Leighton Nursing Home

Accreditation decision

Following a site audit conducted on 16 August 2022 to 18 August 2022, the Commission made a decision on 27 September 2022 to re-accredit this service.

The decision on the service’s accreditation period was varied following reconsideration on own initiative on 21 July 2025.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire 27 March 2026.

Assessment contact Performance Report
An assessment contact was conducted with this service on 14 May 2024.
The attached Performance Report details the assessment of performance against the Aged Care Quality Standards following the assessment contact.

Assessment contact Performance Report

An assessment contact was conducted with this service on 01 February 2024.

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

Accreditation decision

Following a site audit conducted on 16 August 2022 to 18 August 2022, the Commission made a decision on 27 September 2022 to re-accredit this service.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 27 September 2025.

Site audit Performance Report

A site audit was conducted with this service on 16 August 2022 to 18 August 2022.

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 30 November 2022.

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

Assessment contact Performance Report

An assessment contact was conducted with this service on 22 November 2021.

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 30 May 2022.

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

Assessment contact Performance Report

An assessment contact was conducted with this service on 01 July 2020.

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

Non-compliance update

Following an assessment contact conducted on 07 October 2019 to 08 October 2019, the Commission made a decision that the approved provider of the service is non-compliant with two requirements of the Aged Care 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 30 November 2021.

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 30 November 2018.