Coronavirus COVID-19 Updates

1. Protect our residents, families, staff and valued partners.
   
   
2. Engage communities to protect individuals who are most at risk of severe illness; the elderly and those that are chronically ill.
   
   
3. Manage fears as new cases are identified in Canada; continue to provide updates to staff and valued partners. Keep staff informed regularly through Site Operations meetings.
   
   
4. Monitor staff illnesses and determine potential for COVID-19.
   
   
5. Monitor Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) storage, and management practices.
   
   
6. Increase cleaning and disinfecting of high touch surfaces.
   
   

Single Site Implementation for Alberta May, 19 2020
AgeCare is now implementing the Single Site work requirement as per the Ministerial Order No. 2020- 26 read more>

• For details regarding specific rights and responsibilities of employees during this time, please review the Q&A document.

Single Site Order for British Columbia May 15, 2020
On April 10, 2020, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced the Single Site Order (the “SSO”) for British Columbia, which restricts health care workers to working in only one health care facility read more>

Visitor Restrictions at AgeCare Communities May 1, 2020
In addition to our 30-minute virtual visits, AgeCare made the decision to offer prescheduled 30-minute in-person visits in designated outdoor spaces. Visitation inside the building will continue to be limited to one essential visitor attending to a resident who is dying. For this exception, sign-in & completion of an exposure checklist is still required. read more >

Staff Wearing Masks April, 10 2020
All staff are required to wear a surgical mask at all times when providing direct resident care or working in resident care areas within 2 meters of others. read more >

• STAFF Dedicated Phone Line (PDF)
  To speak to a member of the Human Resources department regarding the single employer selection & other COVID-19 related employment questions.
  
  
• Change in Benefit Provider (PDF)
  Effective June 1, 2020 AgeCare is changing group insurance benefit providers from Desjardins Group Insurance to iA Financial Group. To help answer questions regarding the transition and next steps, please review Your Group Insurance Plan FAQs (PDF).
  
  
• HR Bulletin FAQs March 26, 2020 (PDF)

• How to Access the AHS Healthcare Worker Screening Tool (PDF)
  
  
• HR Employee Attendance Flow Charts:
  • Symptoms/Sick, April 7, 2020 (PDF)
  • Exposure, April 7, 2020 (PDF)
  • Travel/Childcare, April 7, 2020 (PDF)

• Financial Supports for Albertans
  There are supports available for those struggling financially during COVID-19.

  • Financial Supports for Albertans March 29, 2020 (PDF)

• Child Care for Core Workers
  The Alberta government has reopened select licensed child care centers to provide child care for core service workers. These spaces are available to anyone who works in the critical areas outlined as essential by the government. For a full list click here >