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Birch Home Area COVID Outbreak was declared over in collaboration with Public Health on August 15, 2024. All four (4) residents on the line list are able to come out of their room as long as symptoms continue to improve and with masking in place for a further day.

Maple Home Area remains in COVID Outbreak with two (2) confirmed cases. One (1) resident is able to come out of their room as long as symptoms continue to improve and with masking in place for a further 4 days.

The following infection control measures are to be continued in Maple:

• Surgical Masks or N95 Masks to be worn in the Maple Home Area
• N95 Masks in those resident rooms that are isolated- see specific isolation signage
• Limit of two (2) essential caregivers at a time in Maple Home Areas only
• No General Visitors to Maple Home Area
• Ensure the Public Health 4 moments of Hand Hygiene are followed
• Resident's Hand Hygiene before all meals and regularly throughout the day
• Ensure Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is used properly- including donning before entering and removing before exiting the isolated resident’s room
• Residents are to remain in the affected home area at this time to reduce the risk of spread
• *If residents insist on leaving the home area, please assist them with masking or a visor and encourage outdoor visiting.
• Twice daily respiratory symptom screening in Maple Home Areas
• Immediate isolation of any residents with new symptom onset
• Cohorting of staff, when possible
• Cohorting of residents and only small group activities in the home area for unaffected residents. Isolated residents to receive one-to-one activities.
• Twice daily high-touch surface cleaning- changing disinfecting product to 1-minute contact time
• Increased hand hygiene and PPE audits in the home area with coaching

Please ensure that you are following the IPAC practices listed above as they are in place to protect residents, staff, essential caregivers, and visitors.

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

If you have any questions please contact Jennifer Carriere, ADOC at ext. 4842 or Kim Sander, DOC at ext. 4861

A Public Inspection and Order Report has been posted on the ministry's Reports on Long-Term Care Homes website and can be accessed through this link: MLTC Public Reporting.

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CareRx August 2024 Resident and Family Newsletter

Birch Home Area COVID Outbreak has been declared over in collaboration with Public Health. All 4 residents on the line list are able to come out of their room as long as symptoms continue to improve and with masking in place for a further 2 days.

Maple Home Area remains in COVID Outbreak with 2 confirmed cases. 1 resident is able to come out of their room as long as symptoms continue to improve and with masking in place for a further 5 days.

The following infection control measures are to be continued in Maple:

• Surgical Masks or N95 Masks to be worn in the Maple Home Area
• N95 Masks in those resident rooms that are isolated- see specific isolation signage
• Limit of two (2) essential caregivers at a time in Maple Home Areas only
• No General Visitors to Maple Home Area
• Ensure the Public Health 4 moments of Hand Hygiene are followed
• Resident's Hand Hygiene before all meals and regularly throughout the day
• Ensure Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is used properly- including donning before entering and removing before exiting the isolated resident’s room
• Residents are to remain in the affected home area at this time to reduce the risk of spread
• *If residents insist on leaving the home area, please assist them with masking or a visor and encourage outdoor visiting.
• Twice daily respiratory symptom screening in Maple Home Areas
• Immediate isolation of any residents with new symptom onset
• Cohorting of staff, when possible
• Cohorting of residents and only small group activities in the home area for unaffected residents. Isolated residents to receive one-to-one activities.
• Twice daily high-touch surface cleaning- changing disinfecting product to 1-minute contact time
• Increased hand hygiene and PPE audits in the home area with coaching

Please ensure that you are following the IPAC practices listed above as they are in place to protect residents, staff, essential caregivers, and visitors.

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

Birch Home Area remains in a COVID Outbreak with two (2) confirmed cases of COVID, and two (2) other residents with respiratory symptoms who tested negative for COVID. All four (4) residents are now on Day 7 and are able to come out of their room as long as symptoms continue to improve and masking is in place for a further 3 days. Maple Home Area remains in a COVID Outbreak as of August 13, 2024, with two (2) confirmed cases. one (1) resident is now on Day 5 and is able to come out of their room as long as symptoms continue to improve and masking is in place for a further 5 days. Family members of those residents affected have been notified.

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

• Surgical Masks or N95 Masks in Birch and Maple Home Areas (N95 Masks must be worn in the COVID-affected resident rooms) * N95 masks are highly recommended
• Limit of two (2) essential caregivers at a time in the Birch and Maple Home Areas only
• No General Visiting to the Birch and Maple Home Areas
• Ensure the Public Health 4 moments of Hand Hygiene are followed
• Resident's Hand Hygiene before all meals and regularly throughout the day
• Ensure Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is used properly- including donning before entering and removing before exiting the isolated resident’s room
• Residents are to remain in the affected home areas at this time to reduce the risk of spread
• *If residents insist on leaving the home area, please assist them with masking or a visor and encourage outdoor visiting.
• Twice daily respiratory symptom screening in Birch and Maple Home Areas
• Immediate isolation of any residents with new symptom onset
• Cohorting of residents and only small group activities in the home area for unaffected residents. Isolated residents to receive one-to-one activities.
• Twice daily high-touch surface cleaning- changing disinfecting product to 1-minute contact time

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

If you have any questions please contact Jennifer Carriere, ADOC at ext. 4842 or Kim Sander, DOC at ext. 4861

It is with great pleasure that we congratulate Stephanie Albert as the successful candidate as the Infection Prevention and Control Lead at The Pines.

Stephanie graduated as a Registered Practical Nurse in 2007 and has fulfilled such roles Wound Care Specialist, Clinical Educator and now IPAC Lead.

