Community Updates

As of Monday, November 1, visiting hours will be extended to include 3 visits to the Centre per week with one family designate.  If you choose to change the family member designate identified in our records please do so. We will keep it recorded.  Visiting hours will continue to be from 1:30 – 4:30 on Tuesdays – Saturdays.   As previously noted Visiting hours details include:          There will be one designated family member as visitor per resident;         Each resident can have 3 visits per week;         Visitors can stay for … Read more

As noted on the Information bulletin from Island Health, Visiting hours will begin Tuesday, October 12, 2021: Visiting hours will be from 1:30 – 4:30 on Tuesdays – Saturdays.  Other instructions related to visiting hours include:          There will be one designated family member as visitor per resident (family designate informs upon any changes);         To begin each resident can have 2 visits/week (pending number of family visitor requests and staff availability; to ensure all residents are able to visit with their family);         Visitors can stay for a period of … Read more

As you can see from the attached announcement the Outbreak at Victoria Chinatown Care Centre has been declared over by the Ministry of Health and Provincial Health Office.   We are delighted to be able to share this information with you and we are happy that you can be physically reunited with your loved ones again soon.  To this end, pre-planned visiting within the Centre and outings will have some boundaries so that we can contain where possible, further risk of COVID-19 entering the facility risking residents and staff health struggles.  We are certain that you, as with all staff will … Read more

LONG TERM CARE UPDATE Parts of the Residential Care Staff COVID-19 Preventive Measures Order come into effect next week. Thank you to all of our staff who have already been vaccinated. Your actions have helped ensure the safety of your colleagues and the residents of Island Health. On September 16, employees who are not yet fully vaccinated will be required to undergo rapid testing for COVID-19 on every shift worked. We will be providing further information about the location and times for testing on each shift in the coming days. A reminder to those who are not yet vaccinated – … Read more

With a recent increase in cases, masks for all staff in Long-term Care and Assisted Living must be reintroduced regardless of immunization status. All staff must wear a medical-grade mask when in a facility and anywhere healthcare is provided.  Mask use for visitors is currently under review and further communication will be forthcoming. Read New Instructions