 3 Counts from the papers, 2021 and 2022. Source: [Miller et al. 2024](https://research-repository.griffith.edu.au/server/api/core/bitstreams/d13f12ac-fd99-4b20-9b02-3dce4adc8307/content); [Wilding et al. 2024](https://doi.org/10.26181/26761756.v1). ### Staff time, not headsets, set the pace Staff were called away to transfers, every headset needed a staff member beside it, and no Victorian home had continuous on-site IT support. So what for you: Book facilitator hours for every session before buying headsets. A volunteer talks with a coordinator. ### In-house staff or a visiting facilitator A visiting VR provider asks less of staff time, the Victorian authors suggest, but staff and residents lose the chance to show care to each other through the activity. Fitting a headset before a session. ### Who ran it The QUT Design Lab led it with Griffith, Melbourne, La Trobe and Monash universities; Leonie Sanderson of The Ageing Revolution was VR project manager ([QUT News](https://www.qut.edu.au/news?id=181270)). Outcomes ## What do randomised trials show about VR and quality of life? A moderate effect in older adults overall, 0.48 on quality of life and 0.641 on psychological wellbeing, and thinner, mixed evidence inside care homes. Pooled effects of immersive VR in older adults, meta-analyses of randomised trials, 2025 and 2026 Quality of life, higher (Trillo-Charlín 2026) 0.48 Psychological wellbeing, higher (Ke 2025) 0.641 Depression, lower (Ke 2025) 0.608 Depressive symptoms, lower (Su 2026) 0.83 See the data (standardised mean difference) Measure Standardised mean difference Quality of life, higher (Trillo-Charlín 2026) 0.48 Psychological wellbeing, higher (Ke 2025) 0.641 Depression, lower (Ke 2025) 0.608 Depressive symptoms, lower (Su 2026) 0.83 Standardised mean difference, VR against control, 2025 and 2026. Source: [Trillo-Charlín et al.](https://doi.org/10.2196/80820); [Ke et al.](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2025.02.024); [Su et al.](https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0001110). ### Pooled effects sit in the moderate range Across 14 studies and 839 participants, the pooled quality of life effect (0.48) was strongest in programs of 10 to 12 weeks or more than 600 minutes of exposure. Most reviews mix community and care settings. So what for you: Plan 10 weeks or more if quality of life is the goal. A physiotherapist leans toward a seated woman. ### Inside care homes the picture is mixed A long-term care review of 1,057 participants found 8 of 16 mental health studies positive and the effect uncertain ([Li et al. 2022](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104378)). In dementia, 4 of 10 studies found no change in overall symptoms ([Wang et al. 2025](https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaf117)). A physiotherapist beside a man at the bars. ### The largest care home trial Across 265 residents in 26 Hong Kong centres, health-related quality of life differed from control ([Kwan et al. 2026](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2025.105307)). An Australian non-randomised trial found no apathy difference between VR and a laptop ([Saredakis et al. 2021](https://doi.org/10.2196/29210)). A wheelchair user leads a planting lesson. ### What makes it work A review of 22 articles names local champions and staff training ([Hung et al. 2023](https://doi.org/10.1177/23337214231166355)), the pattern the QUT homes showed. Safety ## How often do residents feel unwell in a headset? Most tolerate it: 61% of nursing home residents completing every session reported no cybersickness at all, and 2 of 36 stopped early ([Rmadi et al. 2023](https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1163484)). A podiatrist beside a seated older woman. ### Short blocks, seated content Another study lost 11% to cybersickness ([Li et al. 2025](https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2025.2503909)). The toolkit sets sessions of 60 to 90 minutes, 5 to 10 minutes in VR at a time, at most 3 residents per facilitator ([QUT toolkit](https://research.qut.edu.au/agedcarevr/wp-content/uploads/sites/357/2022/01/VirtualRealityInAgedCare_TransformationalToolkit.pdf)). The rules ## What do the rules now ask of a lifestyle program? The [Strengthened Quality