The Pines Resident & Family Portal

Outbreak update for November 9, 2022:

• Spruce: two (2) COVID Positive residents on isolation
• Cedar: twenty-five (25) COVID Positive Residents on isolation
• Oak: four (4) COVID Positive Residents on isolation

No General Visitors, only Essential Caregivers at a maximum of two (2) at a time for each resident to the Spruce, Oak and Cedar home areas.

The following enhanced measures have been implemented:

• Symptomatic residents are in isolation on droplet/contact precautions
• Enhanced cleaning of high touch surfaces twice per day
• Surveillance of residents to identify any changes or development of symptoms
• The required PPE when on the unit is surgical mask and eye protection.
• The required PPE for isolated residents is droplet contact precautions including surgical mask, eye protection, gowns and gloves.
• N95s required in Cedar and Spruce.
• Please watch for signage on isolated resident's doors.

Please reach out if you have any questions in Melissa Muir-Clark at the home.

Nadeem Mohammed’s last day will be November 11, 2022. Nadeem has taken a position closer to home and we would like to thank him for his time with us.

Reza Tayyebi, will be starting with us later this week or early next week. Reza is local to the area and is looking forward to working at the Pines.

We wish Nadeem well in his new position and welcome Reza to the team!

In accordance with Public Health, Oak Home Area as now been placed into a COVID-19 outbreak with two (2) residents testing positive and another resident being symptomatic. All individuals entering the home area are required to wear N95 masks and eye protection in this home area.

No General Visitors at this time, only essential caregivers and a maximum of two (2) at a time.

Please continue to wear your PPE, sanitize your hands, monitor yourself for symptoms and not visit if you are sick.

At this time, Spruce and Cedar remains in outbreak with COVID and other pathogens (not influenza, as this was ruled out this week). Oak has been placed in heightened surveillance as on November 7, 2022 related to an unknown respiratory virus. The following is direction from Public Health at this time:

There are currently ten (10) residents in Cedar, four (4) being COVID and three (3) residents in Spruce, two (2) being COVID. Oak currently has two (2) residents isolated with unknown respiratory symptoms. Resident have respiratory symptoms that include nasal congestion, cough and mild fever.

No General Visitors, only Essential Caregivers at a maximum of two (2) at a time for each resident to the Spruce and Cedar home areas. Visiting not impacted in Oak at this time.

The following enhanced measures have been implemented.

• Symptomatic residents are in isolation on droplet/contact precautions
• Enhanced cleaning of high touch surfaces twice per day
• Surveillance of residents to identify any changes or development of symptoms
• The required PPE when on the unit is surgical mask and eye protection.
• The required PPE for isolated residents is droplet contact precautions including surgical mask, eye protection, gowns and gloves.
• N95s required in Cedar and Spruce.
• Please watch for signage on isolated resident's doors.

Please reach out if you have any questions in Melissa Muir-Clark at the home.

The home has developed our specific outbreak plan.

Please click on the link to review:

The Pines Outbreak Plan 2022

The home has added one (1) new resident case in Cedar with a total of three (3) residents isolated in Cedar with unknown respiratory virus and continue with nine (9) residents isolated in Spruce, two (2) of which have covid-19.

We receive a call this morning from our Public Health Liaison to inform us that the final result for the resident that had tested positive for Influenza B was negative. This means that there was a rapid test performed by the Public Health lab which was initially positive and with that the Ministry of Health reacted to place the home into influenza B outbreak. After further testing of the sample, it has proven to be a false positive. At this time, Tamiflu will be discontinued for the residents and we currently have an unknown pathogen was the Respiratory Outbreak in Cedar.

Currently, we have two (2) residents isolated in Cedar with unknown respiratory virus and nine (9) residents isolated in Spruce, two (2) of which have covid-19.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to let us know

It is with great pleasure that we welcome Kimberly Sander to the Nursing Leadership Team as an Assistant Director of Care.

Kim is a Registered Nurse with over 15 years of experience in the nursing field including leadership roles. Most recently she has been the Client Service Leader for One Kids Place and prior to that was the Program Manager for Perioperative and Perianesthesia Services at the Orillia Hospital. Kim brings to the ADOC role professionalism, passion for leading the nursing team and a deep understanding of clinical care. Kim holds her BScN from the University of Ontario and is currently completing her Masters of Science in Nursing. We believe that she will assist in strengthening the nursing leadership team and growing our Pines LTC home team. Kim officially starts on Monday November 21, 2022 and will report to Tara MacLellan, DOC as well as working alongside Jennifer Carriere, ADOC. She can be reached at ext. 4861.

Please join us in congratulating Kim on her role and welcoming her to the Pines!

We continue to be on outbreak on Cedar with 1 confirmed case of influenza and are awaiting lab results. We currently have 3 residents in Isolation.

We continue to be in an mixed Outbreak on Spruce with 2 resident confirmed cases of Covid-19, and other cases of Entero/Rhino Virus. Total of 8 residents in isolation on Spruce home area.

• Please continue wearing Eye protection and appropriate masks (N95 for Spruce)
• Please continue using appropriate PPE according to the signage on the residents door
• Please continue hand hygiene

Please reach out if you have any questions! 😊

Melissa Muir-Clark (she/her)
IPAC Lead

Phone: (705) 645-4488 x4752
Fax: (705) 645-6857
www.thepinesltc.ca

Our Mission: Optimizing life with excellent care, compassion and comforts of home. Our Vision: Continuously improve care, safety and quality of life in partnership with residents, their families and our community.