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Residential Aged Care - Sanctions and Notices of Non-Compliance

Current Sanctions: Victoria

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

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
Domain Seahaven

Facility Address
119 Cashin Street
INVERLOCH VIC 3996

Approved Provider
Domain Aged Care (Services) Pty Ltd

Sanctions Applied
Sanction 1
Approval as an approved provider of aged care services revoked unless an adviser is appointed for a period of 3 months.

Sanction 2
No Australian Government funding for new care recipients for a period of 3 months.

Date Sanction Imposed
Sanction 1 and 2
12 May 2009

Date Sanction Expires
Sanction 1 and 2
11 August 2009

Reason for Sanction
The Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency conducted a Support Contact at the Service on 21 April 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; 2.2: Continuous improvement; and 2.4: Clinical care.

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.

Sanctions in place.


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Facility
St Benedict’s Private Nursing Home

Facility Address
5 Heath Street Sandringham
VIC 3191

Approved Provider
St Benedict’s Private Nursing Home Pty 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.

Sanction 2
No Australian Government funding for new care recipients for a period of 6 months.

Date Sanction Imposed
Sanction 1 and 2
22 May 2009

Date Sanction Expires
Sanction 1 and 2
      21 November 2009

Reason for Sanction
The Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency conducted a Site Audit at the Service from 31 March to 1 April 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: 1.1, 4.1: Continuous Improvement; 1.8: Information systems; 2.4: Clinical Care; 4.5: Occupational Heath and Safety.

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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Facility
Werribee Terrace Aged Care

Facility Address
8 Russell Street WERRIBEE VIC 3030

Approved Provider
Calvert Manor Pty 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.

Sanction 2
No Australian Government funding for new care recipients for a period of 6 months.

Sanction 3
Provide training in clinical care; pain management; nutrition and hydration; skin care; and infection control practices.

Date Sanction Imposed
Sanction 1, 2 & 3
8 March 2009

Date Sanction Expires
7 September 2009

Reason for Sanction
The Agency identified serious risk, in relation to Standard 2, 2.4: Clinical Care; 2.5: Specialised Nursing Care Needs; 2.8: Pain Management; 2.10: Nutrition and Hydration; 2.11: Skin Care; Standard 4, 4.7: Infection Control; 4.4: Living Environment

Current Status of Service
The Department and the Aged Care Standards and the Accreditation Agency are continuing to monitor the service.

The Agency advised that serious risk was mitigated on 20 March 2009

The Service has appointed an adviser.

Sanctions in place.

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