VCH MHO

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

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

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

Provincial MHO

• 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

• November 9, 2020: Enhanced surveillance and precautions for COVID-19 in LTC

• BC CDC Testing Guideline Update
  

Screening tools and forms

• September 15, 2021: Long-term care COVID-19 staff and visitor screening form

• July 22, 2021: COVID-19 daily entry screening record

• June 30, 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 Management

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

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

• August 17, 2020: Clinical management of patients with COVID-19: Second interim guidance

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

• July 14, 2020: Antimicrobial and immunimodulatory therapy

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

Vaccination bookings

• Staff vaccination bookings on Janeapp
  

Recommended Education Process to support RNs, RPNs and LPNs in Long-Term care administer COVID-19 Vaccines under the MHO Verbal Order or MRP order 

• COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Education Guide
  

• COVID-19 Immunization Orders - Long-Term Care

• COVID-19 Vaccine After Care Sheet
  

• COVID-19 Long-Term Care Reporting Summary
  

• COVID-19 Vaccine Documentation Instructions for Long-Term Care Staff and Residents
  

• Fridge Inventory Log
  

• 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.

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.