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Recent email updates for long-term care and assisted living providers

  • 2025

    • November 6
      •  How to stop the spread of GI illness | Archive past LTCAL weekly updates | Call for Participation in the LTC Quality Indicator Reviews
    • October 16
      •  RI Vaccination | LTC Skin and Wound Education Module 1 | Climate Readiness Survey
    • September 25
      • RI Toolkits | Waste reduction drop-in sessions | U-First! workshops
        • U-First! online training
        • U-First! e-learning
    • September 18
      • Pre-season Planning: Flu School Invite | Additional resources to the LTC/AL Emergency Management website
    • September 11
      • RI Pre-season Planning & Swabs | MAiD Lunch & Learn LTCAL | PPO for VRI in LTC
    • September 4
      • Respiratory illness (RI) pre-season planning and reporting
    • August 28
      • Respiratory illness (RI) pre-season planning and personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies
    • August 22
      • Respiratory Illness (RI) Pre-Season Planning & Assembling your Outbreak Resource Kit
    • August 14
      • 2025/2026 Flu school & Respiratory Illness (RI) Pre-season planning
    • July 24
      • U-First! Registration for upcoming online training is now open
      • U-First e-learning 3 week course
      • U-First online Fraser 7 hour interactive workshop
    • July 17
    • June 26
    • June 19
      • LTC Quality Community of Practice (CoP) – Call out to share your work!
      • Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) Survey to Determine Learning Needs Related to Scabies Management in LTC
    • June 12
      • Complex Seating Clinic Service at Queens Park Care Centre LTC
      • Complex Seating Clinic Referral Form (2025)
      • Complex Seating Clinic Guideline (May 2025)
      • Fraser Association of Family Councils (FAFC)
      • Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) Survey to Determine Learning Needs Related to Scabies Management in LTC
      • The Fraser Health LTC wound care app is now live!
      • Revised LTC Clinical Operations Manual
    • June 5
      • Health care Excellence Canada invites LTC homes across the country to join the Sparking Change in Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics (AUA) Program!
      • Long Term Care Basic Wound Care Education
      • Decision Support Tool (DST)-Carbapenemase Producing Organisms (CPO) Long-Term Care and Hospice
      • Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)-Carbapenemase Producing Organisms (CPO) Long-Term Care and Hospice
      • Last Chance to Register! Planetary Health Quality Improvement (QI) Workshop
    • May 29
      • Extreme Heat Seasonal Readiness and Evacuation toolkits available for LTC/AL
    • May 22
      • Registration Open for the Planetary Health Quality Improvement (QI) Workshop
      • Long Term Care Basic Wound Care Education
    • May 1
      • Harm Reduction for Substance Use in LTC and AL – Webinar Two
      • Medical Order for Scope of Treatment (MOST), Advance Care Planning (ACP) Record & Identification of Substitute Decision Maker(s) (IDSDM) Forms
      • In Person Skin & Wound Education
    • April 24
      • Long-Term Care Physician Survey
      • Earth Day and Fraser Health Planetary Health Initiatives
      • PIECES Education for Long-Term Care and Assisted Living
    • April 17
      • Prevention and Treatment of Viral Respiratory Illness - Long-Term Care - Pre-Printed Order
      • COVID-19 Confirmed or Presumed - Long-Term Care (LTC) - Pre-Printed Order (PPO)
      • U- First!® Dementia Education for Health Care Workers in LTC
      • LTC and AL Care Communities – use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)
    • April 10
      • Long Term Care (LTC) Performance Monitoring Scorecard (PMSC) Communication Update
      • PIECES Education for Long Term Care and Assisted Living
      • Share your Vaisakhi Celebrations
    • April 2
      • COVID-19 Vaccines are Available for LTC/AL Residents
      • Year 3 Wound Care Education
      • Share your Vaisakhi Celebrations
    • March 7
      • Call for research participants in Assisted Living
      • LTC Quality Improvement (QI) Repository – Regional Launch
