With increased life expectancy Australia’s population is ageing and along with that is the growth in demand for aged care accommodation. The Aged Care Financing Authority found that "an additional 74,000 new beds will be required over the coming decade to meet the needs of an ageing Australia". Aged care Class 9c buildings are generally low to mid rise in height which are ideally suited to timber construction. Theregulatory requirements for this building classification differs from Class 21 (apartments) or 3 (hotels, etc) buildings covered under WoodSolutions Guide No 2 and therefore creating the need for this guide. This guide provides information and options available to comply with the Building Code of Australia (BCA)2 using timber structural systems for Class 9c buildings. It will discuss fire and acoustic requirements as well as recommending timber based design and construction solutions to meet these requirements.