Winnipeg Free Press By: Danielle Da Silva | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020
Last Modified: 7:19 PM CST Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 | Updates
Despite being confined to their rooms and stepped-up infection controls, residents of long-term care homes grappling with COVID-19 outbreaks continue to catch the deadly virus often due to it hitching a ride with unsuspecting staff.
Despite being confined to their rooms and stepped-up infection controls, residents of long-term care homes grappling with COVID-19 outbreaks continue to catch the deadly virus often due to it hitching a ride with unsuspecting staff.
Dr. Jazz Atwal, Manitoba’s acting deputy chief provincial public health officer, said many large-scale care home outbreaks are due to breaches in personal protective equipment or issues in following public health advice.
Author of the article: Scott Billeck
Publishing date: Dec 15, 2020 • December 15, 2020 • 2 minute read • Shipments of initial doses of COVID-19 vaccines are arriving at selected ports of entry in Canada including Winnipeg Richardson International Airport. This marks a historic day in Canada and an important step in our fight against COVID-19. The Government of Canada is delivering on its commitment to ensure that Canadians have access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines. Photo by Supplied photo /Canada Border Services Agency
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The first shipment of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine was received at Winnipeg Richardson International Airport on Tuesday will be shot into the arms of critical care workers as soon as Wednesday, according to the province.
Health-care tradeoffs create greater risks By: Anne Lindsey
Opinion
WHAT exactly is the logic behind sending home-care workers to do shifts in personal care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic?
The point of home care is to assist people who need help with a variety of physical, personal and health-related necessities in order to stay in their own homes and out of institutional care settings. Public home-care services are provided both for persons with disabilities and for the elderly in our province; my concern in this article is primarily focused on elder care, as it is what I’m more familiar with.
WINNIPEG There are currently active COVID-19 outbreaks at 31 of Winnipeg’s 39 long-term care facilities, according to the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA). The health authority noted that of the 31 long-term care facilities with outbreaks, 16 of these sites don’t have any active cases among the residents. In the WRHA’s latest personal care home update, which reported the numbers as of 9 a.m. on Dec. 15, it explained an outbreak is declared at a facility if there is a positive case of COVID-19 among a resident, staff member or an external service provider. According to the update, the facilities currently experiencing larger-scale outbreaks include Charleswood Care Centre, Convalescent Home of Winnipeg, Fred Douglas Lodge, Holy Family Home, Oakview Place, Park Manor Care, Poseidon Care Centre and St. Norbert Personal Care Home.
The Reminder has reached out to the Northern Health Region (NHR) for more information on what the end of the outbreak will mean for the facility, but is yet to receive comment. Three outbreaks remain active in the north, according to the provincial government, including one in Flin Flon at the Northern Lights Manor. At least one staff member and two residents at the manor have tested positive for COVID-19 since the outbreak was first announced. The two other outbreaks are both in The Pas/OCN/Kelsey district - the Rod McGillivary Care Home at Opaskwayak Cree Nation and the acute care inpatient unit at St. Anthony s Hospital in The Pas.