    • February 28
      • Skin & Wound Module 1 and 2 upcoming Sessions
      • Behavioural Support Transition Neighbourhood (BSTN) Recreation & Activity Professionals Event – No Cost
      • LTC Quality Improvement (QI) Repository – Regional Launch
    • February 20
      • LTC Affiliate Survey- Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems
      • Save the Date for Year- 3 Wound Care Education for LTC
      • LTC Quality Indicators – Shared working group
      • Decision Support Tool Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Webinar – LTC and AL
    • February 13
      • LTC Quality Improvement (QI) Repository – Regional Launch
      • Fraser Health LTC Quality Community of Practice – Feb 27th, 2025
    • February 6
      • RAI Coding Webinar: Section M - Skin Conditions
      • Registration now open – LTC/AL Care Community Leadership Forum March 10
      • Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) – Management of Scabies Guidelines in LTC
    • January 30
      • U- First!® Dementia Education for Health Care Workers in LTC
      • Trauma & Resiliency Informed Practice (TRIP) – Education
      • Advance Care Planning in-person Education Feb 6th - Abbotsford Holmberg House
      • Public Heath & Infection Prevention and Control – Respiratory Illness toolkit
      • Ministry of Health Survey- Protecting our vulnerable during emergencies
      • Planetary Health Survey for LTC & AL
    • January 23
      • LTC Performance Monitoring Scorecard reports
      • West Coast Conference on Aging 2025
      • Long Term Care & Assisted Living management of the Contact List
    • January 16
      • Planetary Health Survey for LTC & AL KYI Respiratory Season
      • PIECES Education for LTC and AL
    • January 10
      • Respiratory season - Additional Infection Prevention and Control measures - Jan 6, 2024
        • KYI Respiratory Season
        • Masking Policy FAQ’s
      • Care Community Awards 2025 Nominations
      • Long-Term Care & Assisted Living Resident Experience Surveys
  • 2024

    • December 5
      • Appropriate use of Antipsychotics (AUA) programs available for registration
        • Health Care Excellence Canada: The Sparking Change in Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics (AUA) Awards Program
        • Health Quality BC: It Starts with Asking Why - Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics Action Series
      • DST- Harm Reduction for Psychoactive Substances Corporate Policy
    • November 21
      • Decision support tool: Caring for a Resident with a Total Laryngectomy effective Nov 13, 2024
      • RAI Coding Webinar - Skin Condition - December 10th, 2024
      • interRAI LTCF skin condition job aid
      • Section M Top Sheet October 2024
      • Revised Clinical Resource Manual for Long-Term Care Services
      • Respiratory Illness Public Health Reminders to Care communities
      • Recruitment of LTC Care Communities for trial of Wound Care App - Call for participants
    • November 15
      • The Sparking Change in Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics (AUA) Awards Program - Register now for the info webinar
      • Revisions to the Quality Assurance Review (QAR) for LTC and AL - Feedback Requested by November 22, 2024*
      • Draft – AL QAR Tool – Stakeholder Feedback
      • Draft – LTC QAR Tool – Stakeholder Feedback
      • Decision Support Tool: Naloxone Administration -Suspected Opioid Poisoning - Non-inpatient Settings (i.e. LTCAL)
      • Recruitment of LTC Care Communities for trial of Wound Care App - Call for participants
      • November Falls Prevention Month – LTC/AL Fraser Health Falls Prevention Toolkit
    • November 8
      • LTC Learning Fair - Education Day at Elim Village on November 21
      • November is Fall Prevention Month
    • October 31
      • New signage for Contact Precautions Plus in long-term care communities
      • Meet the Care Community Awards Winners and Honorable Mentions 2024
      • Care Community Awards Poster 2025
      • Care Community Awards Winners and Honourable Mentions
      • Recruitment of women aged 50+ living in Assisted Living – Call for research participants
    • October 24
      • FH Ministry of Health Bi-weekly Reporting: LTC Active COVID-19 Cases
