Carinity Fairfield Grange 5411

Accreditation decision

Following a site audit conducted on 06 September 2022 to 08 September 2022, the Commission made a decision on 07 October 2022 to re-accredit this service.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 07 October 2025.

Site audit Performance Report

A site audit was conducted with this service on 06 September 2022 to 08 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 29 March 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 29 September 2022.

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 29 March 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 28 July 2021 to 29 July 2021.

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

Following a site audit the Commission made a decision on 28 August 2019 that this service met all of the Aged Care Quality Standards. The service is re-accredited for two years until 29 September 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 one year until 29 September 2019.

Serious risk decision

On 29 March 2018 a delegate of the CEO of the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency made a decision that The Baptist Union of Queensland failed to meet one or more expected outcomes in the Accreditation Standards in relation to Carinity Fairfield Grange and that this failure has placed, or may place, the safety, health or wellbeing of a care recipient of the service at serious risk.

A site audit was conducted by the Quality Agency on 3 July 2018 to 5 July 2018 at Carinity Fairfield Grange to assess the performance of the service against the Accreditation Standards. 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.

Following a review audit conducted on 26 February 2018 to 12 March 2018, a delegate of the CEO of the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency made a decision on 26 April 2018 to vary the period of accreditation of this service. The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 29 September 2018.

The approved provider of the service meets 35 of the 44 expected outcomes of the Accreditation Standards.

The Review Audit Report is attached.

Following a review audit conducted on 05 December 2017 to 19 December 2017, a delegate of the CEO of the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency made a decision on 2 January 2018 to vary the period of accreditation of this service. The period of accreditation of this service will expire on 02 January 2019.

The approved provider of the service meets 38 of the 44 expected outcomes of the Accreditation Standards.

The Review Audit Report is attached.

Serious risk decision

On 2 January 2018 a delegate of the CEO of the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency made a decision that The Baptist Union of Queensland failed to meet one or more expected outcomes in the Accreditation Standards in relation to Carinity Fairfield Grange and that this failure has placed, or may place, the safety, health or wellbeing of a care recipient of the service at serious risk.

The Department of Health has been notified of the risk. 

We will continue to monitor the performance of the home including through unannounced visits.

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 28 July 2020.

This is a new home and is accredited for one year until 28 July 2017. We made the decision on 28 July 2016.