Two State Government-run aged care facilities have each had a year stripped off their accreditation periods after failing to meet almost half of their expected outcomes during an audit.

Key points: Bonney Lodge in South Australia's Riverland was reviewed in June by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission

Bonney Lodge in South Australia's Riverland was reviewed in June by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission In a final report handed down this month, the review found the facility did not meet 21 out of 44 expected outcomes

In a final report handed down this month, the review found the facility did not meet 21 out of 44 expected outcomes The facility will remain open, but has had its accreditation period shortened by a year

Bonney Lodge and Hawdon House at Barmera in South Australia's Riverland region were reviewed by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) in June this year with final reports being handed down this month.

Both failed 21 of 44 expected outcomes, including in the areas of staff development, clinical care, specialised nursing care needs, and behavioural management.

The findings come amid the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, which was sparked by the ABC's investigation into mistreatment of residents at the Oakden nursing home, another State Government-run aged care facility.

In the latest ACQSC reports, the two adjacent facilities — which occupy land near the local hospital — also failed expected outcomes under medication management, pain management, nutrition and hydration, and skincare.

The audits found staff were not always completing or attending training, the training provided was not always effective and additional teaching was not given to address deficits in staff skills.

When it came to pain management, the reviews found both services did not effectively ensure all residents were as free as possible from pain and had not always been assessed for pain following a medical officer's directive.

"Care recipients are not always administered pain-relieving medications when they are identified as having pain," the audit into Bonney Lodge stated.

"One care recipient stated the service does not effectively manage their pain."

Bonney Lodge residents with significant weight loss or gain were also not being reviewed and the risk of malnourishment was not being properly assessed or identified when residents deteriorated.

The audits found the Barmera facilities could remain open, but both have had their accreditation periods shortened from September 2021 to August 2020.

Both will be re-evaluated in December this year.

Two other Riverland facilities failed to meet requirements

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In July, Health Minister Stephen Wade confirmed Bonney Lodge was one of several state-run facilities in the Riverland that had not met varying standards when questioned by the Opposition in Parliament.

The others were Renmark and Paringa District Nursing Home and Loxton District Nursing Home.

Mr Wade said the Loxton facility had six outcomes not met, but it had provided a response to the audit report and was now re-accredited until July 2022.

Two outcomes were not met by the Renmark facility during an assessment visit in November last year.

However, Minister Wade said an action plan was developed, and the Government Compliance Centre determined all improvements had been completed.