Current Sanctions: New South Wales

Information relating to sanctions imposed by the Department of Health and Ageing on the approved providers (operators) of Commonwealth funded residential aged care facilities.

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Current Sanctions
Summary of Facilities under Sanctions Action

Summary of Facilities Under Sanctions Action

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

Facility: Bethany Nursing Home and Bethany Hostel
Facility Address: 162-166 Balaclava Road
EASTWOOD
NSW 2122
Approved Provider: St Catherine’s Aged Care Services Ltd
Sanctions Applied: Sanction 1
Approval as an approved provider of aged care services revoked unless an adviser is appointed for a period of 6 months.
Date Sanction Imposed: 16 March 2009
Date Sanction Expires: 14 September 2009
Reason for Sanction: The Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency review audit on 10-17 February 2009 identified that the Approved Provider had not remedied previous non-compliance within the timeframe set by the Department of Health and Ageing. Continued non-compliance is in relation to the Accreditation Standards Outcomes: Continuous Improvement (1.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.1); Regulatory Compliance (1.2, 2.2, 4.2); Human Resource Management (1.6); and Information Systems (1.8).
Current Status of Service: The Department and the Aged Care Standards and the Accreditation Agency are continuing to monitor the service.

The Service has appointed an adviser.

Sanction in place.

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Facility: Vincent Court
Facility Address: 88 Leith Street
KEMPSEY NSW 2440
Approved Provider: The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Lismore
Sanctions Applied: Sanction 1
Approval as an approved provider of aged care services revoked unless an adviser is appointed for a period of 6 months.

Sanction 2
No Australian Government funding for new care recipients for a period of 6 months
Date Sanction Imposed: 5 June 2009
Date Sanction Expires: 4 December 2009
Reason for Sanction: The Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency conducted a Site Audit at the Service from 27 April to 1 May 2009 and identified that the Approved Provider had not remedied previous non - compliance in relation to the Accreditation Standards Outcomes within the timeframe set by the Department of Health and Ageing. Continued Non-compliance is in the following areas: 1.8: Information systems; 2.4: Clinical care; 2.5: Specialised nursing care needs; 2.7: Medication management; and 2.8: Pain management.
Current Status of Service: The Department and the Aged Care Standards and the Accreditation Agency are continuing to monitor the service.

Sanctions in place.

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