Bupa Armidale 2551

Accreditation decision

Following a site audit conducted on 18 October 2022 to 20 October 2022, the Commission made a decision on 25 November 2022 to re-accredit this service.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 25 November 2025.

Site audit Performance Report

A site audit was conducted with this service on 18 October 2022 to 20 October 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 

21 April 2023.

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

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 21 October 2022.

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 10 February 2021 to 11 February 2021.

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

Non-compliance update

Following an assessment contact conducted on 11 December 2019 to 12 December 2019, the Commission made a decision on 17 January 2020 that the approved provider of the service is non-compliant with seven requirements of the Quality Standards.

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 21 April 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 21 July 2018.

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 21 July 2018.

This decision has been reconsidered and as a result the period of accreditation for this home will now expire on 21 April 2019.  The reconsideration decision and audit report is attached.