Holbrook District Hospital 1497 (Closed)

Accreditation decision

Following a site audit conducted on the 10 April 2019 to 11 April 2019, the Commission made a decision 14 May 2019 to re-accredit this service.

The decision on the service’s accreditation period was varied following reconsideration on own initiative on 24 March 2022.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 05 January 2024.

Following an audit we decided that this service met 44 of the 44 expected outcomes of the Accreditation Standards and would be accredited for three years until 05 July 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 one year until 05 July 2019.

Serious risk decision

On 21 December 2017 a delegate of the CEO of the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency made a decision that NSW State Government (NSW Ministry of Health) failed to meet one of more expected outcomes in the Accreditation Standards in relation to Holbrook District Hospital 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.

Following an audit we decided that this home met 40 of the 44 expected outcomes of the Accreditation Standards. We decided to vary this home’s accreditation period. This home is now accredited until 05 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 26 October 2018.