Three more residents of NSW aged care homes have died of COVID-19 this week after the number of infections grew by 107% from the previous week.
A man, aged in his 90s, from Sydney’s west, who had two doses of COVID-19 vaccine, developed COVID-19 at Hardi Aged Care in Guildford, 20km west of Sydney's CBD, said NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant on Wednesday. He died in Westmead Hospital and had underlying health conditions. 28 residents have tested positive to COVID-19 at the facility.
On Monday, it was announced a man aged in his 90s died at Catholic Healthcare’s St Mary’s Villa aged care facility in Dubbo, 303km north-west of Sydney’s CBD. 11 residents at the facility have tested COVID-19 positive, including five at the weekend. Holy Spirit Dubbo aged care facility, which is also operated by Catholic Healthcare, has now recorded 12 resident cases.
A man, aged in his 80s, died at Nepean Hospital in Penrith, 55km west of Sydney’s CBD, after acquiring COVID-19 at Hawkesbury Living Aged Care Facility in Richmond, 63km northwest of Sydney’s CBD. He was the second COVID-19 death linked to the facility.
There is also concern in Sydney where a St Vincent de Paul Society of NSW spokesperson on Monday confirmed 18 men at its Frederic House facility at Waterloo, 3km south of Sydney’s CBD, had tested positive by Monday, following an exposure last week. Two staff members have also tested positive.
According to Federal Government data, released last Friday, Hawkesbury Living Nursing Home has the largest cluster of COVID-19 in aged care in NSW. There are 31 residents and 11 staff cases linked to the facility.
In total, there are 42 aged care homes with active cases of COVID-19 in residents and staff as the number of residents contracting the virus increased 107% in seven days.
On Wednesday, a Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District spokesman said a double dosed doctor, who had COVID-19, went into SummitCare Penrith, Anglicare Newmarch House and Mountainview Aged Care Penrith. Newmarch House, the site of NSW’s deadliest nursing home COVID-19 outbreak during the State’s first wave, has confined 32 residents. Three residents, who were identified as close contacts, have initially returned negative results.
As of 8am on Friday, there were 219 active cases in aged care facilities including 149 in residents – up from 72 resident cases in the previous week – and 73 active staff cases – an increase from 46 last week.
ALL CURRENT CASES IN NSW AGED CARE HOMES
- Hawkesbury Living Nursing Home – 31 active resident cases, 11 active staff cases and one death in a COVID positive resident where COVID was not the cause of death.
- Guildford Nursing Home – 28 active resident cases and 2 active staff cases.
- Advantage Care at Prestons Lodge – 20 active resident cases and 5 active staff cases.
- Frederic House, Waterloo – 14 active resident cases and 2 active staff cases.
- Gallipoli Home, Auburn – 14 active resident cases 2 active staff cases.
- Yallambee Village – 12 active resident cases and 1 active staff case.
- Catholic Healthcare Holy Spirit Aged Care Facility, Dubbo – 10 active resident cases and 3 active staff cases.
- Uniting Edinglassie, Penrith – 9 active residents and 1 active staff case and one resident death.
- Catholic Healthcare St Mary’s Villa, Dubbo – 6 active resident cases and 1 active staff case.
- Ashwood Residential Aged Care Service, Pendle Hill – 3 active staff cases.
- Frank and Jess Kennett Home – 2 active staff cases.
- IRT Berala on the Park, Auburn – 2 active staff cases.
- Jesmond Aged Care, Strathfield – 2 active staff cases.
- Rosemore Aged Care, Belmore – 2 active staff cases.
- Uniting Hawkesbury, Richmond – 2 active staff cases.
- Courtlands Aged Care Facility – 1 active resident case and 2 active staff cases.
- Casa Mia Aged Care Centre, Padstow – 1 active resident case and 1 active staff case.
- Adventist Nursing Home, Epping – 1 active staff case.
- Arcare Warriewood, Warriewood – 1 active staff case.
- Catholic Care St Joseph Aged Care, Hunter’s Hill – 1 active staff case.
- Elizabeth Lodge, Rushcutters Bay – 1 active staff case.
- Hunter’s Hill Montefiore Home – 1 active staff case.
- Arrum Kincumber – 1 active staff case.
- Bass Hill Aged Care – 1 active staff case.
- Beecroft Nursing Home – 1 active staff case.
- Blacktown Nursing Home – 1 active staff case.
- Canterbury Place Care Community 1 active staff case.
- HammondCare Horsley – 1 active staff case.
- Mildred Symons House, Jannali – 1 active resident case .
- Moran Kellyville – 1 active staff case.
- Northcourt Nursing Home – 1 active staff case.
- Pacific Lodge – 1 active staff case.
- Pathways Sailors Bay, Northbridge – 1 active staff case.
- Percy Miles Villa – 1 active staff case.
- Randwick Montefiore Home – 1 active staff case.
- St George Aged Care Facility, Bexley – 1 active staff case.
- St Simeon Village – 1 active staff case.
- Summitcare Liverpool – 1 active staff case.
- Summitcare St Mary’s – 1 active staff case.
- Thomas and Rosetta Agst Aged Care Facility – 1 active staff case.
- Thomas Street Lodge – 1 active staff case.
