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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 August 2023.

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

 

Accreditation decision

Following a site audit conducted on 14 December 2022 to 16 December 2022, the Commission made a decision on 24 January 2023 to re-accredit this service.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 24 January 2026.

Site audit Performance Report

A site audit was conducted with this service on 14 December 2022 to 16 December 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 11 February 2023.

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

Accreditation decision

Following a site audit conducted on 15 May 2018  to 16 May 2018, the Commission made a decision on 22 June 2018 to re-accredit this service.

The decision on the service’s accreditation period was varied following reconsideration on own initiative on 15 January 2021.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 11 August 2022.

Assessment contact Performance Report

An assessment contact was conducted with this service on 17 December 2020.

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

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 11 August 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 11 August 2018.