Oak and Cedar Outbreak Update, July 8, 2024

The Cedar Home Area remains in a COVID Outbreak with three (3) resident cases, currently.

The Oak Home Area remains in a Rhinovirus Respiratory Outbreak, we have added two (2) resident cases overnight with a total of six (6) resident cases, currently.

Family members of those residents affected have been notified.

Maple Home area has been lifted from Heightened Surveillance as of today.

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

Surgical Masks to be worn in the Oak Area
Surgical Masks or N95 Masks in the Cedar Home Area (N95 Masks must be worn in the affected resident rooms)
Residents are to remain in the unit at this time to reduce the risk of spread (Oak and Cedar unit only at this time)
*If residents insist on leaving the unit, please assist them with masking or a visor and encourage outdoor visiting.
Twice daily respiratory symptom screening in Oak and Cedar Home Area
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- changing disinfecting product to 1-minute contact
Limit of two (2) essential caregivers at a time in Oak and Cedar Home Areas only
No General Visiting to Oak and Cedar Home Areas

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.