Year: 2022

Dear families,

We write to advise that there have been no further positive cases and the Home will be out of lockdown from tonight, 26th October

Secondly, we wish to inform you that Esther Barnes will be the new Acting Director of Clinical Services along with Manu Kaur who continues as the Deputy Director Clinical Services.

Jo Peterson will be finishing as the Director Clinical Services on Friday 28/10/2022, we thank Jo for all her hard work.

For any queries, or if you have any concerns, please contact the team on 02 4041 9300.

The Whiddon Team

Dear Families,

Following on from yesterdays peak flood levels, we are happy to confirm that homes remain free from impact and our residents are safe and well.

We would like to say thankyou to the local volunteers that assisted in getting our team to site, allowing us to continue to provide wonderful care.

We appreciate the consistent efforts from our community and will continue to provide updates as necessary.

The Whiddon Team

Dear Families,

Please note we have regretfully had to cancel the information session regarding Jessie Hunt Renovations, that was due to be held tomorrow 26th October.

The Whiddon Team

Dear families,

We write to advise that we are have had no further positive cases in our Moonyah Dementia Support Unit or any in hostel. Tomorrow 25/10/2022 we will be conducting our last round of testing.

If these results are all negative by Wednesday afternoon then from Thursday morning the  27/10/2022 the whole facility will be out of COVID Lockdown. However, until then we asked for your ongoing patience with the restricted visitations in Moonyah.

As always we are continuing to work closely with the local Public Health Unit, and our Outbreak Management Plan in Moonyah at Whiddon Belmont.

For any queries, or if you have any concerns, please contact Jo Peterson, Director of Care, on 02 4041 9300.

We thank you for your ongoing support, and will provide further updates as the situation on Wednesday 26/10/2022 afternoon.

The Whiddon Team

Dear families,

A further update following our message yesterday.

Our phone number has been diverted to 1300 738 388 while we resolve issues with the phone line.

All residents are well and our team will contact you directly as usual if we need to discuss anything specific to your family member.

Whiddon has secured alternate accommodation for staff to ensure our staffing roster can be maintained.

Our Management Team have been on-site continuously since last Friday to continue to ensure all preparations are in place should the flooding situation worsen.

If you have left a message on our answering machine, please call 1300 738 388 and our staff will ensure your message is passed onto the team at Moree.

We thank everyone for their support and understanding at this time and continue to be amazed by our incredible team at Whiddon Moree. We will continue to keep you updated.

The Whiddon Team

Dear Families,

Currently, our phone line is down and we are working with Telstra to resolve the issue.

If you do need to urgently contact the site please call 1300 738 388.

We will continue to keep you updated as the situation evolves.

The Whiddon Team

Dear Families

Further to our last update, all residents remain at Whiddon Moree and are safe and well.

Currently, our phone line is down and we are working with Telstra to resolve the issue.

If you do need to urgently contact the site today, you can call our Regional General Manager, Sally Renshaw, on 0436 659 935. From tomorrow, you can call 1300 738 388.

We will continue to keep you updated as the situation evolves.

The Whiddon Team

A Message to Whiddon Families regarding ongoing weather updates 

Please note that our teams have begun preparations for the impact of the current weather event and any anticipated flooding at Moree, Narrabri, Wee Waa and Bourke.

Our teams are working closely with the local SES as needed and staff have been offered alternate accommodation to ensure our staffing roster is maintained.

We anticipate some disruptions over the next few days and thank everyone in advance for their support and understanding.
We will provide further updates as necessary.

For any queries, or if you have any concerns, please contact our team on, 1300 738 388

The Whiddon Team

We are excited to invite you along to the rescheduled information session on the Renovation project commencing soon at our Jessie Hunt Home.

We will be sharing what works are planned, imagery, the impact to us during the renovations, the planned duration followed by an open question session.

For more information click here to download the information:

Information session_JH Renovations

We write to advise that, pleasingly, Whiddon Belmont have had no further positive cases of COVID-19 at Moonyah, and that Hostel residents have remained unaffected to date.

We are continuing to work closely with the local Public Health Unit, and will provide further updates as needed.

In the meantime, please note that visitation restrictions remain in place as listed below:

VISITATIONS:

• During this period, affected residents on the  Ground Floor of Moonyah are asked to remain in their rooms. Visitations are restricted to compassionate and essential visits only.
• Visits to all other areas of Whiddon Belmont must be pre-booked.
• Visitors will be asked to complete a RAT test upon arrival and wear PPE for the duration of their visit.

We thank you for your ongoing support.

For any queries, or if you have any concerns, please contact Jo Peterson, Director of Care, on 0438 183 645