Charingfield 0384

Accreditation decision
Following a site audit conducted on 28 August 2024 to 30 August 2024, the Commission made a decision on 04 October 2024 to re-accredit this service.
The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 19 January 2028.

Site audit Performance Report
A site audit was conducted with this service on 28 August 2024 to 30 August 2024.
The attached Performance Report details the assessment of performance against the Aged Care Quality Standards following the site audit.

Assessment contact Performance Report

An assessment contact was conducted with this service on 01 June 2023.

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

This decision is made under section 41(3) of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Rules 2018 (Commission Rules), on the further period for which a residential service is to be accredited – to affirm

Accreditation decision

Following a site-audit conducted on 15 December 2021 to 17 December 2021, the Commission made a decision on 19 January 2022 to reaccredit this service for a further period.

The decision on the service’s accreditation period was affirmed following reconsideration on 1 April 2022.

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

Site audit Performance Report

A site audit was conducted with this service on 15 December 2021 to 17 December 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 11 April 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 11 October 2021.

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 11 April 2021.

Compliance monitoring update

An assessment contact was conducted by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (Commission) on 29 - 30 January 2020 at Charingfield to monitor the service’s progress in meeting the Accreditation Standards. The Commission found the service complies with all Accreditation Standards.

Following a site audit the Commission made a decision on 01 October 2019 that this service met six of the eight Aged Care Quality Standards. The service is re-accredited for one year until 11 October 2020.

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 11 October 2019

Serious risk decision

On 22 January 2018 a delegate of the CEO of the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency made a decision that Trustees of the Christian Brothers failed to meet one or more expected outcomes in the Accreditation Standards in relation to Charingfield 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.

The Quality Agency will continue to monitor the performance of the service including through unannounced visits.

Review audit decision

Following a review audit conducted on 8 January 2018 to 18 January 2018, a delegate of the CEO of the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency made a decision on 11 April 2018 to vary the period of accreditation of this service. The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 11 October 2018.

The approved provider of the service meets 16 of the 44 expected outcomes of the Accreditation Standards.

The Review Audit Report is attached.

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 03 August 2018.