Scarborough long-term care home battles COVID-19 outbreak with 46 residents testing positive – CBC

Home to return to window visits on Thanksgiving weekend, residents to be confined to rooms

Oct 06, 2022

Forty-six residents at a Scarborough long term care home are infected with COVID-19 and the facility says families will have to visit their loved ones though windows this Thanksgiving weekend.

Extendicare Scarborough, located at 3830 Lawrence Ave. E., said the majority of residents who have tested positive have either very mild symptoms or are asymptomatic but they will have to remain in their rooms.

To control the spread of the virus, the home is following outbreak protocols provided by Toronto Public Health and the Ontario long-term care ministry, a spokesperson for the home said in an email on Thursday.

“We understand this is concerning for families, and particularly difficult in the lead-up to a holiday when families plan to come together,” the home’s spokesperson said.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-outbreak-extendicare-scarborough-1.6609307