Dear Residents and Families,
We remain committed to providing updates to our residents, families, and staff at AgeCare. As such, we are providing weekly updates to keep you all informed on what is happening at our communities and organization-wide.
This weekly update includes:
- Social Visitation Guidelines – Information on how to have a safe, social visit with your Care Centre loved one.
- Vaccination Update - An update on who is eligible and how to book.
- Recreation & Activities - An update on our recreation and activities as the need to stay active, intellectually stimulated, and socially connected never ends.
Thank you all for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Cindy Kahlon,
Administrator
Harmony Court Estate & Care Centre
Social Visitation Guidelines ~ Harmony Court Care Centre
Social Visits
- Visits must be booked in advance to ensure staff can provide a health screening.
- Up to TWO visitors, plus a child, will be allowed to visit at a time.
- The number of people in the community at a given time is limited to ensure physical distancing.
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Take 5 Minutes to Make Your Visit a Safe One To keep you and your loved one safe, please review these 4 educational videos before your visit. When signing in, visitors are required to acknowledge that they have reviewed education materials before their visit. |
All visits that occur on Harmony Court property require visitors to be screened.
SCREENING PROCESS:
- All visitors must understand the risk of unknown exposure for themselves and residents and assess health before visits.
- Confirm you have reviewed the education materials on physical distancing, masks, and hand hygiene. If this has not been completed, you will need to review this prior to your visit.
- When entering, visitors must be screened and follow ALL safe visiting practices and COVID-19 protocols.
- Visitors must notify AgeCare if any symptoms arise within 14 days of the visit.
- Entry may be refused if an individual is not abiding by responsibilities.
- Risk of transmission increases with physical touch. Visitors must practise safe physical touch, wearing masks and after hand hygiene. Stop contact and inform staff if you become symptomatic.
As provincial COVID-19 cases continue to rise, we ask that all visitors review and consider their own need to visit their loved ones in person. We encourage friends and family to take advantage of our virtual and window visits.
- To book a virtual visit and window visits with your loved one, contact hcrecreation@agecare.ca or (604) 527-3328 between 9:30 am to 3:30 pm, Monday to Friday.
Vaccination Update
Starting on April 6th, the Government of BC has launched their COVID-19 Vaccine online booking tool. Eligible persons can also call 1-833-838-2323. You must register in order to get vaccinated.
Vaccinations are currently being offered to Phase 3 individuals including:
- People aged 79 to 60, in five-year increments
- 79 to 75 (April)
- 74 to 70 (April)
- 69 to 65 (April)
- 64 to 60 (April/May)
- Indigenous (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) peoples aged 64 to 18
- People aged 74 to 16 who are clinically extremely vulnerable
The timeline for BC’s COVID-19 Immunization Plan is dependent on vaccine supply and availability.
It’s important to understand the timeline for each phase may change due to vaccine availability. All people in BC recommended to receive the vaccine will have the opportunity to get it in 2021.
You will not miss your chance to get the vaccine when a new phase starts. Once you become eligible, you are always eligible.
To learn more visit https://www2.gov.bc.ca/getvaccinated.html
Recreation & Activities
Our recreation team is working hard to create engaging activities that enrich the mind, body and spirit. We are taking a measured, phased approach to recreation activities. Each week we will be reassessing how these are going and make any adjustments that may be required.
In both Harmony Court Estate (Independent Living) and the Care Centre (Long Term Care), we are cohorting residents into groups. They may enjoy the activities with the same residents each time. All cohort recreation programs will involve no touching of each other or shared objects.
During all interactions, staff continue to practice exceptional hand hygiene, wear Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), and are using extreme diligence in enhanced cleaning and disinfecting procedures.