      • Viral Respiratory Illness resources are now available for Long-term-care (LTC)
      • Process Changes for Respiratory Illness Management for 2024-2025 for Assisted Living
      • Revised Additional Precaution Signage – Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)
    • October 17
      • Workshop on MicroResearch in long-term care and assisted living led by LTCAL Research Unit, Fraser Health
      • FHA LTCAL MicroResearch Nov-Dec 2024 Flyer
      • Health Care Assistant Day - October 18th
    • October 11
      • Townhall Fall Immunization 2024- Q&A
      • Free workshop on MicroResearch in long-term care and assisted living led by LTCAL Research Unit, Fraser Health
      • RI Toolkit and Pre-Printed Orders
    • October 3
      • Respiratory Illness Season 2024-2025
      • LTC/AL Real time Resident Experience Surveys - Call out for shared working group
    • September 26
      • Townhall - Fall Immunization Campaign & Respiratory Illness (RI) Season Planning LTC/AL
      • LTC Performance Monitoring Scorecard report - Call out for shared working group
      • Canadian Malnutrition Awareness Week™ 2024: Enriched Foods for LTC Residents Free Webinar and Infographic
    • September 19
      • Townhall - Fall Immunization Campaign & Respiratory Illness (RI) Season Planning LTC/AL
      • Flu School: LTC Education session 2024-2025 season
      • In Person Wound Care Education Offerings
    • September 12
      • Summer Newsletter: Regional Resident and Family Advisory Committee (RRFAC)
      • Home Health Engagement Poster
      • Call for Research Participants: Qualitatively Exploring Opportunities to Support Older Women’s Sexual Health and Wellbeing in Fraser Health Authority’s Assisted Living Sector
      • OPLWH Recruitment Poster
      • WHRIP Poster
    • September 5
      • PIECES Education for Long-Term-Care (LTC)
    • August 22
      • In Person Wound Care Education Offerings for LTC
      • Caring for Residents with Bariatric Needs in LTC/AL - Decision Support Tool
      • Amendment to Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, effective January 31, 2023, via Health Canada. LTC-AL Survey reminder.
      • Harm Reduction for Psychoactive Substance Use Policy
      • Possession of Exempted Substances - Corporate Policy
      • Possession of exempted substances for personal use Decision Support Tool
    • August 15
      • Release of new National Standard of Canada focus on mental health and well-being in long-term care and assisted living
    • July 25
      • Amendment to Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, effective January 31, 2023, via Health Canada
      • Harm Reduction for Psychoactive Substance Use Policy
      • Possession of Exempted Substances - Corporate Policy
      • Possession of exempted substances for personal use Decision Support Tool
      • LTC Resident Satisfaction Surveys
    • July 18
      • Seasonal Readiness: New Evacuation toolkit available for LTC/AL
      • BCIT- LTC Leadership Management Course
      • Quality Forum Abstracts – Embracing Human Connection
    • July 4
      • Reporting Respiratory Illnesses to Public health (COVID, Influenza or other Respiratory Illnesses)
      • Fraser Health Unifying Clinical Information (UCI) Access for LTC/AL Affiliates
    • June 27
      • Fraser Health LTC Geographical Resident and Family Forum (Council)
      • Virtual Health Preferences and Access Survey – Research study participation
      • Fraser Health Unifying Clinical Information (UCI) Access for LTC/AL Affiliates
    • June 20
      • Introducing new Long-Term Care Virtual Physician Service
      • Hearts and Hands Conference 2024 for Health Care Assistants
      • Sit Less, Move more: Exploring the barriers and facilitators to reducing sitting time in LTC
    • May 30
      • Have you done a quality improvement project at your care community and want to show case it to other care communities?
    • May 10
      • W.A.S.A. Matter with your Wound Care?
    • May 2
      • Request to Change Designated Most Responsible Provider Form - Long-Term Care Communities
      • RAI MDS 2.0 Education for Long-Term Care (LTC) Leaders
      • W.A.S.A. Matter with your Wound Care?
