Pines Resident Family Portal

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Welcome to our information and sharing portal for The Pines Resident Families and Caregivers!

Please use the "Stay Informed" tool to get regular updates and to stay informed on important family news.


VISITOR STATUS BY HOME AREA

CEDAR - No Visitor restrictions at this time. General Visitors are currently allowed.

MAPLE - No Visitor restrictions at this time. General Visitors are currently allowed.

OAK No Visitor restrictions at this time. General Visitors are currently allowed

BIRCH - No Visitor restrictions at this time. General Visitors are currently allowed.

SPRUCE - No Visitor restrictions at this time. General Visitors are currently allowed.

Welcome to our information and sharing portal for The Pines Resident Families and Caregivers!

Please use the "Stay Informed" tool to get regular updates and to stay informed on important family news.


VISITOR STATUS BY HOME AREA

CEDAR - No Visitor restrictions at this time. General Visitors are currently allowed.

MAPLE - No Visitor restrictions at this time. General Visitors are currently allowed.

OAK No Visitor restrictions at this time. General Visitors are currently allowed

BIRCH - No Visitor restrictions at this time. General Visitors are currently allowed.

SPRUCE - No Visitor restrictions at this time. General Visitors are currently allowed.

  • Ginger's Retirement

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    Ginger’s Retirement Celebration will be on Wednesday, March 27th at 2 pm in the Celebration Diningroom. Please stop by to have a snack and drink and wish Ginger well on her retirement.

  • Oak Outbreak Update March 18, 2024

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    The Oak Home Area remains in a Respiratory Outbreak with residents showing symptoms such as runny nose, nasal congestion, hoarse voice, and/or fever. There are currently (5) five residents isolated with seven (7) residents affected. Family members of those residents affected have been notified. Testing through Public Health has determined the source of the infection as Human Coronavirus (a strain of the common cold).

    The following infection control measures are to be implemented or continued at this time:

    • Masks and eye protection to be worn in the Oak Home Area
    • Residents are to remain in the unit at this time to reduce the risk of spread
    • *If residents insist on leaving the unit, please assist them with masking or a visor and encourage outdoor visiting.
    • Twice daily respiratory symptom screening on Oak
    • Immediate isolation of any residents with new symptom onset
    • Cohorting of staff, when possible.
    • Cohorting of residents and only small group activities on the unit for unaffected residents. Isolated residents to receive one-to-one activities.
    • Twice daily high-touch surface cleaning
    • Increased hand hygiene and PPE audits on the unit.
    • Limit of two (2) essential caregivers at a time
    • No General Visiting to Oak home area

    We will continue to provide updates as we move through the outbreak.

    If you have any questions please contact John Iskander, IPAC Lead at ext. 4752

  • We Need Your Feedback!

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    Thank you for taking part in our 2023 Resident & Family Engagement Survey. We have carefully reviewed the feedback provided by you, and we would like to ask a few more questions to assist us in preparing our annual quality improvement plan. Your feedback is essential to us.

    We would appreciate it if you could take a couple of minutes to answer six (6) more questions by clicking on the link provided below. We value your time and effort and thank you for your participation.

    https://www.engagemuskoka.ca/embeds/projects/20047/survey-tools/45360

  • Oak Respiratory Outbreak Update March 15, 2024

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    The Oak Home Area remains in a Respiratory Outbreak with five (5) residents showing symptoms such as runny nose, nasal congestion, hoarse voice, and/or fever. Family members of those residents affected have been notified. Testing through Public Health has determined the source of the infection as Human Coronavirus (a strain of the common cold).

