Aged-residential care facility gastro or respiratory outbreak notifications — Greater Wellington

Completed when your facility has a suspected gastro or respiratory (including COVID-19, RSV and Influenza, ILI) outbreak among your residents or staff.

What is considered an outbreak

A gastro outbreak is when there are 2 or more cases of acute gastroenteritis in your facility:

  • in a 48-hour period, or
  • linked to a common source such as a specific meal or event.

A respiratory outbreak is when there are:

  • 3 or more cases in a 48-hour period, or
  • 4 cases in 7 days.

Completing the form

Include the name and contact number of the person notifying the outbreak — do not include any other personal health information.

Contact public health if you have any questions or need support on either:

Do not completed this form for any ill residents or staff in independent facilities.

COVID-19

Continue to report COVID positive test results on behalf of your residents, or call 0800 222 478 and choose option 3.

Resources for Aged Residential care for COVID outbreaks.

If you have COVID-19 (internal link)

COVID-19 outbreaks — Health NZ (external link)

COVID-19 deaths — Health NZ (external link)

What parts of your facility have ill residents, excluding independent living?

If your facility has an outbreak of gastroenteritis, or a respiratory outbreak that is not due to COVID-19, a Health protection officer or Public health nurse will contact you to discuss laboratory testing and provide an outbreak number if testing of faecal or PCR specimens are required.

Continue to report COVID positive test results on behalf of your residents or call 0800 222 478 and choose option 3.