OFRA's Outbreak & Visitor Updates

JANUARY 27, 2025

As of this afternoon, Kotitalo Supportive Housing has been declared in Outbreak with Upper Respiratory.

• Please ensure that you do not visit if you are symptomatic of any illness.
• Proper PPE to be used and masking is mandated while visiting at this time.

Jenny Michelanko, RPN

Manager Kotitalo Assisted Living

We strongly encourage all visitors to practice good hand hygiene.

As always, if you are feeling unwell, please refrain from visiting our homes.

Proper use of masks, hand sanitizer, and P.P.E is mandatory when in outbreak.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON "Personal Protective Equipment & "HOW TO" - check out the links below!

Ontario Ministry of Health   Recommendations

• Recommendations for Outbreak Prevention and Control in Institutions and Congregate Living Settings

Public Health Ontario – Resources for Essential Caregivers / Visitors Education:

• Fact Sheet for Visitors

Videos (hand hygiene)

• Just Clean Your Hands for family and friends - Link to described video: https://youtu.be/UrmtGsiXOVw

• Just Clean Your Hands for residents - Link to described video: https://youtu.be/YEsV_ncDvWw

Videos (Personal Protective Equipment)

Taking off Full Personal Protective Equipment

Step-by-step demonstration of how to properly take off full personal protective -Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go3u37-dRB4 

Putting on Full Personal Protective Equipment

Step-by-step demonstration of how to properly put on full personal protective - Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvrJlOp-abo