As communicated last week, the Chief Medical Officer of Health released a revised Directive #3 that comes into effect on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.
As a result, an updated Retirement Home Policy to Implement Directive #3 has now been developed that also comes into effect on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.
For full details, please see the policy; however, significant changes include:
General Visitors
General Visitors may visit a resident indoors in a designated area. Groups may include up to 5 individuals at any one time (including the resident(s)) as long as the designated space allows for physical distancing between individuals from separate households.
General Visitors may visit a resident in their suite only if the home does not have the space to accommodate a designated indoor/outdoor visiting area, if the resident is unable to have the visit in a designated area (e.g., due to mobility issues), or to support other accommodations as requested by the resident or their substitute decision maker. The group size restrictions above apply.
For more details on General Visitors, including measures that must be in the place, please refer to page 8 of the policy.
June 8th, 2021