Latest Update - 2:45pm on Monday, 17 January 2022
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- There is no new information since the update on Friday, 14 January.
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Visitation Information
- As advised by ACT Health, the entire home is now closed to visitors, excluding essential care and end of life visitations.
Resident Wellbeing
Please be assured, the team at Griffith will call you if there are any changes to the health or wellbeing of your loved one.
We are conscious that residents miss their friends and family and we are taking steps to ensure the residents remain physically and mentally well during the current closure.
- All residents have been requested to isolate in their rooms.
- Resident body temperatures are taken twice daily.
- Residents on the ground floor are no longer restricted to their rooms.
- Residents have been asked to limit their movements and may be asked to remain in their rooms.
- You can drop off care packages, gifts and non-perishable food items to be passed along to your loved one. We encourage you to send care packages as it brings great delight to the residents.
- We are continuing to work towards putting alternatives in place for phone and video contact with loved ones. We will update you as soon as you can contact your loved one online.
COVID-19 Testing Information
- All Griffith residents received a rapid antigen test on Saturday, 15 January. All returned a negative result.
- No residents have tested positive at the time of writing.
- A number of staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. All staff are fully vaccinated.
- COVID exposure locations are the Ground Floor and First Floor of the home.
- We are completing rapid antigen tests on all staff before they start their shift, in addition to the entry screening and automated body temperature readings.
- There continues to be significant and rapid COVID-19 transmission in the community, and our staff are exposed to this as they reside in the local area.
How We're Managing COVID-19 Testing
- With delays in the results of PCR testing, the home is also using Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) for early detection of possible COVID-19 cases.
- If a resident returns a positive RAT result, we are treating this result as a positive COVID-19 case. PCR testing will be undertaken to confirm these results.
- In the event of a positive RAT result we may take some precautionary infection control measures and restrict movement in parts of the home.
- If a resident tests positive (RAT or PCR), we will communicate with families first and then provide that update to all families through this website page.
Thank you
We wish to thank you for your support of our team as we manage the ongoing situation at Griffith.
Please know we are doing all we can in partnership with health authorities and with support from our wider residential leadership team and our executive leadership team to respond to this situation. The health, safety and wellbeing of your loved one is our absolute priority.
