18 November 2021
We are very pleased to welcome back visitors to Whiddon Moree as of tomorrow, Friday, 19 November. We understand that this has been a difficult time and we thank you for your patience, and for helping to keep everyone safe, while the number of COVID-19 cases in the region was high.
As we welcome you back, we’d like to remind you of some important guidelines from NSW Health for visiting our care home.
Residents are permitted to have two fully vaccinated visitors aged 12 years and over, plus two children under 12 years per day.
Please note that visits must be pre-booked with our team and visitors must ensure:
- they have a rapid antigen test onsite when they arrive
- they wear a surgical mask
- they have received a second dose of a COVID vaccination at least 14 days prior to their visit (visitors over 12 years old)
- where visits include a child under 12, visits are strongly recommended to take place in an outdoor area, children should wear a mask and the child should have a rapid antigen test just before the visit – this can be done onsite at Whiddon Moree
- 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
We thank you for your understanding and patience.