Archived Sanctions: Northern Territory

Information on sanctions which have expired or have been lifted.

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Archived Sanctions
Summary of Facilities under Sanctions Action

Sanctions Archive

This site list sanctions which have either been lifted or have expired. If you require other information regarding sanctions which may have been imposed in relation to a home, please contact the office of the Department of Health and Ageing in your State or Territory.

This site is amended weekly. This site was last reviewed on Thursday 2 July 2009.

Sanctions imposed from 2000.

Facility: Hetti Perkins Home for the Aged
Facility Address: 9 Percy Court,
Alice Springs
Approved Provider: Aboriginal Hostels Limited
Sanctions Applied: Sanction 1
Approval as an approved provider of aged care services revoked unless an Administrator with clinical experience is appointed for a period of 6 months.

Sanction 2
No Australian Government funding for new residents for a period of 6 months.
Date Sanction Imposed: Sanction 1 & 2
17 October 2007
Date Sanction Expires: Sanction 1 & 2
16 April 2008
Reason for Sanction: The Agency identified serious risk, in relation to Expected Outcome 1.6 Human Resource Management, 2.11 Skin Care and 2.13 Behavioural Management.
Current Status of Service: The Approved Provider appointed an administrator on 30 October 2007. A clinical nursing adviser has also been employed to assist the administrator.

On 31 October 2007, the Agency advised that serious risk was mitigated.

Sanctions 1 and 2 expired on 16 April 2008

Facility: Katherine Red Cross Centre
Facility Address: Riverbank Drive
Katherine NT 0805
Approved Provider: Australian Red Cross (NT Division)
Sanctions Applied: Sanction 1
No Australian Government funding for new residents for a period of six (6) months; Sanction 2
Approval as an Approved Provider of aged care services revoked unless staff undertake training
Date Sanction Imposed: Sanction 1
28 November 2004; Sanction 2
28 May 2004
Reason for Sanction: The Approved provider did not comply with all its responsibilities in relation to Accreditation Standards.

The Agency identified serious risk, the Department determined that there was an immediate and severe risk to the safety, health or well-being of residents.
Current Status of Service: Sanction 1 expired on 28 November 2004; Sanction 2 staff to undertake training was lifted on 1 October 2004.
Date Archived: Sanction 1
26/11/04; Sanction 2

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