McNamara Lodge 7259

Accreditation decision

Following a site audit conducted on 07 November 2022 to 09 November 2022, the Commission made a decision on 16 December 2022 to re-accredit this service.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 16 December 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 29 July 2023.

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 07 November 2022 to 09 November 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 03 January 2023.

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 29 July 2022.

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

Assessment contact Performance Report

An assessment contact was conducted with this service on 30 August 2021.

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

Assessment contact Performance Report

An assessment contact was conducted with this service on 09 July 2020 to 10 July 2020.

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

Accreditation decision

Following a site audit conducted on 3 to 5 December 2019, the Commission made a decision on 31 January 2020 to re-accredit this service.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 29 January 2022.

The Performance 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 29 January 2020.