    The following infection control measures are to be implemented or continued at this time:

    • Masks and eye protection to be worn in the Oak Home Area
    • Residents are to remain in the unit at this time to reduce the risk of spread
    • *If residents insist on leaving the unit, please assist them with masking or a visor and encourage outdoor visiting.
    • Twice daily respiratory symptom screening on Oak
    • Immediate isolation of any residents with new symptom onset
    • Cohorting of staff, when possible.
    • Cohorting of residents and only small group activities on the unit for unaffected residents. Isolated residents to receive one-to-one activities.
    • Twice daily high-touch surface cleaning
    • Increased hand hygiene and PPE audits on the unit.
    • Limit of two (2) essential caregivers at a time
    • No General Visiting to Oak home area

    We will continue to provide updates as we move through the outbreak.

    If you have any questions please contact John Iskander, IPAC Lead at ext. 4752

  • CareRx Resident Health & Wellbeing Newsletter

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  • Oak Respiratory Outbreak Update- March 14, 2024

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    The Oak Home Area remains in a Respiratory Outbreak with five (5) residents showing symptoms such as runny nose, nasal congestion, hoarse voice and/or fever. Family members of those residents affected have been notified. We are currently waiting on test results from Public Health.

    The following infection control measures are to be implemented or continued at this time:

    • Masks and eye protection to be worn in the Oak Home Area
    • Residents are to remain in the unit at this time to reduce the risk of spread
    • *If residents insist on leaving the unit, please assist them with masking or a visor and encourage outdoor visiting.
    • Twice daily respiratory symptom screening on Oak
    • Immediate isolation of any residents with new symptom onset
    • Cohorting of staff, when possible.
    • Cohorting of residents and only small group activities on the unit for unaffected residents. Isolated residents to receive one-to-one activities.
    • Twice daily high-touch surface cleaning
    • Increased hand hygiene and PPE audits on the unit.
    • Limit of two (2) essential caregivers at a time
    • No General Visiting to Oak home area

    We will continue to provide updates as we move through the outbreak.

    If you have any questions please contact John Iskander, IPAC Lead at ext. 4752

  • Respiratory Outbreak Declared Oak Home Area March 13, 2024

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    In collaboration with Public Health, the Oak Home Area has declared a Respiratory Outbreak with five (5) residents showing symptoms such as runny nose, nasal congestion, and/or fever. Family members of those residents affected have been notified. We are currently waiting on test results from Public Health.

    The following infection control measures are to be implemented or continued at this time:

    • Masks and eye protection to be worn in the Oak Home Area
    • Residents are to remain in the unit at this time to reduce the risk of spread
    • *If residents insist on leaving the unit, please assist them with masking or a visor and encourage outdoor visiting.
    • Twice daily respiratory symptom screening on Oak
    • Immediate isolation of any residents with new symptom onset
    • Cohorting of staff, when possible.
    • Cohorting of residents and only small group activities on the unit for unaffected residents. Isolated residents to receive one-to-one activities.
    • Twice daily high-touch surface cleaning
    • Increased hand hygiene and PPE audits on the unit.
    • Limit of two (2) essential caregivers at a time
    • No General Visiting to Oak home area

    We will continue to provide updates as we move through the outbreak.

    If you have any questions please contact John Iskander, IPAC Lead at ext. 4752


  • Monthly Virtual Family Update Meeting- March 20, 2024

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    Monthly Family Update Meeting

    When: Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 6:30 p.m.
    Where: Join Zoom Meeting Link (below), 6:30 p.m.

    Please note: meetings will only be virtual moving forward

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82942296115?pwd=Rks4eDY3UVFSM1ZTeXFYOXAvTDhhZz09

    Meeting ID: 829 4229 6115

    Passcode: 656014

    Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kL9RPl8mM

    Join us for the family update meeting using the link above.

    This month we will have Natasha Thompson and Andrea Groomes to speak about Palliative Care at the Pines.

  • Enhanced Surveillance Lifted March 12, 2024

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    Public Health has announced that the enhanced surveillance for Maple and Birch is now over as of March 12, 2024. We kindly request you screen yourself before visiting the home, and if you feel unwell, please refrain from visiting until you have fully recovered. We appreciate your cooperation.

  • Caregiver Education Workshop

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