COVID-19 Staff Update | St Joseph's Outbreak Notification No images? Click here Important Staff Update: Positive COVID-19 cases identified at Calvary St Joseph’sDate: 05 April 2022 To: All staff at Calvary St Joseph's Retirement Community From: Sandeep Kandel, General Manager Aged Care I am writing to inform you that unfortunately a second resident has tested positive to COVID-19 at Calvary St Joseph’s, bringing the total to two (2) residents and two (2) staff. One resident resides in Max Kolby House and the other in St. Vincent Unit, and they are both isolating and receiving care in their rooms. In line with Public Health Unit advice, this now meets the criteria for an outbreak and as a result some precautions will now apply to Max Kolby House and St. Vincent Unit. These residents must stay in their rooms and visitation restrictions are now in place to keep residents, staff and visitors as safe as possible. There is no change to visitation to the rest of the home however screening processes are in place. Please see below: Information for visitors during an outbreak
Visitation to Max Kolby House and St. Vincent Unit
We need you to continue to workYou 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. 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. |