Pines Resident Family Portal

Thank you to all who attended the meeting last evening. If you missed it and you would like to view the recording, please click on the link below.

Again, please don't hesitate to reach out to the home if you have any questions.

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit placed the Maple Home Area in COVID-19 Outbreak status on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. On Friday, May 13, 2022, Spruce Unit was also placed into outbreak status.

Maple Resident: No new cases as of May 13, 2022- 14 residents have tested positive.

All Staff: as of May 18, 2022- 19 staff members have tested positive.

Spruce Resident: as of May 18, 2022- 7 residents have tested positive.

A handful of residents were isolated related to close contact and vaccination status. Family members of the affected residents have been notified and we will continue to update with any changes.

Heightened Surveillance has been lifted for the Birch Home area as of May 18, 2022

Essential Caregivers continue to be able to enter, but only 1 per resident at a time. Full personal protective equipment (PPE) must be applied at the entrance to the outbreak home areas and removed as you are leaving the area. N95 masks are to be worn in the home area and can be found on the cart just outside the outbreak home areas.

No General Visitors to the Maple and Spruce Home areas at this time.

All individuals will be required to complete the screening questions on the tablet themselves at this time. The screener will be verifying that the information was inputted correctly.

Enhanced Cleaning in the Maple and Spruce Home Areas at this time.

Hand Hygiene Audits continue in the home with 95% compliance; please ensure that you are diligent with your hand hygiene as this is an effective practice to break the chain of infection.

We appreciate all of your patience and encouragement throughout the extended outbreak. Unfortunately, Simcoe Muskoka continues to see cases and we continue to take measures to ensure the health and wellbeing of residents, staff, and essential caregivers. Staff continues to work hard to support residents and each other, and we hope to share more good news as soon as possible.

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit placed the Maple Home Area in COVID-19 Outbreak status on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. On Friday, May 13, 2022, Spruce Unit was also placed into outbreak status.

Maple Resident: No new cases as of May 13, 2022- 14 residents have tested positive.

All Staff: as of May 17, 2022- 17 staff members have tested positive.

Spruce Resident: as of May 17, 2022- 6 residents have tested positive.

A handful of residents were isolated related to close contact and vaccination status. Family members of the affected residents have been notified and we will continue to update with any changes.

The Birch Home area remains under Heightened Surveillance at this time, but this will be reviewed and hopefully lifted on the morning of May 18, 2022.

Essential Caregivers continue to be able to enter, but only 1 per resident at a time. Full personal protective equipment (PPE) must be applied at the entrance to the outbreak home areas and removed as you are leaving the area. N95 masks are to be worn in the home area and can be found on the cart just outside the outbreak home areas.

No General Visitors to the Maple and Spruce Home areas at this time.

All individuals will be required to complete the screening questions on the tablet themselves at this time. The screener will be verifying that the information was inputted correctly.

Enhanced Cleaning in the Maple and Spruce Home Areas at this time.

Hand Hygiene Audits continue in the home with 90% compliance; please ensure that you are diligent with your hand hygiene as this is an effective practice to break the chain of infection.

We appreciate all of your patience and encouragement throughout the extended outbreak. Unfortunately, Simcoe Muskoka continues to see cases and we continue to take measures to ensure the health and wellbeing of residents, staff, and essential caregivers. Staff continues to work hard to support residents and each other, and we hope to share more good news as soon as possible.

Date: May 17, 2022

Time: 6:00 pm

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Date: May 18, 2022

Time: 6:30pm

Agenda: Family Council Agenda May 2022

Special Guests this month Jennifer Carriere, ADOC and Shawna Torkoff, Alzheimer Society

On behalf of Jill Gaston, President of the Family Council for The Pines Long-Term Care Home is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

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Any questions related to these meetings can be directed to Jill Gaston.

The home remains in COVID-19 outbreak status in the Maple Home area at this time. The Spruce home area was placed in heightened surveillance as of today (May 12, 2022). Related to two (2) staff members from the Spruce home area testing positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Currently, we have fourteen (14) residents and fourteen (14) staff that have tested positive. Family members of those affected residents have been updated by the Nursing Staff.

