The County of Bruce are resuming their Essential Caregiver Program at their two long term care facilities.
Starting on Friday, essential caregivers will be allowed to visit residents at Brucelea Haven in Walkerton and Gateway Haven in Wiarton subject to meeting COVID-19 guidelines.
The program was suspended on December 26th when the Province ordered a shutdown of all non-essential services.
In preparation for the return, on-site testing was done for essential caregivers on Tuesday in Walkerton and there will be one in Wiarton on Wednesday.
In a news release, the County says their long term care homes are in full compliance with the Long Term Care Homes Act and all associated regulations.
JEFFERSON CITY – On the behalf of the commission of the Missouri Veterans Commission, chairman Timothy Noonan today released the full 415-page independent, external investigation report into the Missouri Veterans Commission’s response to COVID-19. The investigation, ordered by Governor Mike Parson and conducted by Armstrong Teasdale, examined the COVID-19 response in all seven Veterans Homes and by MVC headquarters. The report is available here.
“COVID-19 has presented unprecedented challenges to every long-term care facility in the nation and the external investigation report provides a valuable, unvarnished, independent review of the Missouri Veterans Commission’s response to the pandemic,” chairman Noonan said. “Up and down the chain of command, we have a duty to the Veterans, their families and the frontline employees of the MVC who we serve to take responsibility, stand accountable and improve every day. That process is already underway both through the implementati
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MVC announces launch of Essential Caregiver Program in homes
Essential caregivers program in Mo. veterans home By Jessica Ladd | December 22, 2020 at 2:46 PM CST - Updated December 22 at 11:04 PM
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KFVS) - The Missouri Veterans Commission announced the launch of its Essential Caregiver Program at its seven Veterans Homes.
The program enables Veterans to have direct contact in the homes with a designated family member to help ensure the Veterans’ health and wellbeing are provided for while COVID-19 restrictions are in place.
While planned earlier, the program is also responsive to recommendations to the recent MVC Veterans Homes independent external review.