The Pioneers Lodge 0080

Assessment contact Performance Report
An assessment contact was conducted with this service on 06/08/2024 to 06/08/2024.
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 19 February 2024 to 21 February 2024, the Commission made a decision on 12 April 2024 to re-accredit this service.
The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 28 December 2026.

Site audit Performance Report
A site audit was conducted with this service on 19 February 2024 to 21 February 2024.
The attached Performance Report details the assessment of performance against the Aged Care Quality Standards following the site audit.

Following an assessment contact conducted 12 October 2022, the Commission made a decision on 23 December 2022 that the service has demonstrated their actions have been effective in addressing the non-compliance against the Aged Care Quality Standards identified at the Site Audit undertaken 25 May 2021 to 27 May 2021.

Accreditation decision

Following a site audit conducted on 25 May 2021 to 27 May 2021, the Commission made a decision on 28 June 2021 to re-accredit this service.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 28 June 2024.

Site audit Performance Report

A site audit was conducted with this service on 25 May 2021 to 27 May 2021.

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 21 August 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 21 February 2021.

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

Compliance monitoring update

An assessment contact was conducted by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (Commission) on 29 October 2019 at The Pioneers Lodge to monitor the service’s progress in meeting the Aged Care Quality Standards. The Commission found the service complies with all Aged Care Quality Standards.

Following an audit we decided that this service met 40 of the 44 expected outcomes of the Accreditation Standards and would be accredited for one year until 21 August 2020.

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 21 September 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 21 September 2018.

This decision has been reconsidered and as a result the period of accreditation for this home will now expire on 21 August 2019.  The reconsideration decision and audit report is attached.