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At least 34 residents of The Village at St. Clair have died as a result of COVID-19, with positive cases among 140 residents and 105 employees.
The facility’s most recent outbreak was declared on Dec. 8.
The latest mass testing of residents in the 256-bed long-term care home has so far resulted in 68 negative results.
“Ongoing infection prevention and control assessments and personal protective equipment audits in consultation with HDGH and the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit instills confidence that the VSC team has the equipment and the skill required to continue to manage the outbreak to its full resolution,” the Friday news release said.
The Village at St. Clair is expecting to receive its first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday. Based on public health criteria and the assessment of the home’s medical director, eligible residents will be vaccinated soon after.
“The relationship we have nurtured with the team at HDGH and our other partners has certainly been a hopeful outcome in what has been a devastating time for our Village community and the region as a whole,” said Joanne Potts, vice-president of operations with Schlegel Villages, owner of the home. “The confidence they have in our team and the overall commitment of our entire organization will help us get through this great challenge, and we know the expertise of the HDGH team is needed to support the wider community.”
The Village at St. Clair will also be reducing its collective neighbourhoods (resident units within the home) by one, meaning some residents will be moved temporarily to a different neighbourhood within the facility.
“This will allow us to address the ongoing staffing challenges and enable us to have our team members in the neighbourhoods with the most residents, rather than spread out over all eight neighbourhoods,” Potts said. “Our goal is to be overstaffed at this point, and this measure will address a key aspect of our strategy to manage and address the COVID-19 outbreak and provide safe and consistent care for all of our residents.”
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