Visiting guidelines from 21 October 2021.
VISITOR RESTRICTIONS FROM 21 October 2021
VISITORS
From 11 October 2021 residents are permitted to have two visitors per day provided:
· they are aged 12 years and over and
· have received a second dose of a COVID vaccination at least 14 days prior to their visit. Proof of vaccination must be provided to facility staff on request.
Under these restrictions all facilities must:
ensure that all essential care visitors wear a surgical mask.
ensure all essential visits must be in the resident's room or an outdoor area.
Visitors must not enter an RACF at all if they:
· have been to any close or casual locations in NSW OR Victoria, Australian Capital Territory, Queensland, Tasmania OR New Zealand in the last 14 days;
· have COVID-19 symptoms
· are a close contact of a person with confirmed COVID-19 and are within their isolation period.
· live in a household with a person who is currently isolating.
· are waiting for a COVID-19 test result.
For further details or exemptions please contact The Facility Manager or check the NSW Health Advice for Residential Aged Care Facilities. https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/racf-latest-advice.aspx
RESIDENTS:
· Residents are permitted to leave the facility to attend family gatherings but must abide by the current Public Health (COVID-19 Additional Restrictions for Delta Outbreak) Order (No 2) 2021
HEALTH PRACTITIONERS:
· By 31 October 2021 any health practitioner attending a residential aged care facility under arrangement by the resident must have at least 1 dose of a COVID-19 vaccination.
CONTRACTORS
Contractors working within this facility must follow the directions of facility staff. Full COVID vaccination and health screening is required if you are entering resident areas.