{"id":1652,"date":"2020-05-15T11:38:20","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T01:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.hearthaustralia.com.au\/?p=1652"},"modified":"2021-07-16T08:46:49","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T22:46:49","slug":"hearth-covid-19-action-plan-update-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.hearthaustralia.com.au\/hearth-covid-19-action-plan-update-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearth COVID \u2013 19 Action Plan – Update (3)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Welcome to the Hearth Teams Action Plan\nUpdate (3)<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Victorian Premiers announcement<\/a> on May 11 was indeed good news i.e. \u201cOver the past two weeks, we\u2019ve\ntested more than 160,000 Victorians for coronavirus. The job is not done yet<\/strong>\n\u2013 and that size and scale of testing will continue to be a big part of our\nresponse in the weeks and months to come. But because of that initial data,\nwe\u2019ve been able to get a better understanding of the way the virus is moving\nthrough our community<\/strong>.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cToday \u2013 thanks to the efforts of\nVictorians \u2013 I can announce our cautious next steps<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the same time, it was a stark\nreminder that the COVID-19 pandemic<\/strong> is unfortunately not over! Our\nassumption is that COVID-19 will impact the Victorian community for at least\nanother 12 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consequently, we continue to take\nCOVID-19 extremely seriously and we continue to adapt and develop our Action\nPlan accordingly to respond to the impact of COVID-19 as does the rest of the\nVictorian community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The following updates from our plan may be of interest: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Back to School<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The most significant change this week\nhas been the Victorian Premiers announcement<\/a>\non May 12 that, \u201cfrom Tuesday 26\nMay<\/strong>, all Prep, Grade 1 and Grade 2 students, specialist school students, as\nwell as VCE and VCAL students will return to on-site learning at government\nschools.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cStudents\nin the broader year 3 to 10 cohort will continue to learn remotely until Tuesday\n9 June<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you need to modify your Support Worker schedule, please do not hesitate to contact your Relationship Manager who can facilitate any changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NDIS Funding for Home Schooling <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In response to the Victorian Premiers previous\nannouncement<\/a> on the April 7 \u201cAll Victorian government primary, secondary and special\nschools will move to remote and flexible learning and teaching\u201d, some\nparticipants required additional support<\/strong> to assist \u201chome schooling\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The direct impact of additional support\nis additional cost<\/strong> which has not been factored into the participants\napproved NDIS plan and funding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We covered the Hearth approach to\ndealing with this variation to plan in detail in our previous COVID-19 Action Plan Update (2)<\/a> including our downloadable \u201cAdditional Funding for\nCOVID-19 Process\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you would like to discuss your \u201cadditional program cost\u201d, please do not hesitate to contact your Relationship Manager who can assist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hearth Business\nContinuity \u2013 With Increased Hygiene Initiatives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We are continuing to deliver the essential service of disability support<\/strong> and are taking every step to maintain the safety of our participants and support workers. We are taking several new measures to assist this endeavour including.<\/p>\n\n\n\n a) Working from Home<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Since March 16, 80 % of Hearth Head Office staff have been working at home. We are currently formulating a longer-term plan and associated policies to formalise \u201cworking from home\u201d into the way we operate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n b) Voluntary use of the Australian Governments COVIDSafe app<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We are encouraging all Hearth employees to download the COVIDSafe<\/a> app so the Health Authorities \u201ccan find and contain outbreaks quickly\u201d. Downloading the new COVIDSafe app is completely voluntary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n c) Voluntary Flu vaccination for all staff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We are encouraging and subsidising all Hearth employees to be vaccinated against the 2020 influenza<\/p>\n\n\n\n d) Physical distancing and hygiene<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As more employees return to work, we continue to practice\nphysical distancing and strict hygiene measures continue to be observed. The\nfollowing provides a summary of the key steps we are taking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Extra Support \u2013 PPE <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Great news, we received our final\ndelivery of PPE last week, so our team has been able to deliver our Hearth Care\nPacks this week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Each Hearth care pack contains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 1 x pack (100) of small Ansell nitrile gloves<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 1\nx pack (100) of medium Ansell nitrile gloves<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 20\nx Ultra shield Alcohol towelettes<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 7\nx Med-con Surgical Face Masks<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 2\nx 60ml Hand Sanitiser <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 1 x COVID-19 Front Door Sign<\/p>\n\n\n\n We do have limited supplies of masks,<\/strong> nitrile gloves<\/strong> and hand sanitiser<\/strong> remaining. If you urgently need some PPE <\/strong>please contact us on info@hearthaustalia.com.au<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>and we will do our best to assist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Community Access<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As per the Victorian Premiers announcement<\/a> on May 11, \u201cFrom 11:59pm this Tuesday 12, there\u2019s now a fifth reason to\nleave home: visiting friends and family \u2013 with a maximum gathering of up to ten\noutdoors and having up to five visitors in your home.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n He went on to say that \u201cMore of the\noutdoor recreational activities that so many Victorians have been missing will\nalso be allowed: walking groups, fishing, hiking \u2013 and yes, even a game of\ngolf. These activities will be subject to physical distancing to help keep\npeople safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you would like the full and specific\ndetails, please download \u201cThe Restricted activity directions (No 7)\u201d below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If these announcements change your personal circumstances and you need to modify your Support Worker schedule, please do not hesitate to contact your Relationship Manager who can facilitate any changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Home Support Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the outcomes of COVID-19 is the\nneed to spend more time at home. Consequently, as previously mentioned the\nHearth Team has developed a list of specific \u201cCOVID-19 Digital Activities<\/strong><\/a>\u201d from around the world which may assist to create\nan activity plan which helps manage the time inside the home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you find a resource that you think\nis worth sharing please do not hesitate to share it with us and we will load it\nonto our website. Please email any suggestions to info@hearthaustralia.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n As always, we are here to help if you need any kind of assistance please do not hesitate to contact me or any member of the Hearth Team and we will do our best to assist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Warm Regards<\/p>\n\n\n\n Justin Scanlon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Welcome to the Hearth Teams Action Plan Update (3). The Victorian Premiers announcement on May 11 was indeed good news i.e. \u201cOver the past two weeks, we\u2019ve tested more than 160,000 Victorians for coronavirus. The job is not done yet \u2013 and that size and scale of testing will continue to be a big part […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,14,15],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n