COVID-19 Response
All support can continue in line with South Australia COVID-19 social distancing and safety guidelines.
My Support Loop acknowledges that these are unprecedented times.
COVID-19 Advisory
COVID-19 Advisory
My Support Loop has protocols and processes in place to protect you and your support team so we can continue to support you and your loved one.
My Support Loop has protocols and processes in place to protect you and your support team so we can continue to support you and your loved one.
All support can continue in line with state-based COVID-19 social distancing and safety guidelines.
All support can continue in line with state-based COVID-19 social distancing and safety guidelines.
My Support Loop maintains up to date with all relevant Government information.
My Support Loop maintains up to date with all relevant Government information.
How can I continue receiving or providing support safely?
How can I continue receiving or providing support safely?
To support our community, we have:
To support our community, we have:
- My Support Loop has created an Infectious Response Team that is readily available for our participants. This team is able to maintain support within the home during isolation or a positive case of COVID-19 or any other infectious disease.
- My Support Loop has developed a set of guidelines and precautions for every support worker to maintain while supporting the community.
- All support team member has COVID-19 infection control training from the Department of Health and are up to date with current Influenza Immunisation as well as COVID-19 immunisation.
- Developed additional safety precautions for support workers working with confirmed or at-risk cases. These precautions are based on providing support where there is a confirmed or at-risk case of COVID-19.
- My Support Loop has maintained and developed policies that communicate and imply intention of setting expectations about how our support teams should manage the risk of contracting and spreading coronavirus (COVID-19).
- We all have a duty of care to ourselves and the people we support to take reasonable care of our own health and safety and to not adversely affect the health and safety of others.
Virtual support is available and My Support Loop will help to support you when you are self- isolating.
Virtual support is available and My Support Loop will help to support you when you are self- isolating.
- Developed resources to help you transition to remote or indirect support
- Provided information and training for all support teams on how to use and maintain PPE . We will also maintain our PPE kits at our supports homes to maintain all safety for everyone.
- The safety of our community is very important to us. We want to ensure that people with disability receive the support they need from Support Workers who are supported to keep safe. If you have any concerns, please contact My Support Loop.
- My Support Loop will continually monitor relevant information sources and update our policies as required. By following the recommendations, from the Australian Government, and the World Health Organization's guidelines.
STOP the spread
STOP the spread
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness caused by a new virus. The virus can spread from person to person. Symptoms may include fever, chills, cough, sore throat, runny nose, shortness of breath, or loss or taste or smell.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness caused by a new virus. The virus can spread from person to person. Symptoms may include fever, chills, cough, sore throat, runny nose, shortness of breath, or loss or taste or smell.
We can all help stop the spread.
We can all help stop the spread.
- If you have symptoms (even if mild), get tested and self-isolate.
- Practise good hygiene.
- Keep 1.5 metres distance from others wherever and whenever possible.
- Cough, or sneeze into your elbow.
