COVID 19 UPDATES

The health and wellbeing of our clients and staff is our number one priority.

This message provides a general overview of what is happening at The Proactive footcare, in addition to the regular voice mail and email updates being provided.

Firstly, we wish to acknowledge how devastating the Covid-19 virus has been, in particular within long term care homes and retirement communities. Our thoughts are with all individuals who have been touched by Covid-19.

Our Infection Prevention and Control measures are firmly in place and include:

• Active screening of all clients and staff prior and after the visit. (temp. check and symptom screening)

• Use of appropriate personal protective equipment

• Enhanced infection, cleaning, and sanitation protocols

• Weekly covid 19 testing for staff with proof of negative result.

We strongly recommend you rely on reputable sources for information on Covid-19 such as Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), and Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA) & Ontario Retirement Communities Association (ORCA): PHAC – https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19.html OLTCA – https://www.oltca.com/OLTCA/ ORCA – https://www.orcaretirement.com/

Public Health guidelines include, wearing a mask, physically distancing, proper hand hygiene, not gathering in large groups, maintaining a small social bubble, and staying home is you are not feeling well.