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COVID-19 update
We’re committed to ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of our residents, their families, our people, and our wider network. Here’s what we’re doing to help fight COVID-19 together.
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| You may be aware, that there is an increase in COVID cases in the community. This is corroborated by the fact that over the last two weeks there has been a 49% increase in COVID cases in WA. And there are currently 16 residential aged care facilities in WA that have outbreaks with 79 residents infected and 57 staff furloughed.
According to the Department of Health and Aged Care, surveillance indicators suggest COVID-19 transmission has been gradually increasing, with some experts saying we are entering an 8th wave. Last week, 6,550 cases of COVID-19 were reported across Australia, an average of 936 cases per day, which is a marked increase of 23.6 per cent nationally.
Closer to home, COVID appears to be resurfacing at Amaroo, with cases appearing in both residential and the independent living village. In the last week, we had two cases in the McMahon Caring Centre, and we were able to suppress the spread without any further infections.
Additionally, we have also received guidance from the office of the Metropolitan Communicable Disease Control with regards to mask wearing and other preventative actions in light of recent developments.
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With that said, the following visitor arrangements throughout the Centre will come into effect from midnight on Friday 10 November 2023:
- All Amaroo staff, visitors and volunteers are required to wear a surgical mask until further advised.
- Please sanitise hands on entry and exit from the Caring Centre.
- Please sign in and sign out when entering and exiting the Caring Centre.
- Please stay away from the Centre if you are experiencing any respiratory symptoms, are a close contact, or awaiting a PCR test result.
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We appreciate this will be disappointing news to our staff, residents and their families, given the freedom to move about Centres without a mask creates a pleasant environment in which to interact. We hope that this will only be for a short duration and thank you for your cooperation and understanding during this time. |
Buckley Caring Centre
- All Amaroo staff, visitors and volunteers are required to wear a surgical mask until further advised.
- Please sanitise hands on entry and exit from the Caring Centre.
- Please sign in and sign out when entering and exiting the Caring Centre.
- Please stay away from the Centre if you are experiencing any respiratory symptoms, are a close contact, or awaiting a PCR test result.
McMahon Caring Centre
- All Amaroo staff, visitors and volunteers are required to wear a surgical mask until further advised.
- Please sanitise hands on entry and exit from the Caring Centre.
- Please sign in and sign out when entering and exiting the Caring Centre.
- Please stay away from the Centre if you are experiencing any respiratory symptoms, are a close contact, or awaiting a PCR test result.
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