Palm Lake Bethania Aged Care Facility

Assessment contact Performance Report
An assessment contact was conducted with this service on 29/04/2025 to 30/04/2025.
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 17/09/2024 to 19/09/2024, the Commission made a decision on 22/10/2024 to re-accredit this service.
The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 07/01/2028

Site audit Performance Report
A site audit was conducted with this service on 17/09/2024 to 19/09/2024.
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 22 March 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 30 May 2023 to 31 May 2023.

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 16 August 2022 to 17 August 2022.

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 30 November 2021 to 03 December 2021, the Commission made a decision on 07 January 2022 to re-accredit this service.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 25 February 2024.

Site audit Performance Report

A site audit was conducted with this service on 30 November 2021 to 03 December 2021.

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 25 February 2022.

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 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 25 August 2021.

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

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 25 February 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 25 February 2018.

This is a new home and is accredited for one year until 25 February 2015. We made the decision on 25 February 2014.