Anglicare SQ Symes Grove Home for the Aged 5051

Assessment contact Performance Report

An assessment contact was conducted with this service on 22 February 2023.

The attached Performance Report details the assessment of performance against the Aged Care Quality Standards following the assessment contact.

Accreditation decision

Following a site audit conducted on 09 May 2022 to 11 May 2022, the Commission made a decision on 22 June 2022 to re-accredit this service.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 22 June 2025.

Site audit Performance Report

A site audit was conducted with this service on 09 May 2022 to 11 May 2022.

The attached Performance Report details the assessment of performance against the Aged Care Quality Standards following the site audit.

Exceptional Circumstances

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission has temporarily modified our Regulatory Program, including the suspension of site audits to determine whether to accredit, not to re-accredit or vary the periods of accreditation for a service. 

In order to give effect to continuity of accreditation the Department of Health has, under Section 42.5 of the Aged Care Act 1997, made a decision to grant ‘exceptional circumstances’ to this service until 08 August 2022.

The service remains subject to compliance monitoring by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission.

Compliance monitoring update

An assessment contact was conducted by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (Commission) on 26 February 2019 at Anglicare SQ Symes Grove Home for the Aged to monitor the service’s progress in meeting the Accreditation Standards. The Commission found the service complies with all Accreditation Standards.

Following an audit we decided that this home met 43 of the 44 expected outcomes of the Accreditation Standards and would be accredited for three years until 08 February 2022.

Following an audit we decided that this home met 44 of the 44 expected outcomes of the Accreditation Standards and would be accredited for three years until 08 August 2018.

This decision has been reconsidered and as a result the period of accreditation for this home will now expire on 08 February 2019.  The reconsideration decision and audit report is attached.