COVID-19

Full members can access a number of resources on this page (including daily update recordings) in the members' area of our website.

*NEW* COVID-19 Support Toolkit

We have put together an COVID-19 Support Toolkit for LTC homes, housing and other seniors’ living facilities. We want to thank the many members who provided input and sample documents as well as the Ontario Long Term Care Association for sharing their resources.   
 
Each document is intended to act as a template that you can adapt to your specific needs and situation. If there are other resources that you would find helpful, please let us know by emailing Hermeen Toor (Policy Analyst). 

Templates

• Media Release 
• Template A
• Template B

• General Notice to Residents, Clients, Staff and Visitors
• Notice to Residents, Clients, Families and Visitors
• Notice to Staff
• Notice to Service Providers
• Key Contacts 
• Situation Management Checklist

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Supply

Toolkit to Request PPE & Supplies From Your Local Community (NEW)

If you are facing any PPE supply issues at your facility or long-term care home, please email the Ministry’s Emergency Operations Centre at EOClogistics.MOH@ontario.ca

Daily Ministry PPE Survey

PPE Use During the Pandemic (Ontario Health)

Advocacy Documents 

• Joint Open Letter to Expand COVID-19 Testing for Marginalized Groups Now (NEW)
• Joint Open Letter to PSWs - OPSWA and AdvantAge Ontario
• An Open Letter to Those with a Family Member in Long-Term Care, Retirement Housing and Other Types of Seniors' Congregate Care
• Emergency Order - Joint Letter 
• Emergency Order - Key Messages 

Resources

• COVID-19 Specialty Group Available on eConsult
• CPR Guidance During the Pandemic 
• Considerations for Isolating Residents
• ORCA COVID-19 Guidance Document
• Decision Aid for Leaving Retirement/Assisted Living Homes
• Home Wound Care Poster
• Protocols and Resource Identification 
• Strategies to Maintain Your Mental Wellness During the Pandemic
• Individualized Meaningful Engagement through COVID-19 and Beyond 
• FCO Virtual Visits Toolkit
• OARC Virtual Visits Toolkit
• Mental Health Supports for LTC
• Public Health Ontario Public Resources
• Health Canada Updates and Resources
• Screeners Declaration 
• Information for Screeners
• PPE Survey Spreadsheet
• Help Prevent the Spread Posters:

WHO Resources

• WHO COVID-19 Courses
• WHO Infection Prevention and Control Guidance Materials
• WHO Guidelines for Long-Term Care

CDC Resources

• CDC Guidelines for PPE
• CDC Guidelines for Long-Term Care and Nursing Home

Ministry of Health Resources

• Guidance Document for Long-Term Care
• Active Screening Checklist
• Signage for Patients and Visitors
• Ministry of Health Public Resources

 
Staffing Resources 

• Template Letter to Staff for New Uniforms Initiative (NEW)
• Wellbeing Supports
• Creating Calm - Simple Activities for Stressful Times
• Accessing RPN Support for Long-Term Care Homes
• Template Letter for Staff Travelling to and from Work
• Available Staffing Supports
• Free Recruitment (Greenhouse Recruitment Services)
• Continuity of Operations Plan Template
• Disclosure Declaration Regarding Working in Multiple Homes
• Redeployment of Staff Workbook
• Attestation Documents:
• Declaration for Employees

Infection Prevention and Control Tools

• Enhanced Cleaning Manual
  
  

Caregiver Resources

• ​Caregiver Mental Health
• How Technology Can Support Caregivers​ 

Active Screening Tools

• Enhanced Infection Control Practices

• ​For Visitors:
  • Visitors Screening Log
  • Screening Algorithm 
  • Memo to Visitors
  • Visitor Screening Survey
  • Essential Visitor/Private Caregiver Screening Log

• For Staff:
  • Staff Sign-In Sheet
  • Scheduling Tool

• For Screeners:
• Screening Tool (Template 1)
• Screening Tool (Template 2)
• Instructions for Screeners
• Screening Questions for Essential Visitors 
• Information for Screeners

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Communication Tools

• Update Notice for Residents, Clients, Families & Visitors
  
• Privacy Statement Policy
• Communication to Families

Redeployment Supports

• Screening Tools:
  • CRC & TB Screening Tool

Palliative and End-of-Life Care

• Palliative Care and COVID-19 (Presentation Slides)
• Palliative Care Resources for Frontline Providers
• Pandemic Palliative Care Beyond Ventilators 
• Planning for Palliative Care During the Pandemic
• User Guide - Completing the ACP & GOC Online Course
• User Guide - Registration, Login, & Course Purchase
• Clincial Management of COVID-19 (WHO)
• Hospice Palliative Care Ontario Module Re-Launch