    • April 25
      • Management of Swallowing Difficulties – LTC – Decision support tool (DST)
      • LTC Resident Satisfaction Surveys
    • April 18
      • Call out for representation at Regional LTC/AL Network: LTC Director/Administer leads Affiliated and Owned and Operated
      • Nurses Experiences of Caring for Older People during Climate-Related Weather Events in Canadian LTC communities – Research Study
        • Climate-Related Weather Events in Canadian LTC communities – Research Study flyer
    • April 11
      • End of respiratory illness season and Spring COVID-19 Vaccine Program
      • LTC/AL Resident Satisfaction survey results
    • April 4
      • Spring COVID-19 Immunization Program
      • Height and weight Long-Term Care (LTC) measurement – Decision Support Tool (DST) webinars
      • DST Height and weight – Long-term care measurement
      • LTC regional monthly weight worksheet
    • February 29
      • A message from Elections BC for LTC and AL communities
      • Care Community Awards 2024
    • February 22
      • Government of Canada: Dental Care Plan for Canadian Residents; Service Canada Information Sessions for LTC & AL Providers & Residents pamphlet
        • Canadian Dental Care Plan poster
      • Long Term Care Performance Monitoring Report Scorecards are available
      • Care Community Awards 2024
      • Two exciting announcements in the Fraser Health- Health Protection - Community Care Facilities Licensing Management Team (CCFL)
      • Fraser Health Unifying Clinical Information (UCI) Access for LTC Affiliates
        • Fraser Health UCI user access request form
        • Fraser Health confidentiality acknowledgement form
    • February 15
      • Regional Long-Term Care Wound and Ostomy Services – North Region Interim Coverage
      • Resuming use of bag valve mask (BVM) for resuscitation in Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Communities
      • Long-Term Care Resident Satisfaction Survey
    • February 8
      • Call for Abstracts: West Coast Conference on Aging Equity Influencers
    • February 1
      • Long Term Care Performance Monitoring Report Scorecards are available
      • Opportunity to participate in LTC Report Review working Group
      • Decision Support Tool: Advance Care Planning (ACP) and Medical Order for Scope of Treatment (MOST) Has Been Revised
      • Caring for Older People Living with HIV in LTC/AL - Ongoing call for study participation
    • January 25
      • “We want fish and chips:” Care Before Cure Podcast
      • Last Reminder to Complete Facility Influenza Readiness Report
      • PIECES Education for LTC/AL
    • January 4
      • In-Person Skin & Wound Classes for 2024
      • Facility Influenza Readiness Report to Public Health – LTC/AL
  • 2023

    • December 22
      • Seasons Greetings and Wishing you all Happy Holidays from FH LTC/AL
      • Facility Influenza Readiness Report to Public Health – LTC/AL
      • PIECES Education for LTC/AL
      • N95 Fit Testing for LTC/AL
    • December 14
      • Ministry of Health reporting: LTC COVID-19 Cases – Affiliated and Fraser Health owned and operated LTC
      • Caring for older people living with HIV in LTC/AL - Research study participation
      • Winter walking safety videos and other winter planning resources
    • November 23
      • Care Community Influenza Readiness Report to Public Health – LTC/AL
      • Ministry of Health - Long-term Care Facilities Staff Information Collection Order
      • BC INFORM (Improving Nursing home care through Feedback On performance data) Cohort II Recruitment – one spot remaining.
