Covid Update

Latest information on COVID requirements at The Disability Trust

While COVID-19 isolation requirements are no longer mandatory in the community the disability sector is considered a “high-risk setting” and as such some restrictions remain in place. This update is to advise of The Disability Trust’s settings.

Staff:
Staff who test positive for COVID-19 will be unable to work at The Disability Trust for a minimum 7-day period after their positive test.

Close contacts must be risk assessed to determine if and when it is safe to work. Any close contacts cleared to work must follow all additional precautions as advised by management including daily negative rapid antigen tests (RATs), use of PPE and absence of COVID symptoms.

The Disability Trust is maintaining the requirement for staff to wear masks as a risk reduction strategy while providing personal care, while in vehicles and other settings where it is not possible to socially distance.

RAT tests are available to all staff at The Disability Trust and are recommended for all staff to complete regularly when at work.

Visitors:
Every service is different and we require visitors to follow the specific advice for that location. We also require all visitors to our services to adhere to Health NSW guidelines including:

• If you have tested positive for COVID please don’t visit for at least 7 days after your positive test.
• Do not visit if you have symptoms of COVID-19 or if you have been in close contact with a person who has COVID-19.
• Please wear a mask: it is safest for visitors to wear masks when visiting our facilities.
• Please undertake RAT testing and confirm your negative result when visiting our services.

You can find more information at NSW Health here.

While the wider community isolation rules around COVID have relaxed, we encourage everyone to stay home when symptomatic, and complete rapid antigent tests (RATs) when feeling unwell or a close contact of a positive case.