Talbot Place Aged Care Facility

Accreditation decision

Following a site audit conducted on 16 May 2022 to 20 May 2022, the Commission made a decision on 15 July 2022 to re-accredit this service.

The decision on the service’s accreditation period was varied following reconsideration on own initiative on 26 June 2025.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 15 January 2026.

Assessment contact Performance Report

An assessment contact was conducted with this service on 15 August 2023 to 16 August 2023.

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 May 2022 to 20 May 2022, the Commission made a decision on 15 July 2022 to re-accredit this service.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 15 July 2025.

Site audit Performance Report

A site audit was conducted with this service on 16 May 2022 to 20 May 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 28 October 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 28 April 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 28 October 2021.

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

Compliance monitoring update

An assessment contact was conducted by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (Commission) on 01 May 2019 at Talbot Place Aged Care Facility to monitor the service’s progress in meeting the Accreditation Standards. The Commission found the service complies with all Accreditation Standards.

Following an audit we decided that this home met 41 of the 44 expected outcomes of the Accreditation Standards and would be accredited for two years until 28 April 2021.

Serious risk decision

On 15 March 2019 delegate of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner made a decision in relation to Talbot Place Aged Care Facility that failure to meet three expected outcomes of the Accreditation Standards placed the safety, health or wellbeing of consumers of the service at serious risk.

An assessment contact was conducted on 1 May 2019 at Talbot Place Aged Care Facility to monitor the service’s progress. The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission found the service complies with all Accreditation Standards.

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

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 28 August 2018.

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 28 August 2018.

This decision has been reconsidered and as a result the period of accreditation for this home will now expire on 28 April 2019.  The reconsideration decision and audit report is attached.