    • October 27
      • Respiratory/Gastrointestinal Illness education sessions, Tool 28 and RI Toolkit
        • Q&A from education session
      • Long-Term Care (LTC) Resident Satisfaction Survey Expansion
      • BC INFORM (Improving Nursing home care through Feedback On performance data) Cohort II Recruitment
        • INFORM poster
    • October 19
      • Ministry of Health (MOH) Infection Prevention Control (IPC) Measures for Viral Respiratory (VRI) Illness Season
      • BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) Healthcare Provider question and answer
      • Fall weather update
      • Revision of the Acute to LTC Transfer Checklist
      • BC INFORM (Improving Nursing home care through Feedback On performance data) Cohort II Recruitment
        • INFORM poster
      • Canadian Patient Safety Week (CPSW) October 23-27
      • Changes to distribution of the Performance Monitoring Scorecard (PMSC) – effective September 21st, 2023
    • October 5
      • Changes to distribution of the Performance Monitoring Scorecard (PMSC) – effective September 21, 2023
      • Changes to Advance Care Planning and Medical Order for Scope of Treatment Policy and forms – LTC and AL
      • Changes to MOST FAQ
      • Fall 2023 Dialogue on Aging Series- Oct 18
    • October 3
      • Fall immunization campaign and viral respiratory illness (VRI) Season Planning Townhall LTC/AL/IL
      • KYI enhanced IPC measures for fall/winter 2023-24
      • Q&A IPC measures for VRI season
      • Long-term Care and Assisted Living Facilities COVID and Influenza Immunization Campaign Guide
      • Fall Respiratory Immunizations for Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Residents
    • September 14
      • Improving Quality of Community Matches
      • Revision of the Acute to LTC Transfer Checklist
      • Documentation of COVID-19 and Influenza Immunizations
      • Onboarding LTC-AL into ImmsBC
      • Cultural Safety & Humility Educational Opportunities Available to Affiliated Partners
      • Preferred Method of Testing for Viral Respiratory Illnesses
    • August 31
      • Changes to Advance Care Planning and Medical Order for Scope of Treatment Policy and Forms – LTC and AL
      • In-person Skin and Wound Care classes are restarting in Fall 2023 for LTC and AL
      • Save our Skin (SOS) Education for LTC
      • BCIT: Leadership in Long-Term Care (LTC) Course
      • Unifying Clinical Information Network Access
    • August 10
      • Getting to Know Dementia: A Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment and Care Fraser Health Long Term Care (LTC) Basic Mattress and Specialty Surfaces Survey
      • Opportunity to participate in Fraser Health LTC Report Review Shared working Group
    • July 20
      • Vancouver Pride Parade – Invitation to join the Vancouver Coastal Health float
      • PIECES Education for Long-Term Care (LTC) and Assisted Living (AL)
    • July 13
      • Peer Coaching Study Recruitment for Assisted Living
      • Fraser Health Long-Term Care (LTC) basic mattress and specialty surfaces survey
    • July 6
      • Hearts and Hands tickets available now. Conference for Health Care Assistants – Oct 25th, 2023
      • Fraser Health Long-Term Care (LTC) basic mattress and specialty surfaces survey
    • June 29, 2023
      • Fraser Health long-term care (LTC) basic mattress and specialty surfaces survey
    • June 23, 2023
      • Trauma care in Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Advisory Committee Recruitment
    • June 15, 2023
      • For information: EquipCare B.C. update
      • Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program at the Public Health Agency of Canada Survey
    • June 8, 2023
      • All long-term care (LTC) communities have the opportunity to take part in a research study called “Counting What Counts.”
    • June 1, 2023
      • Change in Reporting Structure for the Quality Partners (QP) and the Health Career Access Program (HCAP) Licensed Practitioner Nurse (LPN) Educators
      • Last call for participating in virtual physician care in LTC research
      • New research opportunity related to virtual family visits in LTC
    • May 25, 2023
    • May 18, 2023
    • May 12, 2023
      • Online Symposium: Frailty as the Centre of Older Adult Care (May 25, 2023)
    • May 4, 2023
      • Changes to the respiratory illness (RI) toolkit checklists to reflect the recent Public Health update on April 6
    • April 27, 2023
