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Covid 19
COVID-19 UPDATE

Chaffey Aged Care is Currently Classified as Covid Normal.

Our standard visiting hours to the facility are Tue to Sun from 10 am to 6pm daily and there are no visitor number limitations in a COVID normal status. Further visiting restrictions may apply in an exposure or outbreak situation and in any lockdown situation which we will message via our normal channels.  If you are not a regular visitor to Chaffey it may pay to call the facility prior to attending if you wish to clarify any information.

Within our current outbreak management planning, there are three levels of risk; covid normal, exposure and outbreak.

 

Covid Normal – is where we do not require masks or other protective eyewear but visitors must complete the entry requirements and wear their visitor badge at all times whilst they are onsite.  We currently do not require daily Rapid Testing for all visitors to the facility unless otherwise signed or communicated.  You may test at home prior to attending and verify your result if you are feeling unwell and unsure if you may have COVID or not.

Exposure – An exposure is classified when a positive case is identified in the facility within a 48 hour period.

Outbreak – Where two or more care recipients test positive within 72 hours of a given period.

We have moved to a more sustainable format for visitors, which doesn’t pull our staff away from their core functions of providing care.  This is an honesty system with check-in, access to the facility and covid testing requirements.

All visitors will be responsible for:

  • Only visiting when they are well

  • Continuing to comply with the mandatory screening requirements – SINE Pro

  • Not attending the facility if they are a direct Covid close contact for a 5 day period

  • Visitors to the facility where possible undertake their own rapid test and record the date of testing if they are unsure if they are positive.

  • Mask wearing in a COVID normal status is optional for visitors unless they are visiting a COVID positive care recipient where full PPE is required to visit.

All visitors eligible for entry must complete a visitor declaration and display a valid visitor badge issued from the electronic visitor management system - Sine Pro. 

Visitors who are not displaying a valid visitor badge will be asked to return to the screening station or leave the facility. Visitors who do not comply with the conditions of entry will be asked to leave the facility.

Update: 11pm  18/08/2022

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