The Premier has made a major announcement Thursday saying they will start allowing visitors to long term care homes in the province starting June 18th.
Doug Ford said people still need to follow proper health and safety guidelines and hygiene efforts to ensure it is safe to visit loved ones in homes.
The Chief Medical Officer of Health has helped to create the new plan that will allow visitation of those seniors not currently living in a home that has an outbreak.
The government’s guidelines include:
- Long-term care homes will allow outdoor visits of one person per resident each week at a minimum.
- Retirement homes will resume indoor and outdoor visits in designated areas or resident suites when physical distancing can be maintained.
- Other residential care settings will be able to allow outdoor visits of two people at time.
- Physical distancing will be required for all visits.
- Visitors must pass active screening every time they visit, confirming with staff that they have tested negative for COVID-19 within the previous two weeks, and complying with the infection prevention and control protocols. This includes bringing and wearing a face covering dur
