Under the Ontario Health Protection and Promotion Act (HPPA), Public Health is required to follow up on reports of suspected and/or confirmed outbreaks of enteric and respiratory illnesses in retirement and long-term care homes. The list below provides an up-to-date list of current outbreaks at Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph area retirement and long-term care homes.
* New information since last posting
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Facility Name |
Type of Facility & Affected Area |
Date Declared |
Date Declared Over |
Type of Outbreak Organism (if identified) |
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Elliott Community 170 Metcalfe St, Guelph |
Long-Term Care - 2nd Floor (Paisley), 3rd Floor (Fountain, Wellington) * Fountain unit declared over December 11; Paisley and Wellington units continue in outbreak |
December 1 | Respiratory - RSV | |
|
Elliott Community 168 Metcalfe St, Guelph |
Retirement Home - 4th Floor (Nottingham) | December 4 | Respiratory - RSV | |
|
Shelburne Residence Long Term Care Home 200 Robert St, Shelburne |
Long-Term Care | December 5 | Respiratory - RSV |
Download printable version of the Retirement & LTC Outbreak Bulletin for December 11, 2018 (PDF, 1 page)
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