We have been informed that an employee at Taylor House at Whiddon Easton Park has tested positive to COVID-19. As a precaution, residents in Taylor House, where the employee works, are in isolation and employees are wearing full PPE across Whiddon Easton Park.
We are working closely with the local Public Health Unit and have activated our COVID-19 response plan to ensure all necessary precautionary measures are implemented. As an additional precaution at this time, employees at Taylor House have undertaken a rapid antigen test today, which have all produced negative results. Whiddon Easton Park has recommenced rapid antigen testing of employees as a precaution for now. Our COVID-19 response plan is robust and ensures we prioritise the safety of residents and employees. At this stage, the Public Health Unit has not recommended employees at Taylor House to self-isolate and as such all employees not directly impacted can continue to come to work and attend their normal shifts.
Our robust COVID-19 management plan has meant that we have limited movement across our care homes and strict protocols in place to avoid spread of the virus across our care homes. As a precaution, we have closed our aged care campus to all visitors for now.
We understand that this is a challenging time for everyone, but we want you to know that it is our highest priority to keep everyone in our Whiddon family safe and well, and we are doing everything we can to achieve this. We are also committed to keeping you up-to-date of the situation and will provide a further update once we know more. We ask that if you have any concerns to please speak to your manager in the first instance. Please also remember our confidential EAP service contactable 24/7 on 1800 818 728.
This afternoon, we will receive further direction from the Public Health Unit about any additional testing of residents and employees. We will provide another update this afternoon once we know more around this. We also take this opportunity to remind you not to post any information on social media about the situation at Easton Park. It is really important that families and employees have one source of truth to avoid undue confusion or stress.