Overbeek Lodge

RACS ID: 3188

Approved provider: MiCare Ltd

Home address: 736 Mount Dandenong Road KILSYTH VIC 3137

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 21 July 2020.
We made our decision on 14 June 2017.
The audit was conducted on 02 May 2017 to 03 May 2017. The assessment team’s report is attached.
We will continue to monitor the performance of the home including through unannounced visits.

Most recent decision concerning performance against the Accreditation Standards

Standard 1: Management systems, staffing and organisational development

Principle:

Within the philosophy and level of care offered in the residential care service, management systems are responsive to the needs of care recipients, their representatives, staff and stakeholders, and the changing environment in which the service operates.

1.1 Continuous improvement Met

1.2 Regulatory compliance Met

1.3 Education and staff development Met

1.4 Comments and complaints Met

1.5 Planning and leadership Met

1.6 Human resource management Met

1.7 Inventory and equipment Met

1.8 Information systems Met

1.9 External services Met

Standard 2: Health and personal care

Principle:

Care recipients’ physical and mental health will be promoted and achieved at the optimum level in partnership between each care recipient (or his or her representative) and the health care team.

2.1 Continuous improvement Met

2.2 Regulatory compliance Met

2.3 Education and staff development Met

2.4 Clinical care Met

2.5 Specialised nursing care needs Met

2.6 Other health and related services Met

2.7 Medication management Met

2.8 Pain management Met

2.9 Palliative care Met

2.10 Nutrition and hydration Met

2.11 Skin care Met

2.12 Continence management Met

2.13 Behavioural management Met

2.14 Mobility, dexterity and rehabilitation Met

2.15 Oral and dental care Met

2.16 Sensory loss Met

2.17 Sleep Met

Standard 3: Care recipient lifestyle

Principle:

Care recipients retain their personal, civic, legal and consumer rights, and are assisted to achieve active control of their own lives within the residential care services and in the community.

3.1 Continuous improvement Met

3.2 Regulatory compliance Met

3.3 Education and staff development Met

3.4 Emotional Support Met

3.5 Independence Met

3.6 Privacy and dignity Met

3.7 Leisure interests and activities Met

3.8 Cultural and spiritual life Met

3.9 Choice and decision-making Met

3.10 Care recipient security of tenure and responsibilities Met

Standard 4: Physical environment and safe systems

Principle:

Care recipients live in a safe and comfortable environment that ensures the quality of life and welfare of care recipients, staff and visitors

4.1 Continuous improvement Met

4.2 Regulatory compliance Met

4.3 Education and staff development Met

4.4 Living environment Met

4.5 Occupational health and safety Met

4.6 Fire, security and other emergencies Met

4.7 Infection control Met

4.8 Catering, cleaning and laundry services Met

Home name: Overbeek Lodge Date/s of audit: 02 May 2017 to 03 May 2017

RACS ID: 3188 2

Audit Report

Name of home: Overbeek Lodge

RACS ID: 3188

Approved provider: MiCare Ltd

Introduction

This is the report of a Re-accreditation Audit from 02 May 2017 to 05 May 2017 submitted to the Quality Agency.

Accredited residential aged care homes receive Australian Government subsidies to provide quality care and services to care recipients in accordance with the Accreditation Standards.

To remain accredited and continue to receive the subsidy, each home must demonstrate that it meets the Standards.

There are four Standards covering management systems, health and personal care, care recipient lifestyle, and the physical environment and there are 44 expected outcomes such as human resource management, clinical care, medication management, privacy and dignity, leisure interests, cultural and spiritual life, choice and decision-making and the living environment.

Each home applies for re-accreditation before its accreditation period expires and an assessment team visits the home to conduct an audit. The team assesses the quality of care and services at the home and reports its findings about whether the home meets or does not meet the Standards. The Quality Agency then decides whether the home has met the Standards and whether to re-accredit or not to re-accredit the home.

During a home’s period of accreditation there may be a review audit where an assessment team visits the home to reassess the quality of care and services and reports its findings about whether the home meets or does not meet the Standards.

