Staff Update: Calvary St Francis Outbreak Declared Over

Date:   04 May 2022

To:       All staff at Calvary St Francis

From:  Sandeep Kandel, General Manager Aged Care

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

Consistent with Calvary’s Position Statement on Visiting in Aged Care Calvary St Francis will welcome more visitors back into the home from 04 May 2022.

Information for visitors

• Calvary St Francis is open to visitors from 04 May 2022.
• There is now no limit to amount of visitors allowed per resident, per day.
• We kindly ask that visitors book their visit with us for now. To make a booking, visitors should contact 4942 7477 during business hours Monday to Friday (if they wish to visit during the weekend, they should book during the week).
• Visiting hours are from 11.00am – 1.00pm and 2.00pm – 4.00pm with last entry to the home permitted at 4.00pm. This is allow adequate time for rapid antigen testing (RAT testing) prior to entry. Once in the home, visitors may stay longer than 4.00pm.
• Visitors will be required to complete screening requirements prior to entry and wear appropriate PPE (including face mask and shield) whilst visiting. PPE is provided by Calvary.
• As a precaution to keeping residents safe, visitors may be required to have a rapid antigen test (RAT test) before entering the home.

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 more visitors back into the home