October 16, 2023 Dear families, We hope this letter finds you well. We wanted to take this opportunity to provide you with an important update regarding the recent Covid-19 outbreak on 2C St. Mary's and St. Francis and 3A St. Anne’s units. We are pleased to inform you that, as of October 16th, the outbreak on 2C has been declared over by WRHA IP&C and our Medical Director, Dr. Terry Babick. We are grateful for their guidance and expertise throughout this challenging time. During the course of the outbreak, we had a total of 14 residents who tested positive as [...]

October 12, 2023 Dear families, We would like to bring to your attention that as of yesterday, a respiratory outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared on 3A St. Anne's unit. 2C St. Mary's and St. Francis units remain in respiratory outbreak. Outbreak measures are in place to prevent the spread of the virus to other residents within the home. With regards to today's event, "Ukrainian Buds and Spuds," we kindly request your cooperation in adhering to the following measures: 3A St. Anne's unit: Residents and families are kindly asked to remain on the unit premises. Meals will be served in [...]

October 11, 2023 Dear families, Today we declared a Respiratory Outbreak of COVID 19 on 3A St. Anne’s as per regional infection prevention and control and our medical director. We have 2 residents who have tested positive for COVID. We have initiated outbreak measures on the unit to prevent the spread of the virus to other residents within the unit and the home. Below are the list of measures that have been initiated today: Residents are not to leave the unit for off unit activities.All large group activities on the unit are on hold and we will have small group [...]

October 4, 2023 Dear families, We did get some great news, the 3C St. John’s/St. Paul’s respiratory outbreak was officially declared over today per Regional Infection Prevention and Control and our medical Director Dr. T Babick. I wish to send out a big thank you to all the work of the residents, families and staff in following the outbreak protocols and containing the virus on the unit. The sooner we can isolate and prevent the spread on the unit the sooner the outbreak will be over and the sooner the unit can return to normal activities. So thank you all [...]

Dear families, On September 26, we declared a Respiratory Outbreak of COVID 19 on 2C St. Francis/St. Mary’s as per regional infection prevention and control and our medical director. We have 4 residents who have tested positive for COVID. We have initiated outbreak measures on the unit to prevent the spread of the virus to other residents within the unit and the home. Below are the list of measures that have been initiated today: Residents are not to leave the unit for off unit activities.All large group activities on the unit are on hold and we will have small group [...]

Dear families, I am sorry to have to share with everyone that on September 22 we declared a Respiratory Outbreak of Parainfluenza Virus on 3C St. John’s/St. Paul’s unit as per regional infection prevention and control and our medical director. As of today, we have four residents exhibiting respiratory symptoms on the unit. With this new outbreak, we will be instituting our outbreak measures on 3C St. John’s/St. Paul’s unit: Residents are not to leave the unit for off unit activities.All large group activities on the unit are on hold and we will have small group activities physically distanced with [...]

Dear Families, Election Day is quickly approaching and I just wanted to let everyone know about a few things: Election Day is October 3, 2023. The lecture room will be set up as the polling station at Holy Family Nursing Home 165 Aberdeen Ave., 8Am to 8PM. Election cards will be on the resident care units and pinned on each of the corkboards in the resident rooms. We are encouraging families to assist their loved ones to vote by escorting them to the main floor polling station. If families are not available to assist on Oct. 3, 2023, please let [...]

Re: Complimentary oral health screenings for residents in long-term care through the Home Dental Care Program Dear families: The University of Manitoba’s Centre for Community Oral Health (CCOH) is pleased to offer eligible individuals living in long-term care a complimentary oral health assessment through the Home Dental Care Program. Thanks to a generous donation from Green Shields Canada, CCOH will be able to expand access to oral health care for residents living in long-term care facilities. Oral health assessments will be performed by CCOH dentists and dental hygienists. The complimentary assessment may be available for new patients or existing patients [...]