Blue Care Mareeba Aged Care Facility 5121

Assessment contact Performance Report

An assessment contact was conducted with this service on 08 November 2023 to 09 November 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 13 June 2023 to 16 June 2023, the Commission made a decision on 21 July 2023 to re-accredit this service.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 01 October 2026.

Site audit Performance Report

A site audit was conducted with this service on 13 June 2023 to 16 June 2023.

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

Decision to vary accreditation period

Following a review audit conducted on 03 June 2022 to 06 June 2022, the Commission made a decision on 09 July 2022 not to revoke accreditation of this service. The Commission has varied the period of accreditation of this service.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 01 October 2023.

Review audit Performance Report

A review audit was conducted with this service on 03 June 2022 to 06 June 2022.

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

Accreditation decision

Following a site audit conducted on 17 August 2021 to 20 August 2021, the Commission made a decision on 01 October 2021 to re-accredit this service.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 01 October 2024.

Site audit Performance Report

A site audit was conducted with this service on 17 August 2021 to 20 August 2021.

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 10 November 2021.

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

Following an audit we decided that this home met 44 of the 44 expected outcomes of the Accreditation Standards and would be accredited for two years until 10 May 2021.

Following an audit we decided that this home met 40 of the 44 expected outcomes of the Accreditation Standards. We decided to vary this home’s accreditation period. This home is now accredited until 10 May 2019.

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 19 January 2021.

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 19 January 2018.