August 21, 2020

We have made the decision to re-introduce visitation to our facility from Monday August 24, 2020. With  community transmission  reducing in NSW  and following discussion with the residents  we have made the decision to reopen to visitors on a restricted basis.

If you have visited any of the following suburbs in the past 14 days as per NSW health advice you are not permitted to visit:

• Newcastle,
• Hornsby Shire
• Hills District,
• Merrylands (suburb)
• Guildford (suburb)
• Canterbury-Bankstown (Bankstown part)
• Woollahra
• eastern part of City of Sydney (Sydney, Surry Hills, Darlinghurst, Woolloomooloo, Potts Point, Rushcutters Bay, Elizabeth Bay, Centennial Park)
• Parramatta, Fairfield, Liverpool and Campbelltown.
• THIS LIST IS UPDATED DAILY BY NSW HEALTH PLEASE VISIT https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/latest-news-and-updates TO SEE THE UPDATED LIST

 

If you have not visited any of the above suburbs, effective Monday 24^th August

Visitation will be from 9am – 11am and 2 pm – 4pm Monday – Friday.

On Saturday and Sunday visitation will be from 9 am – 11am.

These restricted visitation times are to ensure that we have sufficient staff to escort families to their relatives as well as keeping staff available in the event our COVID management plan needs to be enacted.  To ensure visitors can be escorted you will be required to book for visits. If you do not have a booking unfortunately you will not be able to visit. Please contact reception to make a booking. To ensure that all residents are able to receive visitors we are requesting:

If you have not visited any of the above suburbs, then prior to visiting you are requested to:

• Complete the electronic questionnaire before entering
• You have your temperature taken before entry
• Keep your visit to 1 hour
• Bookings will be restricted to immediate family only.
• 2 persons per visit per day. This is to allow all residents to receive visitors
• You will be escorted to AND from either the resident’s room or an outdoor area (weather permitting)
• Social distancing of 1.5 metres must be practised
• You must bring either your immunisation card or proof of flu vaccination
• If you are bringing a dog, we will have a designated area outside the fence. This is to reduce the risk of other residents gathering around any pets
• At this stage external outings are only permitted for medical appointments only
• Current NSW Health Guidelines do not stipulate that a mask needs to be worn, however you may wear a mask if you wish

 

In order to ensure that we continue to do whatever is possible to reduce the spread of COVID -19 We need to ensure that the above measures are followed to protect our residents

If these rules are breached, unfortunately we will need to remove your visitation access as our priority is the safety and well-being of all of our residents

Please understand that these guidelines may change at any time if the community situation changes

We understand that these changes may create some issues / concerns for some families, all individual circumstances will be considered. If you do have any questions, please contact either me or our clinical manager Cal Cowan.

Stay safe,

Justin Dover –
Chief Executive Officer