Covid-19 - St Peters Residence at Chedoke

THRIVE GROUP COVID-19: RESOURCES

Thrive Group- Statement on COVID-19 Pandemic

Thrive Group organizations continue to work with Public Health and the Ministry of Health to coordinate the response to COVID-19 and to ensure the health and wellbeing of our clients, residents, staff and family members.

How are we keeping people safe:

Visitor Restrictions - The Chief Medical Officer of Health has advised hospitals, long-term care homes, retirement housing, supportive housing and congregate care settings that only “essential” visitors are allowed to visit our homes. Essential visitors are defined as those who have a resident who is very ill or at end of life. Decisions relating to who can visit will be made at the discretion of the Administrator or designate. Volunteers and students are also being asked to not visit our homes. We will continue to update these measures in addition to others under the direction of The Chief Medical Officer of Health and our Public Health authorities. We know that this is a challenging time for everyone and we sincerely appreciate your understanding during this difficult time. Once again, the care and support of our clients, residents, staff and families are our priority.

Screening – All staff, contracted workers and essential visitors are being actively screened prior to entering any of our sites. We are following the guidelines for screening and restricting entry to the building to anyone that screens “positive”. This includes anyone that has travelled outside of Canada in the last 14 days.

Social Distancing – This is a practice to slow down the transmissions of an infection so that there isn’t a big spike in cases. If there is a large spike in cases of COVID-19, hospitals and intensive care units will not be able to support all of the people that fall ill at the same time.

Pandemic Preparedness Activities – All areas of our business have activated their Pandemic Plans to ensure that all essential care and services can continue. Continuity plans, supply chain, equipment management processes are all being monitored and adapted. Public Health Ontario website has many resources and fact sheets available for the public and health care providers. https://www.publichealthontario.ca/

Updates from the CEO

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April 4, 2020

Hello,

I am pleased to give you an update with respect to the COVID-19 virus. We are continuing to meet as a Pandemic Planning Committee on a daily basis to review new protocols given to us by Public Health and the Ministry of Health and to receive updates on what is happening at our 17 sites. I am pleased to report that we have no active COVID-19 cases at this time.

Once again, we thank you for your patience and understanding during this time. We have posted many stories of families connecting with their loved ones through technology on our facebook page. We will continue to keep you posted of any significant changes through our Thrive Group website at www.thrivegroup.ca.

Please continue to use best practices relating to effective handwashing. We know that this is a critical way to combat the spread of this virus.

Take care and be well!

Steve Sherrer

CEO

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April 1, 2020

Hi everyone,

I wanted to provide you with a short update today. As we enter into the month of April, it is hard to believe how much has changed in the world over the past three to four weeks.

I want to take this opportunity to thank all family members for working with us during this difficult time and for having patience, understanding and trust in how we are supporting your loved ones. We will continue to reach out to you so that you can have virtual visits with your loved ones.

We ask that you continue to follow our Thrive Group website for any significant changes or have a look at our Thrive Group Facebook page for stories and special moments captured with our residents, clients and family members.

Our priority continues to be the health, safety and well-being of our clients, residents and staff. Our staff are champions – they are doing an outstanding job!

Stay tuned for more updates over the coming days.

Steve Sherrer

CEO

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March 31, 2020

Good afternoon,

I wanted to provide you with a quick update today – we are really happy to report that we have no active cases of COVID-19 at any of our sites.

We continue to take all of our direction from Public Health and the Ministry of Health. We continue to have virtual meetings with our Pandemic Committee every day to ensure we are implementing best practices based on the most current information. Our priority is the health and well-being of our clients, residents and staff.

I wish you well and continue to advise you of the value in continuing to use social distancing as a way to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Please continue to look at the Thrive Group website www.thrivegroup.ca for updates – we will be sure to post anything significant through this platform.

Steve Sherrer

CEO

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March 28, 2020

Three short weeks ago, none of us could have imagined the unprecedented amount of change we were going to experience across our province and within our local communities. Over this short period of time, Thrive Group has risen to every challenge, implemented every health care recommendation and navigated every change as directed by the Ministry of Health and Public Health, with competency, composure and steadfast commitment to provide our residents, clients, family and staff with the care they need to remain safe and healthy.

In our community settings, in-home care programs and long-term care residences we have:

Over the coming weeks we will remain on high alert and follow the direction of the healthcare experts in our province and across the world. We will continue to work together with our staff, residents, families, and our health care partners to fight this virus, put in place all recommended precautions and provide the care needed to keep the most vulnerable in our communities as safe and healthy as possible.

On behalf of the Thrive Group leadership, board and staff, I once again extend our humble gratitude to everyone for your support and understanding at this time. Please continue to refer to our website at www.thrivegroup.ca and Facebook page for the latest updates, information and stories.

Steve Sherrer

CEO

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March 26, 2020

Hi everyone,

I wanted to provide you with a quick update today – we are really happy to report that we have no active cases of COVID-19 at any of our sites.

I had the opportunity to visit a number of our sites today adhering to social distance precautions and once again, I was touched by how our leaders, staff, clients and residents are managing through this challenging time. Please have a look at the Thrive Group facebook page to hear about some of the great stories we heard from our clients, residents and staff – they are truly remarkable.

Stay tuned for more updates tomorrow.

Steve Sherrer

CEO

The Pandemic Committee continues to meet every day to monitor the COVID-19 situation. We have no reported cases to date. We have posted a Resident/Client/Family update – please see link attached: Resident/Client Family Letter. We will continue to provide you with any updates via this website. Once again, we thank you for being so patient during this challenging time. We hope that you are staying well.

Thrive Group organizations continue to work with Public Health and the Ministry of Health to coordinate the response to COVID-19 and to ensure the health and well being of our clients, residents, staff and family members.

The Chief Medical Officer of Health has advised long-term care homes, retirement housing, supportive housing and congregate care settings that only “essential” visitors are allowed to visit our homes. Essential visitors are defined as those who have a resident who is very ill or at end of life. Decisions relating to who can visit will be made at the discretion of the Administrator or designate. Volunteers and students are also being asked to not visit our homes. We will continue to evaluate these measures in the coming days and weeks and we will advise you of any changes.

We know that this is a challenging time for everyone and we sincerely appreciate your understanding during this difficult time. Once again, the care and support of our clients, residents, staff and families are our priority. We will continue to post updates on the Thrive Group website at https://www.thrivegroup.ca/

Public Health Ontario website has many resources and fact sheets available for the public and health care providers. https://www.publichealthontario.ca/