In line with advice from Australian government health agencies regarding visiting restrictions within our Randwick and Kensington Homes due to COVID-19, the following requirements are in place as of today until at least 11:59pm on Monday 28^th June.

• Any non-essential visits are not allowed. Reasons for essential visitors include;
• New admissions
• Palliative care
• Visitors for residents requiring support for behavioural concerns
• Essential services required for residents as outlined by government agencies

The following requirements apply to essential visitors:

• A maximum of 2 visitors may be permitted per resident, per day
• All staff and visitors must wear a surgical mask
• Visitors can attend by appointment only, for one hour per visit unless advised otherwise

Essential visitors must not enter the facility if they:

• have been to any close or casual contact locations in NSW
• have been to any close or casual contactin Queensland in the last 14 days
• have been in Victorian places of high concernin the last 14 days. (Visit the Victorian Government Case alerts- public exposure sites to navigate through the dates and venues)
• have been in Greater Melbournein the previous 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 (from 1 June 2021), unless they meet the criteria under the exceptional and special circumstances. The flu vaccination requirement applies to all visitors aged 6 months and over. Please read Exceptional circumstances for visiting an Residential Aged Care Facilities .

Residents are not permitted on outings unless essential as determined by St Basil’s management.

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
• Through the glass visits at Randwick, from outside the facility by appointment

Any queries or requests relating to non-essential visitors at Kensington should be directed to the General Manager, Harry Varvaressos – hvarvaressos@stbasils.org.au or for Randwick to randwick@stbasils.org.au

We encourage you to reach out to the staff our Randwick or Kensington Homes with any further queries or appointment requests.

Your understanding and cooperation is greatly appreciated, thank you.