NDS Safer and Stronger Podcast: Reflections on a COVID-19 case in a SIL setting - Cindy Thomassen, Ability Assist

When two staff members and then a client in a residential setting tested positive for COVID-19 the team at Ability Assist had to act quickly to appraise the situation, contact trace, and enact measures to limit the spread of infection.

Cindy Thomassen, CEO of Ability Asist joins Dylan Snowden from the NDS Safer and Stronger team and shares how her team handled the situation and provides relevant insights from the experience for disability service providers.

This episode is part of the NDS Safer and Stronger Podcast series. This series aims to help disability service providers navigate the COVID-19 pandemic by sharing information and experiences from professionals and providers.

To hear more experiences from disability service providers during COVID see our YouTube videos https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3xNFJ8mDtU12TFqZKBsXEq18HJgiZSwl

For more information and resources regarding COVID-19 and disability services in Victoria, see the NDS COVID-19 hub https://www.nds.org.au/index.php/covid-19-hub/victorian-covid-19-response