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Dear Families

This morning we were notified of a major gas line rupture in the Bathurst, Oberon and Lithgow regions. As a result, the gas line has been turned off. This is currently impacting services at our Whiddon Kelso Home, including hot water, gas stoves and clothes dryers.

We have activated our emergency plan and begun sourcing linen off-site, alternate washing facilities for residents (Bed Bath Wipes), as well as alternate cooking arrangements.

We are unsure at this stage how long the outage will last, however, will keep you updated as the situation evolves.

If the outage does extend for a period of time, we may ask for your support with washing and drying your loved ones’ personal items. We will notify you asap if this support is required.
We appreciate your patience at this time.

The Whiddon Team

Dear Families,

Please note:

• All visits must be pre-booked
• Upon arrival, visitors will be required to complete a RAT test
• Visitors are required to wear PPE for the duration of their visit
• Visits must be in residents rooms our outside

Thank you for your ongoing support and cooperation. Further updates will be provided in due course.

The Whiddon Team

Dear Families,

We write to advise that the TV issue at Wee Waa has been resolved this morning, All TV’s  in resident rooms are working now.

We thank you for your understanding and cooperation during this time.

The Whiddon Team

Dear Families,

We would like to remind everyone of best practice for COVID-19 due to increasing cases in the community.

Please ensure all visiting family members follow our guidelines below:

• Complete our screening requirements
• Please do not visit if unwell or experiencing symptoms
• Wear a mask at all times in the homes
• Wash hands

Please see the recent COVID-19 update regarding the increasing case numbers: COVID-19 Update

The Whiddon Team

Good Morning Everyone,

As most of you are aware our community at Wee Waa is currently not accessible without the support of our wonderful emergency services and specifically the SES team in town.

We currently have a significant issue with our TV / Foxtel system, we are working closely with our supplier to reslove this issue. In the meantime the staff have organised DVD’s and other activities for our residents to use.

We acknowledge the timing of this is preventing our residents accessing normal TV and particularly the News and Weather which for many is very important.

Once we can get a technician on site to replace this, we will have our system up and running again.

We thank our residents, staff, families and friends for their understanding with this.

The Whiddon Team

Dear families,

Phone lines are currently down at Whiddon Beaudesert.

Please call 1300 738 388 if you need to contact the site and we will ensure your message is passed onto team.

Thanks for your patience, we will keep you updated.

The Whiddon Team

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