Epping Meadows Care Community 3538

Accreditation decision

Following a site audit conducted on 30 May 2022 to 01 June 2022, the Commission made a decision on 20 June 2022 to re-accredit this service.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 20 June 2025.

Site audit Performance Report

A site audit was conducted with this service on 30 May 2022 to 01 June 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 13 September 2022.

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

Accreditation decision

Following a site audit conducted on 6 January 2020 to 8 January 2020, the Commission made a decision on 4 February 2020 to re-accredit this service for a further period.

The decision on the service’s accreditation period was affirmed following reconsideration on 16 March 2020.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 13 March 2022.

The Performance Report is attached

Compliance monitoring update

An assessment contact was conducted by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (Commission) on 11-12 June 2019 at Opal Meadowglen to monitor the service’s progress in meeting the Accreditation Standards. The Commission found the service complies with all Accreditation Standards.

Following an audit we decided that this home met 28 of 44 expected outcomes of the Accreditation Standards. We decided to vary this home's accreditation period. This home is now accredited until 13 March 2020.

Serious risk decision

Following a review audit conducted on 30 January  - 3 February 2019, a delegate of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner made a decision that DPG Services Pty Ltd failed to meet 16 expected outcomes in the Accreditation Standards in relation to Opal Meadowglen.

On 13 March 2019 a decision was made that failure to meet five of these expected outcomes has placed the safety, health or wellbeing of consumers of the service at serious risk. The Department of Health has been notified of the risk.

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 44 of the 44 expected outcomes of the Accreditation Standards and would be accredited for three years until 07 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 three years until 07 September 2018.