Important Update for Calvary George Vowell No images? Click here COVID-19 Update for Calvary George Vowell
Following our last update, I am writing to advise that a PCR testing regime (in place of the original Rapid Antigen Testing regime) has identified an additional (3) residents in Hillside Unit and (2) staff members, who have tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number in the current outbreak to (21) including (19) residents and (2) staff. Testing will be conducted again next Friday 4 March and we will contact you when these results are received. The Lakeside Unit was stood down and relevant families and residents updated following advice from the PHU on 26 February, and residents may move freely within the unit. All other residents in the home are being cared for in their rooms. What are we doing to keep residents safe?The home’s updated COVID-19 Outbreak Management Plan (OMP) has been enacted and we have taken immediate action to contain transmission and keep residents and staff safe. We have:
In addition to these first actions, our care continuity plan ensures we have the clinical and non-clinical staff, as well as other support services necessary to meet the individual care needs of our residents during situations such as this. We need you to continue to work You are safe to continue to provide resident care because you are trained and prepared for situations such as this. 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. For staff that work across multiple sites, we would like you to continue to work at Calvary. To support you to do this Calvary will commit to giving you equivalent shifts to ensure that your hours from both Calvary and the alternate employer are maintained at a minimum. What do I need to remember?Our first priority and focus is the safety, health and wellbeing of the people in our care, including you, our employees, at this time. You will be kept informed by your Manager as the situation develops.
Thank you for all that you are doing to ensure our residents continue to receive the safest possible care with empathy and compassion in this challenging time. Sincerely, Dana Ieraci General Manager – Aged Care 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. With over 18,000 staff and volunteers, we have a national network of 14 Public and Private Hospitals, 72 Residential Care and Retirement Communities and 19 Community Care service centres. |