      • LTC Quality Community of Practice (CoP) on May 15, 2023
      • Changes in progress to RI toolkit checklists and new Infection Prevention Control (IPC) posters
    • April 20, 2023
      • Ministry of Health (MoH) announcement: Discontinuation of the key provincial COVID-19 policies
      • PHO Measures in Health Care settings: End of respiratory season - updated Q&A
      • Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in LTC/AL Self-Assessment Competency tool
      • Seasonal Readiness: Extreme heat resources available for LTC/AL
    • April 13, 2023
      • Ministry of Health Provincial Health Officer Announcement and Town Hall
      • Geri-Psych LTC Model – Decision Tree Algorithm
      • Advance Care Planning: Fraser Health Staff
      • Fraser Health Assisted Living video for staff, residents and caregivers
      • Fraser Health Corporate Policy on Possession of Substances for personal Use – Adults
    • April 6, 2023
      • Ministry of Health announcement: discontinuation of the key Provincial COVID-19 policies
      • Opportunity to certify as a National PIECES facilitator
      • Long-term care and assisted living Town Hall PowerPoint
    • March 30, 2023
      • Spring COVID-19 booster doses for long-term care residents
      • Role delineation within the Quality Partners team
      • Weekly LTC/AL communication updates storage and access
    • March 23, 2023
      • Emergency management - planning and preparing for winter Hazards tools for LTC/AL
      • Weekly LTC/AL communication updates storage and access
    • March 16, 2023
      • Fraser Health Long-term Care and Assisted Living website
      • Fraser Health Family Council toolkit
        • Family Council agenda template
        • Family Council meeting minutes
    • March 10, 2023
      • LTC/AL transitioning from the COVID-19 toolkit to respiratory illness (RI) toolkit
      • Request to change designated family doctor and nurse practitioner (NP) form
      • Making the move to long-term care guide
      • Acute to long-term care transition checklist
    • February 24, 2023
      • LTC/AL single site initiative transition update on wage levelling - Ministry of Health (MOH)
      • Letter to owners and operators
    • February 16, 2023
      • Daily Ministry of Health report for Fraser Health long-term care owned and operated and affiliated sites
      • West Coast conference on Aging-early bird deadline extension February 25, 2023
    • February 10, 2023
      • Research about virtual physician care in long-term care led by Fraser Health
    • February 2, 2023
      • Increased viral gastrointestinal illness (GI) activity
      • Incorrect Naming of Tools Submitted by Cerberus - Population & Public Health
      • Reflex Testing - Population & Public Health
      • Breakroom Strategies During VRI and GI Outbreaks Guidelines
      • Regional Immunization Outreach Team - expanding services for specialized populations
    • January 26, 2023
      • Weekly LTC/AL communication updates storage/access
      • Fraser Health quality community of practice - rescheduled to February 8
      • West Coast on Aging Conference April 21 and 22 - In person and virtual this year
    • January 19, 2023
      • COVID-19 Meeting Room Occupancy limits 
      • Funeral Arrangements Contact Plan – FH Long term Care and Assisted Living (AL)
    • January 12, 2023
      • Staff Screening COVID-19 Guidelines LTC-AL
        LTC/AL transitioning from the COVID-19 Toolkit to Respiratory Illness (RI) Toolkit
    • January 6, 2023
      • Provincial Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) forms for both patients and assessors must be used on/after January 1, 2023.
      • Influenza readiness reports – friendly reminder these are due as soon as possible.
  • 2022

    • December 15, 2022
      • Interpreter Services for Seniors and Families Survey
      • Friendly reminder Flu readiness reports are due soon
    • December 8, 2022
      • Changes to the management of the provider contact List
      • Revision to communal dining in Respiratory Illness (RI) toolkit
      • Aerosol Generating Procedures (AGP) Standard Operating Procedure
      • Fraser Health LTC quality next community of practice – January 31, 2023
    • December 1, 2022
      • RI Toolkit Tool 24: Other Respiratory Illness (RI) (Non-Influenza/Non COVID-19)
      • LTC Respiratory Illness (RI) Toolkit webpage
      • Opportunity to help develop FH Quality Assurance Review (QAR) Guide
