Fraser Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak over at Normanna, a long-term care facility in Burnaby owned and operated by Norwegian Old People’s Home Association.
"Outbreaks at Bear Creek Villa independent-living facility and Normanna long-term care facility have been declared over," Dr. Bonnie Henry said. "In total, nine long-term care or assisted-living facilities and five acute-care facilities have active outbreaks."
Those facilities are:
• OPAL by Element assisted living facility in Vancouver;
• Point Grey Private Hospital long-term care facility in Vancouver;
• Yaletown House long-term care facility in Vancouver;
• Cherington Place long-term care facility in Surrey;
• Evergreen Hamlets long-term care facility in Surrey;
• KinVillage assisted living facility in Tsawwassen;
• Milieu Children and Family Services Society community-living facility in Courtenay;
• New Vista Care Home long-term care facility in Burnaby;
• Rideau Retirement Centre independent living facility in Burnaby.
To support the Normanna site, Fraser Health took a number of actions during their outbreak.
With the support of a rapid response team at the site, Fraser Health implemented enhanced control measures, such as:
- Allowing only essential visitors
- Restricting staff and resident movement in the facility
- Enhancing cleaning and infection control measures
- Communicating with patients, residents, staff and families to address questions and advise on next steps
- Providing twice a day screening of all staff and residents for COVID-19 symptoms.
“Fraser Health has implemented comprehensive strategies to prevent and respond to COVID-19 in long term care, assisted living and independent living facilities. In addition, Fraser Health has also deployed more than 480 people including care staff and our rapid-response teams which include clinical nurse educators, infection prevention and control experts, screeners, and patient care quality officers supporting with communication to families and assessing symptoms at sites with outbreaks. Through these teams, sites are also connected with emergency supplies and additional personnel if needed.”