Stephanie’s positive attitude and her dedication to keeping our residents and staff safe will be an asset to the team!

In her free time, Stephanie enjoys spending time with her husband, blended family of 10 and her 3 grandchildren.

Stephanie’s official start date is August 26th and will be reporting to me. She can be reached at stephanie.albert@muskoka.on.ca or extension x4752

Please join us in congratulating Stephanie!

Kimberly Sander, BScN, RN

Birch Home Area remains in a COVID Outbreak with two (2) confirmed cases of COVID, and two (2) other residents with respiratory symptoms who tested negative for COVID. All four (4) residents are now on Day 5 and are able to come out of their room as long as symptoms continue to improve and masking is in place for a further 4 days. Family members of those residents affected have been notified.

Maple Home Area is now in COVID Outbreak as of August 13, 2024, with two (2) confirmed cases. Family members of those residents affected have been notified.

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

Surgical Masks or N95 Masks in Birch and Maple Home Areas (N95 Masks must be worn in the COVID-affected resident rooms) * N95 masks are highly recommended

Limit of two (2) essential caregivers at a time in the Birch and Maple Home Areas only

No General Visiting to the Birch and Maple Home Areas

Ensure the Public Health 4 moments of Hand Hygiene are followed

Resident's Hand Hygiene before all meals and regularly throughout the day

Ensure Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is used properly- including donning before entering and removing before exiting the isolated resident’s room

Residents are to remain in the affected home area at this time to reduce the risk of spread

*If residents insist on leaving the home area, please assist them with masking or a visor and encourage outdoor visiting.

Twice daily respiratory symptom screening in Birch and Maple Home Areas

Immediate isolation of any residents with new symptom onset

Cohorting of residents and only small group activities in the home area for unaffected residents. Isolated residents to receive one-to-one activities.

Twice daily high-touch surface cleaning- changing disinfecting product to 1-minute contact time

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

If you have any questions please contact Jennifer Carriere, ADOC at ext. 4842 or Kim Sander, DOC at ext. 4861

Birch Home Area remains in a COVID Outbreak with 2 confirmed cases of COVID, and 2 other residents with respiratory symptoms who tested negative for COVID. All 4 residents are now on Day 5 and are able to come out of their room as long as symptoms continue to improve and with masking in place for a further 5 days. Family members of those residents affected have been notified.

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

Surgical Masks or N95 Masks in Birch Home Area (N95 Masks must be worn in the COVID-affected resident rooms) * N95 masks are highly recommended

Limit of two (2) essential caregivers at a time in the Birch Home Area only

No General Visiting to the Birch Home Area

Ensure the Public Health 4 moments of Hand Hygiene are followed

Resident's Hand Hygiene before all meals and regularly throughout the day

Ensure Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is used properly- including donning before entering and removing before exiting the isolated resident’s room

Residents are to remain in the affected home area at this time to reduce the risk of spread

*If residents insist on leaving the home area, please assist them with masking or a visor and encourage outdoor visiting.

Twice daily respiratory symptom screening in Birch Home Area

Immediate isolation of any residents with new symptom onset

Cohorting of residents and only small group activities in the home area for unaffected residents. Isolated residents to receive one-to-one activities.

Twice daily high-touch surface cleaning- changing disinfecting product to 1-minute contact time

Masks are optional on the home area, but recommended. Personal Protective equipment must be worn in the isolated resident's room.

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

If you have any questions please contact Jennifer Carriere, ADOC at ext. 4842 or Kim Sander, DOC at ext. 4861

The Birch Home Area is in a COVID Outbreak with four (4) symptomatic resident cases. The team added two (2) cases in the last 24 hours of residents showing symptoms, but not testing positive currently. Further testing is taking place through Public Health today and we will send an update once we receive results. Family members of those residents affected have been notified.

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

• Surgical Masks or N95 Masks in Birch Home Area (N95 Masks must be worn in the COVID-affected resident rooms) * N95 masks are highly recommended
• Limit of two (2) essential caregivers at a time in the Birch Home Area only
• No General Visiting to the Birch Home Area
• Ensure the Public Health 4 moments of Hand Hygiene are followed
• Resident's Hand Hygiene before all meals and regularly throughout the day
• Ensure Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is used properly- including donning before entering and removing before exiting the isolated resident’s room
• Residents are to remain in the affected home area at this time to reduce the risk of spread
• *If residents insist on leaving the home area, please assist them with masking or a visor and encourage outdoor visiting.
• Twice daily respiratory symptom screening in Birch Home Area
• Immediate isolation of any residents with new symptom onset
• Cohorting of residents and only small group activities in the home area for unaffected residents. Isolated residents to receive one-to-one activities.
• Twice daily high-touch surface cleaning- changing disinfecting product to 1-minute contact time
• Limit of two (2) essential caregivers at a time in Cedar and Oak Home Areas only
• No General Visiting to Cedar and Oak Home Areas

Maple home area has one resident that has tested positive for COVID. The team has connected with Public Health and will be monitoring the situation carefully.

Masks are optional on the home area, but recommended. Personal Protective equipment must be worn in the isolated resident's room. Family members of the effected resident has been notified.

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

If you have any questions please contact Jennifer Carriere, ADOC at ext. 4842 or Kim Sander, DOC at ext. 4861

Maple home area has one resident that has tested positive for COVID. The team has connected with Public Health and will be monitoring the situation carefully.

Masks are optional on the home area, but recommended. Personal Protective equipment must be worn in the isolated resident's room. Family members of the effected resident has been notified.

We will continue to provide updates.