Essential caregivers continue to be able to enter, but only 1 per resident at a time. Full personal protective equipment (PPE) must be applied at the entrance to the Maple home area and removed as you are leaving the home area. N95 masks are to be worn when in the home area as well and can be found on the cart just outside of the Maple home area.

No General Visitors to the Maple Home area at this time.

Enhanced Cleaning and disinfecting in the Maple Home Area at this time.

This is a fragile time and we continue to monitor this new situation and all residents very closely. All residents in Maple will be having their meals in their rooms at this time to try and reduce the spread. It is safe to presume that there will be more cases. For those residents that do have symptoms, they are mild cold symptoms at this time.

Hand Hygiene Audits continue in the home with 91% compliance; please ensure that you are diligent with your hand hygiene as this is an effective practice to break the chain of infection.

We appreciate all of your patience and encouragement throughout the extended outbreak. Unfortunately, Simcoe Muskoka continues to see cases and we continue to take measures to ensure the health and wellbeing of residents, staff, and essential caregivers. Staff continues to work hard to support residents and each other, and we hope to share more good news as soon as possible.

The home remains in COVID-19 outbreak status at this time. One (1) resident has tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Currently, we have thirteen (14) residents and eleven (11) staff that have tested positive. Family members of those affected residents have been updated by the Nursing Staff.

Essential caregivers continue to be able to enter, but only 1 per resident at a time. Full personal protective equipment (PPE) must be applied at the entrance to the Maple home area and removed as you are leaving the home area. N95 masks are to be worn when in the home area as well and can be found on the cart just outside of the Maple home area.

No General Visitors to the Maple Home area at this time.

Enhanced Cleaning and disinfecting in the Maple Home Area at this time.

This is a fragile time and we continue to monitor this new situation and all residents very closely. All residents in Maple will be having their meals in their rooms at this time to try and reduce the spread. It is safe to presume that there will be more cases. For those residents that do have symptoms, they are mild cold symptoms at this time.

Hand Hygiene Audits continue in the home with 91% compliance; please ensure that you are diligent with your hand hygiene as this is an effective practice to break the chain of infection.

We appreciate all of your patience and encouragement throughout the extended outbreak. Unfortunately, Simcoe Muskoka continues to see cases and we continue to take measures to ensure the health and wellbeing of residents, staff, and essential caregivers. Staff continues to work hard to support residents and each other, and we hope to share more good news as soon as possible.

The home remains in COVID-19 outbreak status at this time. Since Friday, May 6, 2022, two (2) more staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. Currently, we have thirteen (13) residents and eleven (11) staff that have tested positive. Family members of those affected residents have been updated by the Nursing Staff.

Essential caregivers continue to be able to enter, but only 1 per resident at a time. Full personal protective equipment (PPE) must be applied at the entrance to the Maple home area and removed as you are leaving the home area. N95 masks are to be worn when in the home area as well and can be found on the cart just outside of the Maple home area.

No General Visitors to the Maple Home area at this time.

Enhanced Cleaning and disinfecting in the Maple Home Area at this time.

This is a fragile time and we continue to monitor this new situation and all residents very closely. All residents in Maple will be having their meals in their rooms at this time to try and reduce the spread. All negative Maple residents are being re-tested today (Monday, May 9, 2022). It is safe to presume that there will be more cases. For those residents that do have symptoms, they are mild cold symptoms at this time.

Hand Hygiene Audits continue in the home; please ensure that you are diligent with your hand hygiene as this is an effective practice to break the chain of infection.

We appreciate all of your patience and encouragement throughout the extended outbreak. Unfortunately, Simcoe Muskoka continues to see cases and we continue to take measures to ensure the health and wellbeing of residents, staff, and essential caregivers. Staff continues to work hard to support residents and each other, and we hope to share more good news as soon as possible.

The roof replacement has restarted at the home now that winter has been washed away. As the replacement is occurring, there may be times when specific courtyards or outdoor spaces are unavailable. We will ensure that there is signage posted to notify you of this. The common courtyard is a great alternative if the courtyard on your loved one's unit happens to be impacted by the construction when you are here. The common courtyard is next to the Family Room.

Please ask a staff member to help you locate it if needed.

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your co-operation.