VCH MHO

• November 29, 2021 Order of the Medical Health Officer: COVID-19 prevention and control in long-term care homes
  

• May 19, 2020: Order of the Medical Health Officer: COVID-19 prevention and control in long-term care homes
  

• May 15, 2020: Order of the Medical Health Officer: Facility staff assignment order

• March 18, 2020: Order of the Medical Health Officer: Nasopharyngeal swabs

Provincial MHO

• December 15, 2021 Vaccinated Staff Variance 
  

• October 8, 2021: QA vaccination status 
  

• October 6, 2021: Vaccination status information order 
  

• October 4, 2021: Residential care COVID-19 preventive measures

• April 15, 2020: Long-term care facility staff assignment

• To view all COVID-19 related orders from the Provincial Health Officer, visit the Government of British Columbia website.
  

Documents

• BC CDC Testing Guideline Update
  

Screening tools and forms

• January 20, 2022: Long-term care COVID-19 staff and visitor screening form

• December 16, 2021: COVID-19 daily entry screening record

• December 16, 2021: Long-term care COVID-19 enhanced staff screening questionnaire

Training video

• Front Door Screening Training Video (4 min 26 sec)‎

PPE ordering

• COVID-19 PPE supply process for Community – Long-term care (LTC) and assisted living (AL) sites
  

Posters

• For most up to date PPE and hand hygiene posters, please visit the IPAC COVID-19 page and access the LTC toolkit at the bottom of the page
  

Training Videos

• Using Proper Eye Protection for Droplet Precautions Video (1 min 53 sec)

• Hand Hygiene Teachback Video (2 min 25 sec)

Access IPAC information for all care settings, including assisted living and long term care. A LTC specific toolkit can also be found at the bottom of the web page. Resources include:

• Templates and checklists for creating safety plans

• Recovery checklists

• Outbreak preparedness and management checklists

• Audit tools

• IPAC Q&A’s

• Guidance for cases of employee COVID-19 exposure

• Laboratory testing information

• Signage templates

• AGMP best practice guidelines

• Dress codes

• PPE resources, in various languages

• Environmental considerations

• Patient transfer guidelines
  

Screening tools and forms

• Resident Screening Tool

Training Videos

• COVID-19 Signs and Symptoms for Residents Video (10 min 37 seconds)
  

COVID-19 Treatment Prescribing Process

COVID-19 Management

• Care plan for residents with COVID-19 or suspected COVID-19

• Clinical Decision Pathway COVID-19 in LTC residents - BCCDC
  

• April 16, 2020: Process for transfer of residents with COVID-19 from LTC to acute

Hypodermoclysis

• Training videos (12 videos, maximum 1 min 22 sec)
  

Residents with Dementia

• April 9, 2020: Guidance document – Isolation of residents in long-term care who are living with dementia

• Supporting residents experiencing responsive behavior during COVID-19

End of life 

• Serious Illness Conversation with Substitute Decision Maker in LTC

• Assisted Dying Program - VCH.ca
  

Ethical Considerations

• March 28, 2020: COVID-19 ethical decision making framework Provinical COVID-19 Task Force

• June 23, 2020: COVID-19 ethics analysis: Intervening when patients or residents pose a risk of COVID-19 transmission to others

• August 6, 2020: VCH Ethics services presentation: Non-adherence during COVID-19

• Risk of harm: Supporting choices through informed decision making and collaboration in long term care homes in-service
  

Environmental / Other Considerations

COVID Testing SOP for LTC and AL

• SOP: COVID-19 testing in long-term care and assisted living

NP swabs

• Nasopharyngeal Swab Collection Procedure Video (6 min 52 sec)
  

Transport of Dangerous Goods

• Learning Hub TDG Module

• TDG Standard Operating Procedure
  

COVID-19 rapid antigen testing in LTC and AL

Learning Hub

• Learning Hub signup instructions

• COVID-19 Learning Hub modules

  
  

Training Videos

• COVID-19 Immunization orders - LTC
  

• COVID-19 Immunization demo video for nurses
  

• BCCDC COVID-19 Immunization competency course for nurses (RNs, RPNs, LPNs)
  

• VRI Outbreak Prevention Control for LTCF 2022-23
  

• Interdisciplinary Long-Term Care Team Clinical Resource Therapist Google Drive

• ILTC CRT YouTube page
  

• Social visiting guidelines for long term care and assisted living facilities poster (PDF) 

• Ministry of Health - Overview of Visitors in Long-Term Care and Seniors’ Assisted Living (PDF)
  

BISS, in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health, is offering dedicated additional resources for education and support for housekeeping/environmental services to VCH contracted long term care centres (Phase 1) and assisted living centres (Phase 2).

Our team provides free consultant programs and management support for the sites that are willing to work with us on this new and exciting journey.

For more information, click here. 

Please email us at ciss@vch.ca if you are interested in participating in this exciting opportunity.

Infographics and public-facing resources

• VCH heat webpage - Links to a number of public facing resources including pamphlets from Health Canada, HealthLink BC resources and other guidance.

• Extreme Heat Poster - 1-page VCH poster on the symptoms of heat related illness and actions that can be taken to protect health.
  

• Staying healthy in the heat infographics - Three 1-page cartoon infographics: “Signs and Symptoms”, “Who’s at Risk” and “Safety Tips” from Health Canada.
  

Community care facility licensing resources

• Long-term care facilities and heat - VCH factsheet on how to prepare for the heat season and what to do during a heat alert. 
  

• Child care facilities and heat - VCH factsheet on how to prepare for the heat season and what to do during a heat alert. 
  

Heat response plan template

Long-term care & assisted living professional practice documents

• Heat Related Illness: Prevention and Management in Long-Term Care - VCH Professional Practice document.
  

• Heat Preparedness for Operators - Video presentation by Dr. Michael Schwandt.
  

• Let's talk about heat - Keeping residents and staff safe - Video presentation by the VCH Long Term Care & Assisted Living Professional Practice Team.
  

• Hydration: Promoting Fluid Intake and Preventing Dehydration - VCH Professional Practice document.
  

Health Canada best practice guidance documents for health care

• Technical guide for health care workers - Physiology and pathology, risk factors, medications, prevention, and emergency preparedness guidance from Health Canada.
  

What is a Community of Practice all About?

“A group of people who share a common concern, a set of problems, or interest in a topic and who come together to fulfil both individual and group goals”.  (Cambridge and Suter 2005) 

The VCH LTC Community of Practice will provide a forum to:

• Build connections across the sector

• Share the wealth of knowledge and experience

• Show-case innovative practices that homes are proud of

• Promote best practice and latest research
  

• Explore areas of concern and finding solutions together

• Provide education

Community of Practice meetings occur every third Tuesday of the month at 2 p.m. via Zoom.

To receive meeting details, or to suggest a topic for a future meeting, please email VCH-LTC-Connections@vch.ca

Past Meetings

• June 2021 - Watch: Caring for ourselves and our community.

• July 2021 - Watch: Caring for gender and sexual minorities. 

• September 2021 - Watch: Supporting Choice & Understanding the Resident Bill of Rights. Resources: Supporting Choices Decision Support Tool and meeting presentation slides
  

• November 2021 - Watch: Supporting sexual health & intimacy. Resources: Supporting Choices Decision Support Tool, pocket guide, meeting presentation slides and sexual health and resource poster