Dear Families, Recently, the Province announced changes for general visitors who are fully vaccinated (2 vaccine doses at least two weeks prior to the date of visit) to be able to visit in the resident’s room.  We received direction and guidance from Shared Health for the implementation.  We will begin fully vaccinated general visitation the week of June 21, 2021. In order to reduce confusion and the potential of overlap of designated family caregivers and vaccinated general visitors, the following visiting hours will begin the week of June 21, 2021: DayDesignated Family CaregiverFully Vaccinated General VisitorMonday10 am – 7 pm Tuesday10 [...]

Dear Families, We are saddened to share the passing of a resident who had COVID-19 in November 2020.  We send our sincere condolences and thoughts to the family during this difficult time.  There have been some questions raised as to why communications continue to be shared regarding the passing of residents who have departed after having been positive with COVID-19.  We are required to report any passing of residents who had been positive with COVID-19 to Manitoba Health and WRHA Public Health.  Very few exceptions would classify the passing of a previously COVID-19 positive as not reportable to public health.  [...]

Dear Families, We are very sorry to share the passing of a resident this weekend who had COVID-19 in January 2021.  Our thoughts and prayers to the family during this difficult time. Please keep Holy Family Home in your thoughts and your prayers.  Sincerely, Tara-Lee Procter (Maciuszonek) - CEO

May 25, 2021 Dear Families, We are very sorry to share the passing of a resident yesterday who was positive for COVID-19 in November 2020.  Our sincerest condolences and prayers to the family during this difficult time. Again, we are continuing to encourage all designated family caregivers and all visitors to be vaccinated for their protection and the overall protection of the Home.  The vaccine eligibility criteria have changed to enable all Manitobans over the age of 12 to be vaccinated and those with certain health conditions to book their second dose.  The eligibility criteria can be found at can [...]

Dear Families, We have learned of a staff member testing positive for COVID-19.  This staff person did not work in the Home during their period of communicability.  We also received a positive result for a resident who resides on a unit where there was a COVID-19 outbreak previously.  This resident has tested negative previously during the outbreak.  The resident was retested following the positive result and the results were negative.  The swabs were analyzed a by Infectious Diseases physician who confirmed it was old COVID-19 connected to the previous outbreak on the unit.  The resident was also fully vaccinated.  We [...]

Dear Families, We are very sad to share the passing of one of our residents who recovered from COVID-19 in November of 2020.  Our sincere condolences and prayers to the family at this difficult time.   Thank you for your support, patience and kindness as we continue to manage the challenges of the pandemic.  Stay safe and be well. Please keep Holy Family Home in your thoughts and your prayers.   Sincerely, Tara-Lee Procter (Maciuszonek) - CEO

Dear Families, We learned a staff member testing positive for COVID-19 today.  This staff person is not a direct care staff and was off for most of the period of communicability.  Contact tracing has been completed.  We would like to remind all designated family caregivers to please follow all of the infection prevention and control protocols to keep everyone safe given the high positivity rate in Winnipeg and the increased presence of the variants of concern.  We are encouraging all designated family caregivers and all visitors to be vaccinated when there is an opportunity for their protection and the overall [...]