COVID-19 | Update for Haydon Residents and Families No images? Click here 17 March 2022 Dear Resident and Family Members, COVID-19 Update for Residents and Families: Positive cases identified at Calvary Haydon I am writing to inform you that unfortunately (2) staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 at Calvary Haydon. The staff members worked in Mary Potter, St Teresa and St Margaret households. Calvary Haydon is closed to visitors today, effective immediately. We are testing residents and staff today and we will keep you updated as the results become available. Our next communication to you will be in the next day or so. Limited visitation can resume from tomorrow, when one fully vaccinated visitor (Partner in Care) per resident, per day will be permitted entry to the home. Please see the information for visitors below for full details of the visitation restrictions. We understand that this may be worrying for you and your loved one in our care. We want to assure you that we are doing everything possible to continue to look after the health and wellbeing of all our residents while keeping them safe during this difficult time. 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. Information for visitors during an outbreak Calvary’s Position Statement on Visiting in Aged Care allows visits for residents in all circumstances, including when a home is experiencing an outbreak and is in lockdown. There are, however, specific requirements to help keep our residents, their visitors and our staff as safe as possible
We will continue to liaise closely with Public Health Unit officials, who will make the decision about whether and when it is safe to remove the current restrictions. We kindly request that you limit your contact with the home due to the increased workload and while staff are focused on caring for the residents. Please contact the home on 6264 7400, if you would like to book a video call with your loved one. Clearly labelled care packages may be left with the home, and we will ensure your loved one receives them. Please be assured that our staff have prepared for situations such as these and are trained in strict infection control procedures. They continue to focus all of their attention on the individual care needs of residents. You can help us to ease anxiety by sharing this information with other family and friends. Thank you for your continued understanding and patience at this time. Sincerely,
Karen Campbell 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. |