It is with immense pride that I can share that Fortress Allambie reached 150 days today, 28 August 2020 with no colds, no flu and no COVID-19 among our residents. A great health metric and success story. My thanks and appreciation to my team of staff, our residents and visitors for keeping everyone safe. Ciarán […]
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125 Days – Our Journey Continues…
I am pleased to announce that our journey continues! Today, 3 August 2020 represents 125 days of no colds, no flu and no COVID-19 among our residents of Allambie Heights Village Residential Aged Care Facility. To the entire team of staff of our Residential Aged Care Facility and across our Company, thank you. Thank you […]
100 Days! Life is Colourful at Fortress Allambie!
We did it! What another outstanding achievement at Fortress Allambie! On 9 July 2020, we reached 100 days without our residents experiencing a cold, flu or COVID-19! I want to thank a remarkable group of staff who have collectively across the entire Company of Allambie Heights Village Ltd. done everything right in terms of hygiene, […]
Our 80 Days free of Colds, Flu or COVID-19 goes National!
Our 80 days free of cold, flu or COVID-19 was recently featured in the national online aged care news website, The Weekly Source. Read the article here »
Fortress Allambie at 80 days. Defence lines strong!
No colds, no flu and no Covid-19 over the past 80 days among residents at Allambie Heights Village Residential Aged Care Facility! That’s an excellent record of staff adherence to Infection Controls and Hygiene Practices across the entire Company of Allambie Heights Village Ltd. We started counting the days after the evening of 31 March […]
50 days without a cold, flu or COVID-19
‘Fortress Allambie’ entered into Elevated Restricted Access status on the evening of 31 March 2020. No relatives or visitors were permitting access to the residential aged care facility except on compassionate or medical grounds in respect of only a very small number of residents’ relatives whom we accommodated with visits under strict Infection Control Procedures. I […]
A Night at Fortress Allambie, James Bond Casino Royale!
When everyone else in the community was sleeping, residents at ‘Fortress Allambie’ were partying. Snapshots from the evening
Channel 9 News: “We’re in elevated restricted access because we want to save lives, ” says CEO from ‘Fortress Allambie’
Allambie Heights Village CEO was interviewed by Channel 9 news on 23rd April 2020 discussing why restricted access at aged care facilities is so important. “We’re in elevated restricted access because we want to save lives”, commented Ciaran Foley, CEO of Allambie Heights Village (aka Fortress Allambie). Watch the Channel 9 News clip below. With confirmation of […]
Are our older Australians worth a cappuccino and a good pastry?
OPINION. Allambie Heights Village Residential Aged Care Facility on Sydney’s Northern Beaches or ‘Fortress Allambie’ as it is being referred to following the installation of a banner there in mid-April, went into Restricted Access for relatives’ visits about mid-March 2020. It then went into a status of ‘Elevated Restricted Access’ on the evening of 31 […]
Channel 7 News: Anzac Day 2020 at Allambie Heights Village
Celebrating Anzac Day during COVID-19, Allambie Heights Village was featured on 7News on Friday 24th April. To watch, fast forward to 13:13 on the video below.