The NSW State Government has recently updated their guidelines around COVID-19 and Influenza procedures for Residential Aged Care.
As always, your safety and wellbeing is our highest priority, and we have updated our visitation and vaccination requirements as summarised below. Please note, this does not apply if our care home is in an outbreak.
1. Visitors
- Residents are welcome to have 2 adults and 2 children visit them each day – approval for additional visitors may be provided in special circumstances with approval from each Home’s Management
- Visitors are still required to complete a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) prior to entering our Homes and wear PPE as advised by staff
- For everyone’s safety, visits should occur in resident rooms instead of in common areas
2. Vaccinations
- We strongly recommend all relevant vaccinations for both COVID-19 and Influenza for all visitors
- Non-vaccinated visitors are able to visit their loved ones in our Homes, only with the prior approval of the Homes’ management, and these visits must occur in an outdoor area wearing N95 masks and face shields
- In the event that a non-vaccinated visitor cannot complete their visit in an outdoor setting, the visit should occur in resident rooms with N95 masks and face shields worn at all times. This requires approval from the Home’s Management.
Thank you for your continued understanding as we all strive to keep our residents and staff safe.
The Whiddon Team