St Vincent's Care Services Toowoomba - Hostel 5079

Accreditation decision
Following a site audit conducted on 20 February 2024 to 23 February 2024, the Commission made a decision on 22 March 2024 to re-accredit this service.
The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 19 April 2027.

Site audit Performance Report
A site audit was conducted with this service on 20 February 2024 to 23 February 2024.
The attached Performance Report details the assessment of performance against the Aged Care Quality Standards following the site audit.

Accreditation decision

Following a site audit conducted on 01 March 2021 to 04 March 2021, the Commission made a decision on 19 April 2021 to re-accredit this service.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 19 April 2024.

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 24 November 2021.

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 01 March 2021 to 04 March 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 24 May 2021.

Compliance update

Following an assessment contact conducted on 26 May 2020, the Commission made a decision that improvements have been made to the service to ensure that the Aged Care Quality Standards are complied with.

Non-compliance update

Following an assessment contact conducted on 23-24 January 2020, the Commission made a decision on 03 March 2020 that the approved provider of the service is non-compliant with two requirements of the Quality Standards.

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 24 November 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 24 November 2017.