Providence Care Hospital
All staff, physicians, outpatients, volunteers and visitors are screened at the Main Entrance. Only those who pass screening will be allowed to enter the hospital.
You must answer the following questions:
- Do you have any of the following symptoms:
- fever (temperature of ≥ 37.8°C)?
- new or worsening cough
- sore throat
- shortness of breath
- chills
- change in your sense of taste/smell
- runny nose, sneezing or nasal congestion (not due to other underlying reasons like seasonal allergies or post-nasal drip)
- difficulty swallowing
- new and/or unexplained headache
- unexplained fatigue/malaise
- unexplained nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or abdominal pain
- Have you been tested for COVID-19 due to symptoms and are awaiting results? (asymptomatic/surveillance testing does not apply)
- Have you tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 20 days?
- In the last 14 days, have you travelled outside of Canada and are under quarantine?
- In the last 14 days, have you had contact* with a suspected** or confirmed case of COVID-19, or living/working in a facility in outbreak?
*Contact: been advised by public health or your employer you have had contact with a
confirmed case, provided care, had similar close physical contact, or had lived with or otherwise had close, contact without appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including gown, gloves, mask and eye protection, with someone suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19.
**Asymptomatic or surveillance testing in one of your contacts does not apply.
If you have answered YES to any of the above questions, do not visit.
Click here to learn more about COVID-19 safety measures in place at Providence Care Hospital.
Providence Manor
Effective July 7, 2021, the Province is Easing Restrictions at Long-Term Care homes. View the Visiting Chart for more information.
Essential Caregivers, Essential Visitors and General Visitors will be screened upon arrival.
Please answer our screening questions truthfully. If you do not pass screening, your visit will be postponed.
You must answer the following questions:
- Do you have any of the following symptoms:
- fever (temperature of ≥ 37.8oC)?
- cough
- sore throat
- shortness of breath
- chills
- changes in your sense of taste/smell
- runny nose, sneezing or nasal congestion (not due to other underlying reasons like seasonal allergies or post-nasal drip)
- conjunctivitis
- difficulty swallowing
- new headache
- unexplained fatigue/malaise
- nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or abdominal pain
- Are you or someone you live with subject to a 14-day quarantine due to travel outside of Canada?
- In the last 14 days, have you had close, high risk contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19?
- In the last 14 days, has anyone you lived with experienced new COVID-19 symptoms (as listed in question 1) and has not yet received a negative test result?
- In the last 14 days, have you had a COVID-19 test (swab) due to symptoms, and not yet received your result?
- If you have not been vaccinated with both doses of COVID-19 vaccination for at least 14 days AND provided your proof of vaccination to the Screeners, SCAN STOP and proceed with COVID-19 rapid antigen testing as follows:
• Essential Caregivers require swab test twice per week if visiting 2 or more days per week
• General Visitors (for indoor visits when permitted) require swab test day of or day prior to their visit
• Contractors require swab test day of or day before working in the Home
• Essential Visitors do NOT require testing
*high risk, as defined by Occupational Health or Public Health, or defined as having provided care, having had similar close physical contact, or having had close, prolonged contact without appropriate PPE.
If you have answered YES to any of the above questions, do not visit.
Click here for more detailed information about Providence Manor visiting protocols.
Community Services
All clients/visitors must answer the following questions before they are allowed to enter a Community Services site:
- Do you have any of the following symptoms:
- fever (temperature of ≥ 37.8°C)?
- new or worsening cough
- sore throat
- shortness of breath
- chills
- change in your sense of taste/smell
- runny nose, sneezing or nasal congestion (not due to other underlying reasons like seasonal allergies or post-nasal drip)
- difficulty swallowing
- new and/or unexplained headache
- unexplained fatigue/malaise
- unexplained nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or abdominal pain
- Have you been tested for COVID-19 due to symptoms and are awaiting results? (asymptomatic/surveillance testing does not apply)
- Have you tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 20 days?
- In the last 14 days, have you travelled outside of Canada and are under quarantine?
- In the last 14 days, have you had contact* with a suspected** or confirmed case of COVID-19, or living/working in a facility in outbreak?
*Contact: been advised by public health or your employer you have had contact with a
confirmed case, provided care, had similar close physical contact, or had lived with or otherwise had close, contact without appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including gown, gloves, mask and eye protection, with someone suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19.
**Asymptomatic or surveillance testing in one of your contacts does not apply.
If you have answered YES to any of the above questions, do not visit.
All clients/visitors must also sign in during screening and provide their name, as well as a contact number.
Click here to learn more about protective measures in place at Community Services sites.
