Extendicare Kapuskasing – Media Update - Jan 30, 2021

EXTENDICARE KAPUSKASING – MEDIA UPDATE

As of 11:00 am on Saturday January 30, Extendicare Kapuskasing has no new resident or staff cases to report. There continues to be 34 active cases among residents and 14 active cases among our care team. All affected staff are isolating at home until cleared by public health to return to work.

The home continues to meet daily with the Porcupine Health Unit, Sensenbrenner Hospital, Ontario Health, our Local Health Integration Network team and the Ministry of Long-Term Care. All parties are working together to protect residents and staff.

In keeping with public health direction, all residents continue to isolate in their rooms, where they are being provided with meals and individual care and support. All staff remain cohorted to a single area in the home to help prevent spread between home areas.

Our residents continue to be screened twice daily for signs or symptoms of COVID-19, as has been our protocol since the onset of the pandemic to ensure any change in health status is identified immediately. We have enhanced infection prevention and control protocols in place and additional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements for staff – including full gowns, face shields and masks for all shifts. We will continue to follow the latest guidance from public health to make sure our response is informed by the latest available evidence.

Since yesterday’s update, we are saddened to confirm two residents who had previously tested positive have passed away. We have been in touch with their families to offer our heartfelt condolences on behalf of all of us at the home, especially those who knew and cared directly for them.

Our first priority, as always, is to maintain the health and safety of our residents, staff and caregivers. We will continue to keep in close contact with residents, staff and families.

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For more information, please contact:

Laura Gallant

Extendicare Communications

media@extendicare.com