COVID-19 Outbreak - Calvary Haydon Situation Update and Support No images? Click here IMPORTANT: Outbreak Update for All Staff - Calvary Haydon Retirement CommunityDate: 28 September 2021 To: All Staff - Calvary Haydon Retirement Community From: Barb Reid, Regional CEO - ACT | Karen Campbell, General Manager Haydon As you will know we are currently managing a COVID-19 outbreak at Calvary Haydon Retirement Community. You are receiving this message as an employee of Calvary Haydon. We know this is a particularly difficult time for staff, both working at site and at home. We continue to check in on the health and wellbeing of the COVID-positive members of staff who are in self-isolation at home and provide any assistance that is necessary. Residents and families are thankful, as is the wider Calvary family, that Calvary Haydon staff have gone above and beyond in order to provide safe care to residents under outbreak conditions. However, we ask that eligible Calvary Haydon staff elect to return to work to assist your colleagues and the residents in our care. We are pleased to be able to inform staff that as of 8.00am this morning, the number of confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 at Calvary Haydon Retirement Community remains the same: nine (9) residents and three (3) members of staff. All COVID-positive residents are now residing in the Mary Potter household. With the assistance of ACT Health, the retesting of residents and staff has occurred on site this morning and we expect to have the results of this testing by tomorrow. Employee assistance is available Calvary Bruce Public’s Pastoral Care Team will be contacting Haydon staff who are currently at home in self-isolation to talk with them about their situation and provide spiritual and emotional support as required. Staff may be feeling a range of emotions due to what has happened and our trained Pastoral Care Practitioners are here to help. Please note, all conversations are confidential, so please feel free to speak openly and honestly about your experience and allow the team to help you through this challenging time. Calvary’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provider LIFEWORKS is also available to provide free counselling support to staff and their family. Please contact LIFEWORKS on 1300 361 008 as you require it – again, all conversations are held in the strictest of confidence. Help your colleagues to manage the outbreak We are aware and acknowledge that there is some mixed messaging and conflicting information being sent to staff by ACT Health and/or the ACT Government. If you are unsure about your eligibility to return to work, please be in touch the Calvary Rosters Contact – 0467 721 676.
PLEASE NOTE: All additional incentive payments will be made retrospectively back to Thursday 23 September 2021. Your assistance is required by your colleagues at this challenging time. Thank you for calling the Rosters Contact person below to arrange your shift immediately. Contact Number Please contact the Rosters Contact at Calvary Haydon immediately on:
Am I safe to return to work? You are safe to continue to provide resident care because you are trained and prepared for a COVID-19 outbreak. Just like during any infectious outbreak, your training means you will know how to provide resident care safely by following our strict infection prevention and control procedures, including the correct use of PPE. Full outbreak PPE (gloves, masks, face shields, gowns) has been provided and will continue to be supplied as needed to all employees. Staff will be provided with refresher training on donning and doffing PPE when they attend the site for work. Calvary Haydon Retirement Community has Outbreak PPE Donning and Doffing Procedures document for all Haydon staff to be familiar with. The correct use of PPE greatly reduces the risk COVID-19 transmission and keeps you our staff and our residents safe. We understand this is an emotionally challenging time for our staff and want to ensure you that we have the supports in place to give you what you need to continue providing care for our residents. Thank you for all that you are doing, particularly at this time of immediate need. Founded in 1885 by the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary, Calvary is a charitable, not-for-profit, Catholic health care organisation. Our mission is to provide quality, compassionate health care to the most vulnerable, including those reaching the end of their life. We are responsible for over 12,000 staff and volunteers, 15 Public and Private Hospitals, 17 Retirement and Aged Care Facilities and a national network of Community Care Centres. |