AnglicareSA has today closed its Bromptom aged care facility to all visitors following news that two of its employees have tested positive for COVID-19.
In a statement, the aged care centre said it had “taken the precautionary measure to notify employees, volunteers, residents and families of our Brompton aged care home that two employees tested positive to COVID-19 on Sunday 15 November”.
“The employees have not been in attendance at Brompton since Friday 13 November and have not worked at any other AnglicareSA residential aged care home.”
It said both employees were now quarantined in a medi-hotel.
The aged care facility has today closed its doors to all visitors and instigated a full clean of the site.
It has also issued mandatory precautionary testing orders for all staff and residents — and says they will be retested at 72 hours and again on day 12.
Additionally, all staff at the Bromptom site will now conduct their shifts wearing full PPE.
“Further, we have immediately taken the additional precaution of limiting access to all residential care settings for aged care and disability services locations for the next 48 hours.”
“We are reiterating to all staff and volunteers the following current guidance from SA Health”:
- Anyone who visited the Parafield Plaza Supermarket between 10.30am and 11.30am on Thursday 12 November monitor for symptoms and get tested immediately if symptoms appear.
- Anyone who attended the Lyell McEwin Hospital emergency department between 5.30pm Friday 13 November to 4.00am Saturday 14 November should present for a COVID-19 test, as they were potentially exposed.
- Monitor SA Health updates for further locations and advice.
AnglicareSA said it continued to work closely with SA Health and was taking no chances in safeguarding the wellbeing of its residents and staff.
“Once we have more details, we will provide a more comprehensive update,” it said.