Assessment team’s findings regarding performance against the Accreditation Standards

The information obtained through the audit of the home indicates the home meets:

·  44 expected outcomes

Scope of this document

An assessment team appointed by the Quality Agency conducted the Re-accreditation Audit from 02 May 2017 to 03 May 2017.

The audit was conducted in accordance with the Quality Agency Principles 2013 and the Accountability Principles 2014. The assessment team consisted of two registered aged care quality assessors.

The audit was against the Accreditation Standards as set out in the Quality of Care Principles 2014.

Details of home

Total number of allocated places: 55

Number of care recipients during audit: 52

Number of care recipients receiving high care during audit: 51

Special needs catered for: Culturally diverse and care recipients living with dementia

Audit trail

The assessment team spent two days on site and gathered information from the following:

Interviews

Position title / Number /
Manager / 1
Chief executive officer / 1
General manager - residential / 1
Clinical care coordinator / 1
Clinical/care staff / 4
Elders / 7
Representatives / 7
Administration assistant / 1
Leisure and lifestyle coordinator / 1
Assistant recreation officer / 1
Homemakers (catering/cleaning/laundry) / 2
Maintenance supervisor / 1
Maintenance staff / 1

Sampled documents

Document type / Number /
Elders’ clinical and lifestyle files / 8
Medication charts / 6
Personnel files / 6
Care recipient agreements / 4

Other documents reviewed

The team also reviewed:

·  Agency staff orientation forms

·  Audits and surveys

·  Elders’ information handbook

·  Cleaning schedules and duties lists

·  Clinical care system-electronic and paper-based

·  Comments and complaints

·  Communication/referral folders and diaries

·  Consent forms – elders and staff

·  Continuous improvement documentation including logs, action plans

·  Contractor agreements including insurances, licensing, police checks, quality

·  ‘Dangerous Drugs’ cupboards and registers

·  Dietary needs folder

·  Education/training matrix and education schedule 2017

·  Education records including attendance and evaluations

·  Equipment register

·  External third party audit of food safety plan and council certification

·  Fire and essential services maintenance records

·  Incident report summaries and analyses

·  Infection registers and surveillance data

·  Leisure and lifestyle documentation including programs, rosters, outings and volunteers

·  Maintenance documentation such as logs, compliance certificates, service reports, thermostatic mixing valve and calibration records

·  Mandatory reporting register

·  Meeting minutes

·  Police check database

·  Policies and procedures

·  Reactive and preventative maintenance programs

·  Re-accreditation self-assessment report

·  Roster – current and projected and staff availabilities

·  Safety data sheets

·  Staff handbook and orientation information

·  Staff ‘read and sign’ memoranda folder

·  Temperature records.

Observations

The team observed the following:

·  Activities in progress, calendars on display

·  Australian Aged Care Quality Agency re-accreditation audit notice displayed

·  Elders smoking in designated outdoor smoking area

·  Charter of care recipients’ rights and responsibilities – residential care displayed

·  Chemical storage and signage

·  Complaints, comments and compliments forms and suggestion boxes

·  Clinical and non-clinical equipment, supplies and storage

·  Cool room, food storage and food service areas

·  Dutch interpreter in attendance for reaccreditation audit

·  Emergency equipment including extinguishers, blankets, sprinklers, evacuation backpacks, emergency lighting

·  External complaints and advocacy information, including in other languages

·  Fire services in attendance during accidental trigger of alarm, emergency processes

·  Hair salon

·  Hand hygiene stations

·  Infectious disease outbreak kits

·  Interactions between staff and elders

·  Internal repainting of home in progress

·  Kiosk and seating area

·  Laundry room – for care recipient use

·  Living environment – internal and external

·  Medication administration and storage

·  Menu on display

·  Mission, values and philosophy displayed

·  Noticeboards for staff, visitors and elders

·  Notification of reaccreditation audit displayed

·  Oxygen storage and signage

·  Pet therapy animals in attendance

·  Secure archiving area

·  Short group observation in Vermeer House

·  Staff work practices and work areas

·  Visitors registers, sign in/out books.

Assessment information

This section covers information about the home’s performance against each of the expected outcomes of the Accreditation Standards.

