To keep our patients, their families and caregivers, as well as our partners and staff safe, our administrative offices were closed to the public for most of the pandemic.
We found innovative ways to provide virtual care to our patients during times of high risk, while also continuing to deliver vital face-to-face care to patients, residents, and clients in their homes, by their hospital bedsides, and in other clinical settings. You can also call no area code needed or 1 if you have questions, or if you feel that you or your family member need health-care support at home, at school or in the community.
The following locations are now open if you want to stop by with questions or to say hello. Vaccination has been a key component of our COVID response and offers safe and effective protection against hospitalization and severe outcomes.
Home and Community Care Support Services staff and providers continue the appropriate use of Personal Protective Equipment, including masks and face shields, complete daily health screening and follow practices and guidelines set by Public Health Ontario and the Ministry of Health.
Organizations have the ability to put in place additional policies or measures based on their context. The Home and Community Care Support Services Vaccine Policy requires all employees to provide documentation proving they are fully vaccinated. Staff who have a valid medical exemption will be required to undergo regular COVID testing up to three times weekly. Getting vaccinated is important for our collective health, so we are asking that our employees make the commitment to be fully vaccinated.
