Visits to long-term care homes in the province resume today.
Long-term care homes will allow outdoor visits of one person per resident each week, while retirement homes will resume indoor and outdoor visits in designated areas or resident suites where physical distancing can be maintained.
Other residential care settings will be able to allow outdoor visits of two people at time.
Visitors to pass active screening every time they visit, confirming with staff that they have tested negative for COVID-19 within the previous two weeks, and complying with the infection prevention and control protocols. This includes bringing and wearing a face covering during visits.
Visits have been restricted since mid-March, with only essential visitors permitted to enter long-term care and retirement homes.
For more details, please click here.
For the status of COVID-19 cases at LTC homes in the province, please click here.
1/5 Hi there, apologies for the delay. On June 11, Ontario announced the gradual resumption of visits to long-term care homes, retirement homes, and other residential care settings. Family and friends will be allowed access to these settings beginning June 18, 2020.
— ONTHealth (@ONThealth) June 17, 2020
