24 January 2022 - Message to clients, residents, whānau of residents, stakeholders,
- Due to the Covid-19 Omicron variant being detected in the community, all of New Zealand moved into Traffic Light setting RED at 11:59pm Sunday 23 January 2022.
- For further information about the Omicron variant please go to the Ministry of Health website
- For more information about Covid-19 go to the COVID-19 website
- If you have cold or flu symptoms, including muscle aches/fatigue, get a test and stay home until you have a negative test result
- Find your local testing facility on the Healthpoint website
- If you haven’t yet booked your Covid-19 vaccination please click here
If you are feeling anxious or stressed about Covid-19, there are some great resources available to help – please click here
We really appreciate your support with all the regulations we have to comply with. It’s in all our best interests to take all reasonable precautions possible to stamp Covid-19 out and save lives. Please be kind to yourselves and each other, these are testing times for us all.
If you have any specific concerns or questions that you think we can answer for you, please ask the staff on-site, via phone or email.
Take care, and best wishes from the team at Stepping Stone Trust
7 Sept. 2021 - Message to clients, residents, whanau of residents & stakeholders
- Good news: due to no covid-19 cases in the Christchurch community, we will move to Alert Level 2 at 11:59pm Tue. 7 Sept.
- For more on what (Delta) Alert level 2 will involve – please click here
- For further information about our current situation and alert level go to the Ministry of Health website
- For more information go to the Unite Against COVID-19 website
- If you have cold or flu symptoms, including muscle aches/fatigue, get a test and stay home until you have a negative test result
- Find your local testing facility on the Healthpoint website
- If you haven’t yet booked your Covid-19 vaccination please click here
We really appreciate your support with all the regulations we have had to comply with, it is in all our best interests to take all reasonable precautions possible to stamp Covid-19 out and save lives.
Be kind to yourselves and other people, these are testing times for us all. If you have any specific concerns or questions that you think we can answer for you, please ask the staff on-site, via phone or email.
Take care, and best wishes from the team at Stepping Stone Trust
18 August 2021 - Message to clients, residents, whanau of residents & stakeholders
- All of New Zealand is now currently operating within the Covid-19 alert level 4 lockdown restrictions
- For further information about our current situation and alert level go to the Ministry of Health website
- Please click here for the letter that Stepping Stone Trust recently sent to the Whanau and Family of our Tangata Whaiora
- Please click here for the Government’s 2-page downloadable and printable key Covid-19 messages
- Please click here for an extensive FAQ document from the Government relating to the latest Covid-19 outbreak
- For more information go to the Unite Against COVID-19 website
- If you have cold or flu symptoms, including muscle aches/fatigue, get a test and stay home until you have a negative test result
- Find your local testing facility on the Healthpoint website.
We really appreciate your support with all the regulations we have had to comply with, it is in all our best interests to take all reasonable precautions possible to stamp Covid-19 out and save lives.
Be kind to yourselves and other people, these are testing times for us all. If you have any specific concerns or questions that you think we can answer for you, please ask the staff on-site, via phone or email.
Take care, and best wishes from the team at Stepping Stone Trust
June 2021 - Message to clients, residents, whanau of residents & stakeholders
- For information about our current situation and alert level go to the Ministry of Health website.
- For more information go to the Unite Against COVID-19 website.
- Anyone who has cold or flu symptoms, including muscle aches and fatigue, should get a test and stay home until you have a negative test result.
- Find your local testing facility on the Healthpoint website.
We really appreciate your support with all the regulations we have had to comply with, it is in all our best interests to take all reasonable precautions possible to stamp Covid-19 out and save lives.
Be kind to yourselves and other people, these are testing times for us all. If you have any specific concerns or questions that you think we can answer for you, please ask the staff on-site, via phone or email.
Best wishes from the team at Stepping Stone Trust
8 March 2021 - Message to clients, residents, whanau of residents & stakeholders
Dear clients, residents, whanau of residents and other stakeholders of Stepping Stone Trust,
Alert Levels update from the Ministry of Health website
- From 6am Sunday 7 March:
- Auckland is at Alert Level 2
- the rest of New Zealand is at Alert Level 1 – including Christchurch where we are based.
- For more information on Alert Level 1 requirements, click here.
- Remember – you are legally required to wear a face mask or covering on all public transport, including flights throughout New Zealand.
- For more information about Alert Levels, see the Unite Against COVID-19 website.
Anyone who has cold or flu symptoms, including muscle aches and fatigue, should get a test and stay home until you have a negative test result. Find your local testing facility on the Healthpoint website.
We really appreciate your support with all the regulations we have had to comply with, it is in all our best interests to take all reasonable precautions possible to stamp Covid-19 out and save lives.
Be kind to yourselves and other people, these are testing times for us all. If you have any specific concerns or questions that you think we can answer for you, please ask the staff on-site, via phone or email.
Best wishes from the team at Stepping Stone Trust
1 March 2021 - Message to clients, residents, whanau of residents & stakeholders
Dear clients, residents, whanau of residents and other stakeholders of Stepping Stone Trust,
As you will be aware, Auckland is once again at Alert Level 3, with the rest of New Zealand at Alert Level 2 including us. To learn more about the Alert Levels visit https://covid19.govt.nz/alert-system/. These Alert Levels came into effect from 6am on Sunday 28 February and will be in place for 7 days. Please click here for more information about Alert Level 3 and Alert Level 2.
Our SMT (Senior Management Team) met this morning to discuss and ensure we are compliant with our obligations around Covid alert level changes and will continue to communicate regularly to ensure procedures are in place to keep our residents and staff safe. This panui (newsletter) is to update you on how Stepping Stone Trust will be managing services while at Covid-19 Alert Level 2 and actions taken to safeguard our residents and staff.
Guests will be asked to maintain social distancing at all times. There will be screening in place for any illness or travel or other connection with level 3 areas e.g. Auckland. If our guests go out of our facilities when they are having a Respite admission they must adhere to social distancing and mask-wearing on public transport as per level 2 status. All outside community activities for our residents have ceased for the moment, however, staff will ensure residents are entertained and able to participate in regular local walks, while maintaining social distancing.
Our groceries will continue to be purchased online, as usual, to limit possible infection transmission possibilities. Guests will be required to keep the one-metre distancing at mealtimes and while watching TV together therefore may be required to spread out around the building to achieve this.
Residents requiring transportation to appointments will continue to be taken by car but with 1-metre distancing, (front seat / back seat arrangement). Any case managers who need to come onto sites are pre-covid-19 screened and their visits pre-arranged and social distancing managed. Staff will be dedicated to one site as much as possible, and we will limit our use of outside staffing agencies, and only to certain sites.
We really appreciate your support with all the regulations we have had to comply with, it is in all our best interests to take all reasonable precautions possible to stamp Covid-19 out and save lives. Please look after yourselves. Stay at least 2 metres away from others you don’t know, and 1 metre from people you regularly interact with. Stay at home if you can and wash your hands between every interaction and between tasks. Be kind to yourselves and other people, these are testing times for us all. If you have any specific concerns or questions that you think we can answer for you, please ask the staff on-site, via phone or email.
Best wishes from the team at Stepping Stone Trust