Visiting people in aged or disability care
How to stay safe and protect your loved ones from respiratory viruses when visiting aged or disability care facilities.
Before you visit
Before visiting people in aged or disability care, you should visit the NSW Health advice for residential aged care facilities and disability care facilities. Contact the facility to check current visiting arrangements.
You should not enter the facility if you have:
- tested positive to COVID-19. Visitors should not enter a high risk setting for at least 7 days after their positive test. Stay home and follow the advice for people testing positive.
- any cold or flu symptoms.
Aged and disability care facilities may ask you to take additional precautions while visiting such as wearing a mask or doing a rapid antigen test.
Other ways to stay safe
There are steps you can take to help keep people safe if you visit residential aged or disability care facilities:
- stay up to date with your recommended vaccinations, including COVID-19 and flu vaccinations
- wear a mask
- hold visits outdoors or in well-ventilated areas away from other residents if possible.
Information and services on COVID-19
Explore the support services and information available to people who are at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19 and their carers.