SummitCare Wallsend 0841

Accreditation decision

Following a site audit conducted on 08 November 2022 to 10 November 2022, the Commission made a decision on 08 December 2022 to re-accredit this service.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 08 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

3 June 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 08 November 2022 to 10 November 2022.

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 19 April 2021 to 26 April 2021, the Commission made a decision on 03 June 2021 to re-accredit this service.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 23 January 2022.

Site audit Performance Report

A site audit was conducted with this service on 19 April 2021 to 26 April 2021.

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

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.

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 23 July 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 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 23 January 2021.

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

Non-compliance update

Following an assessment contact conducted on 19 November 2019, the Commission made a decision that the approved provider of the service is non-compliant with one requirement of the Aged Care Quality Standards.

Review audit decision

Following a review audit conducted on 11 June 2019 to 14 June 2019, a delegate of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner made a decision on 2 September 2019 to vary the period of accreditation of this service. The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 23 July 2020.

The approved provider of the service meets 39 of the 44 expected outcomes of the Accreditation Standards.

The Review Audit Report is attached.

Following an audit we decided that this home met 43 of the 44 expected outcomes of the Accreditation Standards and would be accredited for three years until 12 January 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 three years until 12 January 2019.