13 September 2021
Some areas of NSW are no longer under NSW Health stay-at-home Orders. As a result, we want to provide you with an update relating to our care homes in these areas and what this means for visitors and resident outings.
Update for our care homes in areas NO LONGER UNDER NSW Health stay-at-home Orders (Casino, Grafton, Kyogle, Laurieton, Maclean, Moree, Temora and Wingham)
Residents may have two visitors per day, provided that they do not come from an area that is under the stay-at-home Orders.
Visits must be pre-booked with our team and visitors must ensure:
- they wear a surgical mask
- they practice good hand hygiene and social distancing
- meet in the resident’s room and not in common areas
- they check-in through our visitor check-in system and the Service NSW app
- they do not visit if they have been to any COVID-19 hotspot venues or locations, or to any interstate locations of concern
- they do not visit if they are unwell and have any COVID-19 symptoms – fever (37. 5°C or higher) or symptoms of COVID-19
- they do not visit if they are a close contact of a person with confirmed COVID-19 and are within their self-isolation period
- they do not visit if they live in a household with a person who is currently self-isolating
- they do not visit if they are waiting for a COVID-19 test result
Residents in care homes not under stay-at-home Orders (as per the locations above):
- Are permitted to leave the facility and attend small family gatherings but must abide by the current COVID-19 Safety – gathering and movement restrictions
- Must not go into an area that is currently under a stay-at-home Orders