Standards](https://www.agedcarequality.gov.au/strengthened-quality-standards/residential-community/daily-living) ask providers to help residents “minimise boredom and loneliness” (Action 7.1.1) and to record changes in quality of life ([Action 1.3.6](https://www.agedcarequality.gov.au/strengthened-quality-standards/individual/choice-independence-and-quality-life)). An elder in her chair, daughter beside. ### The Statement of Rights The [Aged Care Act 2024](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2024A00104/latest/text) gives a right to stay connected, including through “leisure, cultural, spiritual and lifestyle activities”. A receptionist greets an older man. ### What residents complain about In January to March 2026, 62 of 4,044 residential complaint concerns (1.5%) were about advocates, significant persons and social connection, a category that includes lifestyle activities ([ACQSC](https://www.agedcarequality.gov.au/sites/default/files/media/acqsc-sector-performance-q3-jan-mar-2026-summary-data-tables.xlsx)). A younger man near an older woman. A support worker at a kitchen bench. A worker with a notebook in a front room. The market ## How many residents and homes does this touch? 196,000 people lived in permanent residential care on 30 June 2025 ([AIHW GEN](https://www.gen-agedcaredata.gov.au/getmedia/7074af35-42f7-4029-b661-cd9c43e52b19/People-using-aged-care-fact-sheet-2025.pdf)), in 2,590 services run by 707 providers ([AIHW GEN](https://www.gen-agedcaredata.gov.au/topics/providers-of-aged-care)). A wheelchair user demonstrates cooking. ### Who they are 59% were aged 85 and over; 55% needed assisted mobility and 42% were not mobile ([AIHW GEN](https://www.gen-agedcaredata.gov.au/topics/care-needs-in-aged-care)). An older person in a headset, adviser nearby. ### Homes already use VR VR was the most common enrichment technology, used by 13 of 20 survey respondents (65%), from a small sample ([Waycott et al. 2022](https://doi.org/10.2196/31162)). A young man by the garden bed. A man and a woman at a table. A cane user walks through a foyer. The evidence ## Which studies and datasets does this rest on? A row per source, with its design and sample. Studies and datasets behind the findings Study Design Sample What was measured Result AIHW GEN (2026), [QI Program tables](https://www.gen-agedcaredata.gov.au/getmedia/785d4f71-beef-45bb-9a4a-44b4a62c672f/RCH-Q3-report-January-to-March-2026-supplementary-tables-Q3) National indicator Care home residents Quality of life, minutes 77.1%; proxy 64.0% Miller et al. (2024), [Australasian Journal on Ageing](https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13248) Qualitative case study 3 homes, 15 residents, 7 staff Continued use 1 of 3 homes Wilding et al. (2024), [Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2024.105505) Staff co-design 3 homes Staff-run VR 17 of 24 sessions Trillo-Charlín et al. (2026), [JMIR Aging](https://doi.org/10.2196/80820) Meta-analysis, RCTs 839 participants Quality of life SMD 0.48 Ke et al. (2025), [General Hospital Psychiatry](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2025.02.024) Meta-analysis, RCTs 802 older adults Mood, wellbeing SMD 0.641 Su et al. (2026), [PLOS Digital Health](https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0001110) Meta-analysis, RCTs 746 older adults Depression SMD 0.83 Li et al. (2022), [International Journal of Nursing Studies](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104378) Systematic review 1,057 residents Mental health 8 of 16 positive Wang et al. (2025), [Age and Ageing](https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaf117) Meta-analysis People with dementia Behavioural symptoms 4 of 10 no change Kwan et al. (2026), [International Journal of Nursing Studies](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2025.105307) Multi-centre RCT 265 residents Quality of life Differed from control Hung et al. (2023), [Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine](https://doi.org/10.1177/23337214231166355) Scoping review 22 articles Facilitators Champions, training Rmadi et al. (2023), [Frontiers in Public Health](https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1163484) Tolerance study 36 residents Cybersickness 61% none Waycott et al. (2022), [JMIR Aging](https://doi.org/10.2196/31162) Survey 20 survey responses Technology in use VR 65% Decisions ## What does this mean for a buyer? 