Influenza, COVID-19, RSV & Your Personal Protection Equipment

In an effort to keep the people we support and our employees healthy, Mary Centre has gathered the resources below which are recommended methods to control and avoid issues with infection. Please review each video. Your precautions are important to protect yourself and those around you. Your continued efforts are sincerely appreciated.

Healthy Practices

Please ensure you are taking all necessary precautions to keep yourself and others safe and healthy. We remain mindful that infectious diseases and respiratory illnesses are still present in our communities. We continue to encourage people to receive any Public Health recommended vaccines and/or boosters.

The health and well-being of the people we support, all of our employees and our visitors remain our focus, and we will maintain our focus on our Occupational Health and Safety obligations as we interact with each other.

The most recent guidelines and directions from the Ministry of Community and Social Services, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and Public Health remind us all to engage in safe infection prevention and control practices. At Mary Centre we follow these guidelines and directions and the following practices.

Core Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Measures

To help protect against the spread of infections, we encourage everyone to follow these key practices:

Putting on a Gown & Gloves

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • Use gloves, masks, eye/face protection, and gowns as required when providing direct care or supporting someone who is ill.
  • Review the videos here.

Putting on Mask and Eye Protection

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

 

How to Hand Rub using Hand Sanitizer

Taking off One Piece Facial Protection

Proper Hand Hygiene

Hand washing remains the most effective way to prevent infection.

Perform hand hygiene:

  • Before and after contact with the person supported or their environment.
  • Before procedures such as suppositories or administering medication.
  • After exposure to body fluids, blood, secretions, or excretions.

Putting on Gloves

How to Remove Gloves

Supplies

Ensure each program has adequate supplies of liquid hand soap, paper towels, and alcohol-based sanitizer (60–90% alcohol).

Respiratory Etiquette

  • When coughing or sneezing, turn away from others, cover your nose and mouth with your sleeve or elbow, or use a tissue and dispose of it immediately. Perform hand hygiene afterwards.

Physical Distancing

  • Maintain at least two (2) metres or six (6) feet from anyone showing symptoms of illness.

Air Quality

  • Use HEPA filters, monitor CO₂ levels, and open windows for ventilation when needed.

Vaccination

Other links

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When available, we will continue to post recommended resources, such as the above, to assist in our continued efforts to keep everyone healthy. If you need further information we are here to support you.

For any questions or concerns please get in touch.