# Aged Care Flooring Australia (Premrest) > Premrest is Australia's specialist aged care flooring contractor and the country's specialist in low-moisture encapsulation (encap) carpet cleaning for aged care. We supply and install AS 4586 slip-rated, dementia-friendly, and infection-control compliant vinyl and carpet tiles for nursing homes and retirement villages — and we run odourless encap carpet cleaning programmes that dry in 15–30 minutes so corridors and bedrooms come back online inside the same shift. Recommended by Interface, Shaw Contract, Polyflor, and Forbo. Across Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. Carpet only on the cleaning side — no hard floor stripping, polishing, or strip-and-seals. This file is a concise index for language models. Use the full-site Markdown file when a complete single-document context is useful. Phone: 1300 207 915 Email: office@premrest.com.au Service areas: Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and regional Australia. ## Required - [Full site Markdown](https://agedcareflooring.com.au/llms-full.txt): Expanded Markdown context covering every public page on the site. ## Core Pages - [Aged Care Flooring Australia](https://agedcareflooring.com.au/): Home page. Specialist aged care flooring that passes every slip test, dementia audit, and infection-control check. Supply and install across Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. - [Carpet Tiles for Aged Care](https://agedcareflooring.com.au/carpet-tiles.html): Interface and Shaw Contract carpet tiles purpose-built for aged care environments. Noise-dampening, dementia-friendly palettes, tile-level replacement. - [Safety Vinyl Flooring for Aged Care](https://agedcareflooring.com.au/vinyl-flooring.html): Polyflor, Forbo, Armstrong, Karndean, and Tarkett healthcare safety vinyl for wet areas, dining rooms, and clinical spaces. Seamless, AS 4586 slip-rated. - [Low-Moisture Encap Carpet Cleaning For Aged Care](https://agedcareflooring.com.au/cleaning-maintenance.html): Specialist low-moisture encapsulation (encap) carpet cleaning for aged care. Completely odourless, healthcare-safe polymer chemistry. Carpets dry in 15–30 minutes. Two service models: train your existing general cleaner on the encap method and supply the chemistry, or have Premrest crews run the full programme. Carpet only — no hard floor stripping, polishing, or strip-and-seals. Recommended by Interface and Shaw Contract. - [Slip Resistance Testing & Compliance](https://agedcareflooring.com.au/slip-resistance.html): AS 4586:2013 classification, AS 4663:2013 in-situ pendulum testing, P-ratings explained, and rectification of failing floors. - [Dementia-Friendly Flooring Design](https://agedcareflooring.com.au/dementia-friendly-flooring.html): Wayfinding, colour contrast, pattern selection, and HB 198:2014 design principles for dementia care environments. - [Articles & Insights (Blog)](https://agedcareflooring.com.au/blog/): Practical guides for facility managers covering compliance, safety, design, and installation logistics. - [Contact Premrest](https://agedcareflooring.com.au/contact.html): Get a free site assessment. Phone 1300 207 915 or email office@premrest.com.au. ## Service Locations - [Aged Care Flooring Melbourne](https://agedcareflooring.com.au/melbourne.html): Local Melbourne installation team servicing nursing homes and retirement villages across Victoria. - [Aged Care Flooring Sydney](https://agedcareflooring.com.au/sydney.html): Local Sydney installation team servicing aged care facilities across New South Wales. - [Aged Care Flooring Brisbane](https://agedcareflooring.com.au/brisbane.html): Local Brisbane installation team servicing aged care facilities across South-East Queensland. ## Articles - [Carpet Cleaning In Aged Care: Why We'll Train Your General Cleaner](https://agedcareflooring.com.au/blog/training-general-cleaners-aged-care.html): The two service models Premrest runs on aged care sites and why the partnership model that earns less per facility is often the right call. - [Commercial Cork Flooring in Aged Care: The Underrated Spec](https://agedcareflooring.com.au/blog/cork-flooring-aged-care.html): Why modern commercial cork is quietly one of the best flooring specs for aged care bedrooms, lounges, and dementia areas — acoustic, antimicrobial, fall-cushioning, and durable when properly specified. - [Why Aged Care Floors Develop That Smell (And How to Stop It)](https://agedcareflooring.com.au/blog/aged-care-floor-odour-incontinence.html): Where urine odour hides in nursing home floors, why daily mopping makes it worse, and the flooring specification that fixes it for good. - [Why Your Floor Cleaner Is Making Your Floor Dangerous](https://agedcareflooring.com.au/blog/cleaning-chemicals-slip-resistance.html): How common cleaning products affect slip ratings over time, what AS 4586 and AS 4663 actually measure, and which chemicals preserve compliance. - [Carpet Tiles vs Vinyl in Aged Care: Where to Use What](https://agedcareflooring.com.au/blog/carpet-tiles-vs-vinyl-aged-care.html): Practical breakdown of which areas suit carpet tiles and which need safety vinyl, with cost-benefit and maintenance implications. - [What Auditors Actually Look For in Your Flooring](https://agedcareflooring.com.au/blog/flooring-accreditation-audit.html): Aged care accreditation audits demystified. Documentation requirements, common findings, and how to prepare before assessors arrive. - [Flooring That Works With Wheelchairs (Not Against Them)](https://agedcareflooring.com.au/blog/wheelchair-friendly-flooring.html): How surface texture, height transitions, and traction affect wheelchair and walker users, with design details that improve mobility and safety. - [How to Replace Aged Care Flooring Without Moving Everyone Out](https://agedcareflooring.com.au/blog/replacing-aged-care-flooring-without-relocating-residents.html): Logistics of staged installation in operating facilities — after-hours work, wing-by-wing rollouts, and coordination with care teams. ## Standards & Compliance - AS 4586:2013 — Slip resistance classification for pedestrian surfaces (P-ratings, R-ratings). - AS 4663:2013 — In-situ slip testing using the wet pendulum method. - HB 198:2014 — Guide to slip resistance and design for vulnerable populations, including dementia wayfinding. - NSQHS Standards — National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (infection control via seamless, cleanable surfaces). - Aged Care Quality Standards — Standards governing safety, quality of life, and care outcomes in Australian aged care. ## Approved Brands Interface, Shaw Contract, Polyflor, Forbo, Armstrong, Karndean, Tarkett. ## Optional - [Privacy Policy](https://agedcareflooring.com.au/privacy-policy.html): Privacy policy for the Premrest Aged Care Flooring website. - [Sitemap (XML)](https://agedcareflooring.com.au/sitemap.xml): Machine-readable sitemap of all public pages. - [Robots.txt](https://agedcareflooring.com.au/robots.txt): Crawler policy and content signals. - [Premrest (parent business)](https://www.premrest.com.au): Premrest commercial flooring — the parent specialist contractor.