COVID-19 Update

COVID-19 Update. June 9, 2022

Dear family members, 

The outbreak at Ocean Mist Aged Care is continuing. There are a few residents that remain positive to COVID-19.
As a precaution the PHU have advised to separate residents into their allocated wings for all meals and lifestyle activities. Residents will continue to be monitored and tested for COVID-19 as advised by the PHU and staff will continue to have RATs daily.

Visitors:
All visitors must be:
· Fully vaccinated and demonstrate evidence of this (COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations are recommended)
· Wear PPE as advised by the home, practice social distancing and hand hygiene in line with the general public health recommendations.
· Undertake a RAT (Rapid Antigen Test) prior entry
· All visits will take place in residents rooms or where possible outdoors in well ventilated spaces. Visitors are asked not to remain in communal spaces.
· Visiting times are between Mon-Fri 9:30am-4:30pm and Sat-Sun 11:00am-3:00pm
There is a limit on the number of visitors that each resident can have each day:
· Each resident may have up to two visitors per day, if the visitor has returned a negative COVID-19 rapid antigen test result before entering.

Excluded visitors
Do not visit aged care facilities if you have:
· returned from overseas in the last 14 days
· been in contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the last 14 days
· have a fever or symptoms of a respiratory infection such as a cough, sore throat or shortness of breath
This includes people who:
•      have symptoms of COVID-19
•      have had a COVID-19 PCR test and are waiting for the result
•      are required to isolate or quarantine
•      have had contact with a COVID-19 positive person in the past:

  •  7 days if the visitor is fully vaccinated, is not a close contact and has not returned a negative COVID-19 PCR test; or
  • or 14 days if the visitor is not fully vaccinated or is a close contact and not returned a negative COVID-19 PCR test.

Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions. We thank you for your ongoing support.