Following a site audit conducted on 30 August 2022 to 02 September 2022, the Commission made a decision on 26 October 2022 to re-accredit this service.
The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 26 October 2025.
James Watson Hostel
Site audit Performance Report
A site audit was conducted with this service on 30 August 2022 to 02 September 2022.
The attached Performance Report details the assessment of performance against the Aged Care Quality Standards following the site audit.
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 13 March 2023.
The service remains subject to compliance monitoring by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission.
James Watson Hostel
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 13 September 2022.
The service remains subject to compliance monitoring by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission.
James Watson Hostel
Compliance update
Following an assessment contact conducted on 19 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.
James Watson Hostel
James Watson Hostel
Non-compliance update
Following an assessment contact conducted on 27 February 2020, the Commission made a decision that the approved provider of the service is non-compliant with 1 requirements of the Aged Care Quality Standards.
James Watson Hostel
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 13 March 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 13 March 2019.
