Uniting Berrigan

Assessment contact Performance Report
An assessment contact was conducted with this service on 10/07/2024 to 10/07/2024.
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 14/05/2024 to 16/05/2024, the Commission made a decision on 30/05/2024 to re-accredit this service.
The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 09/06/2027

Site audit Performance Report
A site audit was conducted with this service on 14 May 2024 to 16 May 2024.
The attached Performance Report details the assessment of performance against the Aged Care Quality Standards following the site audit.

Change of ownership 01 December 2023

The previous approved provider of the service was non-compliant with Standard 1, Standard 2, Standard 3, Standard 5, Standard 6, Standard 7 and Standard 8 of the Quality Standards. This finding of non-compliance does not transfer to the new approved provider. The Commission will continue to closely monitor these areas at the service.

Accreditation decision

Following a site audit conducted on 21 March 2023 to 23 March 2023, the Commission made a decision on 09 June 2023 to re-accredit this service.

The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 09 June 2024.

Site audit Performance Report

A site audit was conducted with this service on 21 March 2023 to 23 March 2023.

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 08 September 2023.

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 08 March 2023.

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 08 September 2022.

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 21 February 2019 at Berrigan Aged Care Hostel 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 43 of the 44 expected outcomes of the Accreditation Standards and would be accredited for three years until 08 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 08 July 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 08 July 2018.

This decision has been reconsidered and as a result the period of accreditation for this home will now expire on 08 March 2019.  The reconsideration decision and audit report is attached.