Legislation and Compliance

ACCREDITATION

What is accreditation?

Accreditation is about ensuring aged care facilities meet a set of Accreditation Standards, set by the Commonwealth Government.

Specially qualified aged care assessors visit a home and speak with staff, management, residents and their families to determine whether the home meets all the Accreditation Standards and expected outcomes.

The Agency continues to monitor homes to ensure residents continue to receive a high level of care and that all standards continue to be met

Crowley is currently accredited until 11 August 2009 with the Aged Care Standards Agency for both the Hostel and Nursing Homes.

CERTIFICATION

Certification is part of the Australian Government’s structural reforms to residential aged care in 1997. It is aimed at improving the physical quality of Australian Government funded residential aged care buildings.

This includes:

Fire Safety
Privacy
Space requirements

Crowley is Certified in accordance with 1999 Certification Assessment Instrument

PRUDENTIAL

Crowley is compliant under the Prudential standards under the Aged Care Act 1997

APPROVED PROVIDER

Crowley has approved provider status under the Aged Care Act 1997 for residential, community and flexible care. Approval was granted in November 1999.

PRIVACY ACT

In December 2001 the Privacy Act changed and now gives the consumer new rights in relation to how personal information is handled by many private sector organisations.