Estia Health Forster
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Location
Forster (SA2)
105 The Southern Parkway, FORSTER, NSW, 2428
Star ratings
Latest — May 2026
Compliance findings
0 recorded
No findings recorded.
Accreditation & assessment timeline
14 events
- Assessment contact Performance Report
An assessment contact was conducted with this service on 14/08/2024 to 14/08/2024. The attached Performance Report details the assessment of performance against the Aged Care Quality Standards following the assessment contact.
source ↗ - Accreditation decision
Following a site audit conducted on 25 October 2022 to 27 October 2022, the Commission made a decision on 16 December 2022 to re-accredit this service. The period of accreditation of the service will expire on 16 December 2025.
source ↗ - 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 8 July 2023. The service remains subject to compliance monitoring by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission.
source ↗ - Site audit Performance Report
A site audit was conducted with this service on 25 October 2022 to 27 October 2022. The attached Performance Report details the assessment of performance against the Aged Care Quality Standards following the site audit.
source ↗ - 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 January 2023. The service remains subject to compliance monitoring by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission.
source ↗ - 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 July 2022. The service remains subject to compliance monitoring by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission.
source ↗ - 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 07 January 2022. The service remains subject to compliance monitoring by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission.
source ↗ - 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 July 2021. The service remains subject to compliance monitoring by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission.
source ↗ - Assessment contact Performance Report
An assessment contact was conducted with this service on 09 July 2020. The attached Performance Report details the assessment of performance against the Aged Care Quality Standards following the assessment contact.
source ↗ - Serious risk decision
Following a site audit conducted on 26 – 29 November 2019, a delegate of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner made a finding that Estia Investments Pty. Ltd. failed to meet two requirements in one of the Aged Care Quality Standards (Quality Standards) in relation to Estia Health Forster. On 24 December 2019 a decision was made that failure to meet one Quality Standard has placed the safety, health or well-being of two aged care consumers of the service at serious risk. The Department of Health has been notified of the risk. Serious risk is not an ongoing state; it is a statutory decision based on evidence at a point in time. The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission will continue to monitor the performance of the service including through unannounced visits.
source ↗ - Assessment
Following a site audit the Commission made a decision on 08 January 2020 that this service met three of the eight Aged Care Quality Standards. The service is re-accredited for one year until 08 January 2021.
source ↗ - Assessment
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 January 2020.
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Regulatory actions
0 recorded
No regulatory actions recorded.