Standard 1 – Management systems, staffing and organisational development

Principle: Within the philosophy and level of care offered in the residential care services, management systems are responsive to the needs of care recipients, their representatives, staff and stakeholders, and the changing environment in which the service operates.

1.1 Continuous improvement

This expected outcome requires that “the organisation actively pursues continuous improvement”.

Team’s findings

The home meets this expected outcome

The continuous improvement program includes processes for identifying areas for improvement, implementing change, monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of improvements. Feedback is sought from elders, representatives, staff and other stakeholders to direct improvement activities. Improvement activities are documented on the plan for continuous improvement. Management use a range of monitoring processes such as audits and quality indicators to monitor the performance of the home's quality management systems. Outcomes are evaluated for effectiveness and ongoing monitoring of new processes occurs. Elders, representatives, staff and other personnel are provided with feedback about improvements. Elders, representatives and staff are encouraged to contribute to continuous improvement and are aware of the ways they can make suggestions for improvement. During this accreditation period the organisation has implemented initiatives to improve the quality of care and services it provides. Recent examples of improvements in Management systems, staffing and organisational development are:

·  Homemaker staff provided feedback to management concerning difficulties in managing morning breakfast tasks efficiently. This was partly due to staggered eating schedules for elders, who are exercising their choice of waking times. Staff suggested a staggered approach to shift start times to better accommodate elders’ requirements during the morning shift. This was trialled successfully and feedback from management and staff has been positive.

·  In response to feedback from an assessment contact visit, management created an education matrix to improve the education management of staff at the home. The new matrix identified gaps, trends, and additional training opportunities for management and staff. Success of the new matrix has seen the matrix employed at other homes within the organisation. Management said they have a better understanding of staff training needs and requirements.

1.2 Regulatory compliance

This expected outcome requires that “the organisation’s management has systems in place to identify and ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, regulatory requirements, professional standards and guidelines”.

Team’s findings

The home meets this expected outcome

The home has a system to identify relevant legislation, regulatory requirements and guidelines, and for monitoring these in relation to the Accreditation Standards. The organisation's management has established links with external organisations to ensure they are informed about changes to regulatory requirements. Where changes occur, the organisation takes action to update policies and procedures and communicate the changes to elders, their representatives and staff as appropriate. A range of systems and processes have been established by management to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. Staff have an awareness of legislation, regulatory requirements, professional standards and guidelines relevant to their roles. Relevant to Standard 1: Management are aware of the regulatory responsibilities in relation to police certificates and the requirement to provide advice to elders and their representatives about re-accreditation site audits; there are processes to ensure these responsibilities are met.

1.3 Education and staff development

This expected outcome requires that “management and staff have appropriate knowledge and skills to perform their roles effectively”.

Team’s findings

The home meets this expected outcome

Management encourage, support and assist staff to develop and maintain their knowledge and skills to perform their roles. An annual education calendar is developed based on mandatory requirements, elders’ needs, identified staff needs and requests, audit and survey results and incident and clinical data reports. Management provide education through online learning programs, in-services and external providers. Management record and monitor staff attendance and evaluate education and training sessions to ensure they are effective. Management and staff said they are supported to develop and maintain an appropriate level of skill and knowledge.

Examples of recent education include:

·  clinical documentation

·  certificate IV in training and assessment

·  communication

·  role of the nurse practitioner.

1.4 Comments and complaints

This expected outcome requires that "each care recipient (or his or her representative) and other interested parties have access to internal and external complaints mechanisms".

Team’s findings

The home meets this expected outcome

There are processes to ensure elders, their representatives and others are provided with information about how to access complaint mechanisms. Elders and others are supported to access these mechanisms. Facilities are available to enable the submission of confidential complaints and ensure privacy of those using complaints mechanisms. Complaints processes link with the home's continuous improvement system and where appropriate, complaints trigger reviews of and changes to the home's procedures and practices. The effectiveness of the comments and complaints system is monitored and evaluated. Results show complaints are considered and feedback is provided to complainants if requested. Management and staff have an understanding of the complaints process and how they can assist elders and representatives with access. Elders, their representatives and other interested people interviewed have an awareness of the complaints mechanisms available to them and are comfortable raising concerns.