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The Whiddon Group - Belmont 0219

Provider name
The Frank Whiddon Masonic Homes of New South Wales
Previous names
Lake Macquarie Retirement Village
RACS ID
0219

The Whiddon Group - Belmont

Accreditation decision

Following a site audit conducted on 03 May 2023 to 05 May 2023, the Commission made a decision on 06 June 2023 to re-accredit this service.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 06 June 2026.

The Whiddon Group - Belmont

Site audit Performance Report

A site audit was conducted with this service on 03 May 2023 to 05 May 2023.

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

Audit Report

The Whiddon Group - Belmont

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 05 October 2023.

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

The Whiddon Group - Belmont

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 

05 April 2023.

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

The Whiddon Group - Belmont

Accreditation decision

Following a site audit conducted on 10 July 2018 to 11 July 2018, the Commission made a decision on 16 August 2018 to re-accredit this service.

The decision on the service’s accreditation period was varied following reconsideration on own initiative on 03 March 2021.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 05 August 2022.

The Whiddon Group - Belmont

Assessment contact Performance Report

An assessment contact was conducted with this service on 03 November 2020.

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

Audit Report

The Whiddon Group - Belmont

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 05 October 2021.

Audit Report
TheWhiddonGroup-Belmont0219-6.doc  (DOC  221.18 KB)
CER Report
CER Accessible Report

The Whiddon Group - Belmont

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 05 October 2018.

Audit Report
TheWhiddonGroup-Belmont5.pdf  (PDF  562.84 KB)

The Whiddon Group - Belmont

Audit Report
TheWhiddonGroup-Belmont4.pdf  (PDF  102.87 KB)

Lake Macquarie Retirement Village

Audit Report