Dear Actionmarguerite St. Boniface Families,

The following is update #2 on the current COVID-19 outbreak at Actionmarguerite St. Boniface, 185 Despins.

Since announcing the outbreak status on December 27, one more positive case has been confirmed. A third resident on 2AB has tested positive. We have a total of three (3) residents who have tested positive; all from 2AB. Residents are isolating in their rooms rather than in a separate space (such as AREA19) due to changes in Infection Prevention & Control protocols.

No new staff cases related to the outbreak have been identified, leaving our positive number of staff at ten (10).

All residents on 4AB have also been tested for COVID-19 given that two (2) of the ten (10) staff cases had been identified on this unit. We are awaiting the results of the tests and are attentively monitoring residents for symptoms. You will be contacted if your family member tests positive and if there are any changes to their condition.

With the rapid spread of the Omicron variant and our current outbreak, all visits will remain suspended for the entire facility until further notice. We still consider our risk to additional exposure as high.

We are asking Designated Family Caregivers (Essential Visitors) to provide us with your name and contact information should you be ready and willing to support our efforts if needed (e.g. assistance at meal time). If we call upon you, this would mean that you would accept total responsibility to follow infection prevention and control measures in place upon entry into a facility with a declared outbreak. Please send your name and contact information to Nicole Nadeau-Fréchette at nnadeau@actionmarguerite.ca. We appreciate all who can be on stand-by in the event that we need to call upon your presence.

Know that you have my commitment as well as that of our entire management team and the Actionmarguerite Board of Directors that we will continue to do what is right and support residents, families, and staff to ensure that we get through this.

A Virtual Family Forum is being planned for next week. An invitation will follow.

Please do not hesitate to share your questions and concerns via email at info@actionmarguerite.ca.

Micheline St-Hilaire, CEO