Aged care staff close to 100 per cent vaccinated

All staff at a Woy Woy aged care home have had their first vaccination.

BlueWave Living chief executive Mr Matt Downie said that more than 93 per cent of the staff at the home have also had their second dose "and that difference will soon disappear".

"Our resident vaccinations remain above 90 per cent for all residents.

"Some have elected (or their family) to not be vaccinated.

"It is however a condition of new admission that new residents must have had their Covid vaccination, so again we expect to see that vaccination rate to improve.

"I would also like to flag to all family and friends, that when we do get to a point of re-opening more readily to visitors, it will almost certainly be a requirement that you must be fully vaccinated against Covid to enter our building.

"I know this is a concern some residents and staff have rightly raised, regarding people coming onto site who may not be vaccinated.

"I believe is a reasonable expectation given the risk to our elders in care that we expect anyone entering our building is fully vaccinated, just as it has been a requirement for the past few years that visitors are vaccinated against influenza.

"I expect this will almost certainly be a directive from NSW Health when we are allowed to accept visitors again.

"Regardless, it is something we would look at very seriously.

"So I again encourage all those family and friends, that if you have not taken steps to become vaccinated, please consider doing so."

SOURCE:

Newsletter, 15 Sep 2021

Matt Downie, BlueWave Living