Baptistcare Graceford 7176

Accreditation decision

Following a site audit conducted on 13 September 2022 to 15 September 2022, the Commission made a decision on 19 October 2022 to re-accredit this service.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 19 October 2025.

Site audit Performance Report

A site audit was conducted with this service on 13 September 2022 to 15 September 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 03 January 2023.

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

Assessment contact Performance Report

An assessment contact was conducted with this service on 14 April 2021.

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

Assessment contact Performance Report

An assessment contact was conducted with this service on 27 August 2020.

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

Following an audit we decided that this service met 44 of the 44 expected outcomes of the Accreditation Standards and would be accredited for three years until 17 July 2022.

Serious risk decision

On 13 April 2018 a delegate of the CEO of the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency made a decision that failure by Baptistcare Incorporated to meet one expected outcome in the Accreditation Standards in relation to Baptistcare Graceford and that this failure has placed the safety, health or wellbeing of care recipients of the service at serious risk.

An assessment contact was conducted by the Quality Agency on 11 July 2018 at Baptistcare Graceford to monitor the service’s progress. The Quality Agency found the service complies with all Accreditation Standards.

Serious risk is not an ongoing state; it is a statutory decision based on evidence at a point in time.

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission will continue to monitor the performance of the service including through unannounced visits.

Following an audit we decided that this home met 40 of the 44 expected outcomes of the Accreditation Standards and would be accredited for one year until 17 July 2019.