In line with advice from Australian Government health agencies regarding COVID-19 lockdown and restrictions across NSW effective 6pm 26th June, the following requirements will be in place until at least 11:59pm on Friday 9^th  July:

• Visitors are only permitted to enter the facility for essential purposes such as essential care or on compassionate grounds. Residents may have a maximum of only two essential visitors each day which cannot be different visitors each day with all visits booked in by appointment only

• Essential visitors must take direction from facility staff and will be escorted by staff to and from the resident’s room or a designated visiting area assigned by management.
• All essential visitors must wear a surgical mask within the facility, and practice social distancing of 1.5m

• Visitors must not attend more than one St Basil’s Home per day
• Residents should avoid leaving the facility except for essential reasons (eg medical appointments). Residents should not attend a gathering with anyone present who has been in the Greater Sydney area since June 21. Please read Additional information for visits and outings at a residential aged care facility (RACF).

Visitors must not enter the facility at all if they:

• have been to any close, casual or monitor for symptoms locations in NSW in the last 14 days
• live or have been to Greater Sydney in the last 14 days unless providing essential caring functions
• have been to any of the current locations of interest in New Zealand
• have been to any close or casual contact locations in Queensland in the last 14 days
• have been in Greater Melbourne or Victorian places of high concern in the last 14 days
• have COVID-19 symptoms – fever (37. 5°C or higher) or symptoms of COVID-19
• are a close contact of a person with confirmed COVID-19 and are within their self-isolation period
• live in a household with a person who is currently self-isolating
• are waiting for a COVID-19 test result

• have not received a dose of the 2021 influenza vaccine, unless they have an exemption approved by St Basil’s.

It is important to keep connected to your loved ones, especially during these difficult times. Please remember that there are several ways for you to connect with your loved ones each day;

• Telephone calls
• Facetime or zoom video calls, by appointment
• Window visits at some of our Homes upon request, and only by appointment

Further details of NSW Health’s latest advice can be found here: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/racf-latest-advice.aspx

Your understanding and cooperation is greatly appreciated, thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Spiro Stavis, Chief Executive Officer