    • November 24, 2022
      • LTC Respiratory Illness (RI) Toolkit webpage
      • Access Care and Transitions (ACT) Request re: Bed Management
      • Updates to tools for Medical Assistance in Dying
        • Considerations for MAiD Provisions in Long Term Care and Assisted Living checklist
        • MAiD roadmap
    • November 17, 2022
      • IRRS report refresh initiative: survey for LTC affiliate sites- extended timeline
      • LTC and AL community of practice palliative approach to care (PA2C)
      • Get ready for winter: snow and cold safety for you and your home
    • November 10, 2022
      • Changes to COVID-19 visitor guidance
      • Single site orders expiring town hall question and answers
      • LTC affiliate sites nursing staff survey
      • The acute to long-term care transfer checklist
      • Removal of dedicated safety and well-being resource positions for affiliates – effective immediately 
      • Infection Prevention and Control Canada (IPAC) environmental cleaning survey- optional
    • October 27, 2022
      • COVID-19 LTC/AL visitor guidelines
      • Important notice – FLUAD influenza vaccine
      • Integrated RAI Reporting System (IRRS) Report refresh initiative: survey link for LTC affiliate sites
      • Awareness of hazardous drug precautions: updates to provincial exposure control plan and provincial hazardous drugs list
      • Tools to evaluate your summer heat season planning, preparation and response from the Emergency Management working group
      • Excellent news: it’s Canadian patient safety week
      • For Assisted Living only: Substance use educational opportunity for Assisted Living staff
    • October 20, 2022
      • Single site orders will be expiring December 31, 2022
      • Request for expression of interest (RFEOI) – Additional funded Long-Term Care beds
      • COVID-19 provincial testing guidelines update -Test to treat
      • Pressure Injury Reduction Project - Call for interest Long-Term Care and Assisted Living
    • October 14, 2022
      • LTC/AL Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) Orders
      • LTC Owned and Operated only Influenza Immunization Reporting in ImmsBC
      • International Allied Health Day 2022: October 14 2022
    • October 6, 2022
      • Fraser Health LTC Quality Community of Practice Launch – October 26
      • PIECES Education Long-Term Care
      • Opportunity to be part of our LTC/AL Emergency Management Working Group
      • Prime Enrollment for PharmaNet
    • September 29, 2022
      • Commemorate National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in your community – Sept 30
      • Long-term care video series available for all sites
      • Fraser Health is providing our annual Flu school virtually this season for LTC staff
      • MHO Update 2022-2023 Influenza Vaccine Program- September 16, 2022
      • BC Patient Safety and Quality Conference - Watch Caring Unmasked
      • Good news story- Quality Improvement initiative: Pureed food at Kin Village
    • September 22, 2022
      • Fall COVID-19 Booster Doses for Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Residents, Tenants
      • Update to COVID-19 testing and COVID-19 testing how to poster
      • Encouraging Staff Vaccination in your Workplace – INFORM study infographic and postcard
      • Canadian Patient Safety Week 2022 – Press Play on Safety Conversation
    • September 14, 2022
      • September 19, 2022 – Day of Mourning
      • PHO Updated Mandatory Vaccination Orders
      • Fraser Health Staff: Indigenous Cultural Safety (ICS) Learning Series - Truth and Reconciliation
    • September 8, 2022
      • Fraser Health LTC Quality Community of Practice starting in Fall
      • Strata Pathways Drop in Refresher Sessions
      • Introducing the LTC/AL Quality Expansion Team
    • September 1, 2022
      • COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control and Outbreak Management Protocol: Guidance for LTC and AL settings 
      • Immunization plans for the fall
      • Revised LTC AL Planning for Extreme Summer Heat Guidelines
      • Opportunity to be part of our LTC/AL Emergency Management Working Group
    • August 18, 2022
      • Fraser Health Long-Term Care Quality Community of Practice starting in Fall
      • Fraser Health Care Fit training course
      • How to register for Basics of physical activity for seniors
    • August 4, 2022
