Japara Wyong 2405 (Closed)

Accreditation decision

Following a site audit conducted on 18 February 2020 to 21 February 2020, the Commission made a decision on 02 April 2020 to re-accredit this service.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 01 February 2021.

The Performance Report is attached.

Compliance monitoring update

An assessment contact was conducted by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (Commission) on 11 April 2019 at Japara Wyong to monitor the service’s progress in meeting the Accreditation Standards. The Commission found the service complies with all Accreditation Standards.

Accreditation decision

Following a site audit conducted on 8 January 2019 to 10 January 2019, a delegate of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner made a decision on 14 March 2019 to re-accredit this service for a period of one year. The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 1 May 2020.

The approved provider of the service meets 42 of the 44 expected outcomes of the Accreditation Standards.

The Site Audit Report is attached.

Serious risk decision

Following a site audit conducted on 8 January 2019 to 10 January 2019, a delegate of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner made a decision that Japara Aged Care Services Pty Ltd failed to meet two expected outcomes in the Accreditation Standards in relation to Wyong Aged Care Facility.

On 5 March 2019 a decision was made that failure to meet one of these expected outcomes has placed the safety, health or wellbeing of a care recipient of the service at serious risk. The Department of Health has been notified of the risk.

Serious risk is not an ongoing state; it is a statutory decision based on evidence at a point in time.

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission will continue to monitor the performance of the service including through unannounced visits.

Following an audit we decided that this home met 44 of the 44 expected outcomes of the Accreditation Standards and would be accredited for one year until 01 May 2019.

Serious risk decision

On 17 January 2018 a delegate of the CEO of the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency made a decision that Doonside Aged Care Centre Pty Ltd failed to meet one of more expected outcomes in the Accreditation Standards in relation to Wyong Aged Care Facility and that this failure has placed, or may place, the safety, health or wellbeing of a care recipient of the service at serious risk.

The Department of Health has been notified of the risk.

The Quality Agency will continue to monitor the performance of the service including through unannounced visits.

Decision to revoke accreditation

Following a review audit conducted on 4 January 2018 to 12 January 2018, a delegate of the CEO of the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency made a decision on 3 April 2018 to revoke accreditation of this service. The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 1 May 2018.

The approved provider of the service, Doonside Aged Care Centre Pty Ltd meets 23 of the 44 expected outcomes of the Accreditation Standards.

The Review Audit Report is attached.

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 September 2018.