The Pines Resident & Family Portal

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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.

Please reach out to Andrea, Social Worker, if you are interested in signing up! andrea.groomes@muskok.on.ca