Staff Update: Calvary Noosa COVID-19 Outbreak Declared Over

Date:  28 April 2022

To:      All Staff – Calvary Noosa

From: Cassandra Schwartz, Acting General Manager Aged Care

I am pleased to inform staff that all tested Calvary Noosa residents have received negative results from the latest round of testing. In line with Public Health Unit advice, we now are able to lift the current visitation restrictions at Calvary Noosa.

Consistent with Calvary’s Position Statement on Visiting in Aged Care Calvary Noosa will welcome more visitors back into the home from 28 April 2022.

Information for visitors

• Calvary Noosa is open to visitors from 28 April 2022.
• There is now no limit to the number of visitors allowed per resident, per day.
• Visiting hours are from 9.00am – 8.00pm, seven days a week, with last entry to the building permitted at 4.30pm. 
• If visitors would like to visit the home outside these hours, they must contact the Home Manager for approval.
• All visitors will be supplied with the appropriate PPE (including face masks and shields as appropriate) to wear whilst visiting.
• Visitors will be required to have a rapid antigen test (RAT test) before entering the home.
• If you have any questions please speak with the home manager.

Thank you for all that you have done to ensure our residents continued to receive the safest possible care, with such empathy and compassion over this challenging time. Your hard work is appreciated.

We all look forward to receiving visitors back into the home