Hippocrates Aged Care Centre 0883

Accreditation decision

Following a site audit conducted on 17 May 2022 to 19 May 2022, the Commission made a decision on 06 July 2022 to re-accredit this service.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 06 July 2025.

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 22 December 2022.

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

Site audit Performance Report

A site audit was conducted with this service on 17 May 2022 to 19 May 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 22 June 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 22 December 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 22 June 2021.

Following a site audit the Commission made a decision on 18 November 2019 that this service met all of the Aged Care Quality Standards. The service is re-accredited for one year until 22 December 2020.

Compliance monitoring update

An assessment contact was conducted by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (Commission) on 26 June 2019 at Hippocrates Aged Care Centre 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 25 of 44 expected outcomes of the Accreditation Standards. This home remains accredited until 22 December 2019.

Serious risk decision

Following a review audit conducted on 6 – 8 March 2019, a delegate of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner made a decision that Fronditha Care failed to meet 19 expected outcomes in the Accreditation Standards in relation to Hippocrates Aged Care Centre.

On 15 April 2019 a decision was made that failure to meet three of these expected outcomes has placed the safety, health or wellbeing of a consumer 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.

Serious risk decision

Following an assessment contact conducted on 7 November 2018, a delegate of the CEO of the Quality Agency made a decision that Fronditha Care failed to meet one expected outcome in the Accreditation Standards in relation to Hippocrates Aged Care Centre.

On 4 December 2018 a decision was made that the failure to meet this expected outcome has placed the safety, health or wellbeing of care recipients 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.