      • Caring for a Resident with Established and Stable Tracheostomy in Long-Term Care Home - Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG)
      • Tracheostomy Daily Care Checklist Form
      • Tracheostomy (Stable & Established) Care Plan
      • Senior Living CaRES fund: BCIT “Long-Term Care Management” course
      • Senior Living CaRES Fund Fact Sheet
      • Senior Living CaRES Fund FAQs
    • July 28, 2022
      • Checklist for enhanced monitoring and outbreak for one (or more) positive COVID-19 resident case(s)
      • Swab testing/lab requisition process
      • Train and retain your staff with the Supportive Care Assistant (SCA) program
    • July 21, 2022
      • Clinical Practice Guideline: Prevention, Identification, and Management of Heat-Related Illness in Long-Term Care Homes and Dehydration SBAR for LTC
      • P.I.E.C.E.S. Education LTC Communities (Owned & Operated and Affiliated)
    • July 14, 2022
      • Actively Dying Adult, Acute, Long-Term Care, Community Care – Clinical Protocol and Pre-Printed Order (PPO)
      • Fraser Health Advance Care Planning Newsletter
      • Environmental emergency alert apps
    • July 7, 2022
      • Long-term care operational leaders: Oxygen cylinders – ACTION REQUIRED
      • Updated Therapeutic Brief: Crushing of Paxlovid
      • Cultural safety and humility educational opportunities to all affiliate partners in long-term care and assisted living
      • Opportunity to partner with Fraser Health Integrated Long-term Care and Assisted Living Network (condensed)
      • Opportunity to partner with Fraser Health Integrated Long-term Care and Assisted Living Network (detailed)
      • Planning for extreme summer heat in long-term care and assisted living facilities
    • June 30, 2022
      • N95 respirator fit-tester training sessions for long-term care affiliated and assisted living care communities
      • Changing Account Type
      • Daily Ministry of Health report for Fraser Health long-term care owned and operated and affiliated sites
    • June 23, 2022
      • Long-term care site operational leaders: oxygen cylinders
      • Assisted living: Community Action and Resources Empowering Seniors (CARES) Social Prescribing
      • Suspect case, staff case and enhanced monitoring/outbreak checklists
      • Staff screening documents
    • April 27, 2022
      • Suspect Case, Staff Case, Enhanced Monitoring/Outbreak Checklist
      • Tools 27/28
      • Tools 27/28 Tips & Cerberus Instructions
      • REMINDER: Daily Ministry of Health Reporting of Active COVID-19 cases in Long Term Care
    • April 14, 2022
      • Regional Pre-Printed Orders (PPO) COVID-19 Confirmed or Presumed Long-Term Care (LTC)
      • Regional PPO for PAXLOVID Treatment for Residents with COVID-19 in LTC
    • April 7, 2022
      • COVID-19 Spring Booster
      • Recommendations for Portable Air Purifiers
      • Exemption to Quarantine Act for Compassionate Reasons
    • April 1, 2022
      • Visitors COVID-19 Screening Process
      • Long-Term Care Assisted Living MHSU COVID-19 Screening Process
      • Public Health Documents
    • March 24, 2022
      • Ministry of Health Reporting
      • Visitation Table
      • Checklist for suspect COVID-19 (non-outbreak) for LTC and AL
    • March 17, 2022
    • March 11, 2022
      • Community Admissions Algorithm
      • PPE Framework Interim Guidance
    • March 3, 2022
      • Public Health Checklists
      • Cerberus Secure File Sharing
      • Tool 27/28 Tips
      • Respiratory Protection Survey
    • February 24, 2022
      • PAXLOVID Treatment
      • Visitation Table
      • Screening Process
      • BCCDC COVID-19 Transmission Poster
      • Booster Dose Bulletin | Coordination Centre
    • February 18, 2022
      • Visitation
      • Staff Screening
      • Public Health Checklists
      • Tool27/28 
      • Dementia Isolation Protocol
    • February 11, 2022
      • Visitation
      • Self-management of COVID-19
      • Dementia Isolation Protocol
    • February 3, 2022
      • Outbreak Management Protocol
      • Staff Cases Checklist
      • N95 Fit Testing Checklist
      • N95 Survey
    • January 27, 2022
      • Revised Acute Care to LTC/AL Transfers table  
      • Revised Community Admissions to LTC/AL/CV
      • Visitation Table
      • Public Health Checklists – Enhanced Monitoring and Outbreak and Suspect Case
      • Public Health Checklists – Staff Cases
      • Townhall
    • January 13, 2022
  • 2021

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