❓ A parliamentary question regarding the Hotels with Heart project, specifically addressing quarantine measures, breaches, visitor policies, and incidents of violence, drug use, or alcohol abuse. The answer clarifies the reasons for the 14-day quarantine, reports on breaches, visitor restrictions, and confirms no observed incidents of violence, drug use, or alcohol abuse.
AnsweredQoN 6123Legislative Assembly
Asked
19 May 2020
Member
Portfolio
Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
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I refer to the Hotels with Heart project, and ask: (a) Why were participants subject to a 14 day isolation period; (b) Did any participants breach the isolation: (i) If yes, how many participants and on how many occasions; (c) Were the participants allowed any visitors to their hotel rooms: (i) If no, why not; and (d) Was there any violence, drug use, or alcohol abuse observed or witnessed throughout the course of the program: (i) If yes, please provide details of the incidents and number of occasions?
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Answered
23 June 2020
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
Response time
9 days
(a) Participants in the Hotels with Heart pilot had to agree to complete a 14-day quarantine period in their hotel room to confirm they did not have the virus and pose a risk to others. The justification was that this was a group made entirely of people with compromised health and any outbreak of the disease in the group might have disastrous consequences.
(b) 13 clients chose to leave the Hotels with Heart pilot during the 14-day quarantine period. Once participants left the pilot, they were not able to return to the hotel to re-engage in the program as this breached quarantine and placed other participants at potential risk of COVID-19 infection.
(c) Participants were not allowed outside visitors to their hotel rooms during the Hotels with Heart pilot. This was to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission among a cohort with compromised health. After the 14-day quarantine period finished, participants were able to socialise with other participants in the pilot and had access to a large communal space.
(d) UnitingCare West and Ruah advise there was no violence, drug use, or alcohol abuse observed or witnessed during the Hotels with Heart pilot.
(b) 13 clients chose to leave the Hotels with Heart pilot during the 14-day quarantine period. Once participants left the pilot, they were not able to return to the hotel to re-engage in the program as this breached quarantine and placed other participants at potential risk of COVID-19 infection.
(c) Participants were not allowed outside visitors to their hotel rooms during the Hotels with Heart pilot. This was to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission among a cohort with compromised health. After the 14-day quarantine period finished, participants were able to socialise with other participants in the pilot and had access to a large communal space.
(d) UnitingCare West and Ruah advise there was no violence, drug use, or alcohol abuse observed or witnessed during the Hotels with Heart pilot.
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