5 decisions, in the order a pilot meets them. - Take a baseline from the QI you already report. Set your quarterly result against the national 77.1% and the 65.2% to 90.0% spread across homes. - Design for residents who answer through a proxy. They report 64.0% good or excellent against 80.6% for self-completion. - Count facilitator hours before headsets. Lifestyle officers average 7.1 minutes per resident per day; the Victorian homes ran 17 of 24 planned sessions. - Name a senior sponsor and a staff champion. In Queensland 1 of 3 homes kept VR going, and the authors tie uptake to management support and a champion. - Run it long enough to measure. The quality of life effect of 0.48 was strongest at 10 to 12 weeks. Board paper lines, ready to paste into a business case In January to March 2026, 77.1% of assessed aged care residents rated their quality of life good or excellent, against 64.0% of residents surveyed by proxy (National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program). A meta-analysis of randomised trials in older adults found a moderate quality of life effect from immersive VR (SMD 0.48, Trillo-Charlín et al., JMIR Aging, 2026), while in the QUT aged care program 1 of 3 Queensland homes still ran VR 8 weeks later (Miller et al., Australasian Journal on Ageing, 2024). Lifestyle officers provide an average of 7.1 minutes per resident per day (QI Program, January to March 2026), so facilitator time is the constraint to plan for. A therapist measures a doorway for a handrail. A carer at an open car door. A therapist walks behind a cane user. ## Limits and method The national indicators are observational and say nothing about VR; the VR studies are small. - The QUT phases are qualitative, with convenience samples and no comparator. The Monash record and the Australasian Journal on Ageing paper are the same article. - The opening quarter, April to June 2023, appears in the trend table, Table 1.1 of the January to March 2026 supplementary tables. - 31.0% of residents assessed for eligibility were excluded for not consenting, so ratings describe the residents measured. - Home percentiles (Table 2.2) keep outliers; remoteness figures are Table 3.2. - Lifestyle minutes come from the Quarterly Financial Report and start on 1 April 2025. - Effect sizes differ in outcome and population; the chart shows scale, not ranking. - The dementia share (2021 to 2022 financial year) and the 30 June 2025 count use different denominators. Complaint categories changed on 1 November 2025. - Every source was read on 26 September 2026. ## Where PTR fits PTR builds VR and AI roleplay programs for aged care teams and can plan a baseline and a follow-up measure into a pilot. Start with [training for aged care educators](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/for-aged-care-and-home-care-educators), plan with [how a pilot runs](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/how-a-pilot-runs) and [business case and evaluation](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/business-case-and-evaluation), and see [immersive training](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/vr-training-and-roleplay) and [age tech](https://peopletechrevolution.com/work/age-tech). The QUT toolkit points facilitators to a course from [Equal Reality, a subsidiary of People Tech Revolution](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/ptr-vr-library/equal-reality-vr). - [Restrictive practices](https://peopletechrevolution.com/insights/restrictive-practices-training-requirements) - [Complaints and open disclosure](https://peopletechrevolution.com/insights/aged-care-complaints-open-disclosure) - [Evaluating a pilot](https://peopletechrevolution.com/insights/evaluate-de-escalation-training-pilot) - [Dementia training](https://peopletechrevolution.com/work/industries/aged-care-disability/dementia-changed-behaviours-training) ## Cite this research Free to quote and cite with a link to this page. Name the version you read, so readers can see what has changed since. APA 7 Loza, K. (2026, September 27). Quality of life in residential aged care: what the national indicators show, and where VR leisure fits (Version 2.0). 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