AGED CARE / RESIDENTIAL LIVING
Slip testing for aged care facilities in Melbourne.
Premrest attends aged care homes, residential care and retirement living across Melbourne to measure nominated pedestrian floors. The visit produces a written record for duty of care, not a promise that a floor will never be slippery.
Request an aged care quote ↗Why aged care and retirement living operators test floors
People who live in aged care, residential care and retirement living use the same floors all day: the ensuite at first light, the bathroom, the kitchen and dining room, the entry after rain, and any ramp between levels. Wet rooms, mobility aids and mixed footwear make those surfaces a practical falls concern for residents and for the staff who support them.
Facility managers typically ask for a current measurement when:
- wet areas such as ensuites, bathrooms, kitchens and dining rooms need a record of how they perform under wet test conditions;
- entries, corridors or ramps take tracked-in rain or leftover cleaning water;
- a floor has just been recleaned, recoated or otherwise treated;
- a wing is being refurbished and the new finish is about to go into daily use;
- an incident needs a follow-up record of the surface as found; or
- an insurer, approved provider or internal duty-of-care process has asked for written evidence.
Premrest is a national commercial floor care company. This Melbourne site is how Victorian aged care and retirement living operators book on-site pendulum testing.
What wet pendulum testing on site involves
A wet pendulum assessment measures nominated pedestrian surfaces under wet test conditions. Premrest attends the facility, agrees the rooms in the quote, and records how those floors measure on the day. Tell Premrest the finish in each room, how the space is used, and any recent coating or cleaning change.
Most floors in an occupied home are existing pedestrian surfaces, which AS 4663:2013 addresses. AS 4586:2013 is the classification language for new pedestrian surface materials. A supplier classification should not automatically be treated as a current measurement of a floor residents already walk on. Broader method notes are on slip resistance testing.
Testing with minimal disruption to residents
An aged care home is a residence, not an empty commercial lobby. Premrest plans the visit around the facility’s routines: meal times, medication rounds, and the hours when an ensuite, bathroom or dining room can be vacated briefly.
The pendulum work is local to each nominated location. It does not require closing the whole building. Share who will meet the tester, any induction or visitor sign-in, and which wings need resident notice so the visit stays in the agreed rooms. Keep to the normal cleaning routine unless Premrest asks otherwise, so the floor is assessed as people actually use it.
What the report gives you
The deliverable is a written slip test report. It identifies the property, the locations assessed, the test method, the recorded conditions and the results. It is a record of the visit, not a warranty of future performance and not a finding that the facility meets every aspect of a regulatory or insurance brief.
If an insurer, consultant or internal auditor has a list of fields they expect, send that list with the enquiry. Confirm the report requirements with Premrest before booking. The figures describe those rooms on that visit. Spills, tracked-in rain, polish residue, worn traffic paths and how residents actually move through the home still sit outside the instrument reading.
What to send with your enquiry
- Facility name, suburb and a contact who can arrange access.
- The rooms and surface types to assess (ensuites, bathrooms, kitchens, dining, entries, ramps).
- Why you need testing: routine review, after a clean or coating, a refurbishment, incident follow-up, or an insurer request.
- Any access windows, induction rules and resident-notice periods.
Call 1300 207 915 or request a quote and note that the site is an aged care, residential care or retirement living facility.
AGED CARE QUESTIONS
Before you book a visit in a live home.
Why do aged care facilities in Melbourne test their floors?
Occupied aged care, residential care and retirement living sites use wet rooms, dining areas, kitchens, entries and ramps every day. A wet pendulum test records how nominated surfaces perform on the day, which operators use as duty-of-care evidence after a clean, a coating change, a refurbishment or an incident. It does not prove a floor will never be slippery.
Which areas are usually included in an aged care slip test?
Typical locations are ensuites, bathrooms, kitchens, dining rooms, entries and ramps, plus any corridor or wet area named in the brief. Premrest agrees the rooms and finishes in the quote. Share how each space is used and any recent cleaning or coating change.
Can testing be done with residents still in the facility?
Yes. The visit is planned around the home’s routines so only the nominated rooms are assessed, not the whole building. Tell Premrest about meal times, visitor sign-in, induction and any resident-notice periods so the tester can work with minimal disruption.
What does the slip test report give an aged care operator?
The report records the property, the locations assessed, the test method, the conditions on the day and the results. Confirm any fields an insurer or auditor has asked for before booking. It is a written record of the visit, not a warranty of future performance.