There are no cases of Covid-19 at the Pines Long Term Care Home in Bracebridge currently.
Between May 4th and May 7th, testing of all residents and staff working at the Pines Long-Term Care Home (the Pines) was completed.
The District Municipality of Muskoka was pleased to share the positive results today.
The goal of the provincially mandated testing was to proactively identify cases of the virus that are difficult to diagnose, including asymptomatic ones.
Today, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit provided the results of the nearly 310 tests completed at the Pines. Testing results confirmed that the many preventative measures taken by staff and residents to prevent the spread of Covid-19 have been very effective.
“While we are grateful to report there are no cases of COVID-19 at the Pines, we will not ease our efforts,” said District Chair John Klinck. “We will continue to be diligent in our ongoing, proactive measures to keep residents and staff safe.”
“We know this is a worrying time for those with family members at the Pines, and for anyone with a loved one in long-term care,” adds Norm Barrette, Muskoka’s Commissioner of Health Services. “We are doing our absolute best to be diligent in our ongoing proactive measures to keep residents and staff safe. We will continue to provide regular updates.”
“Since the onset of the pandemic we have been ahead of the curve. Our team has consistently gone over and above provincial guidelines, working hard to put preventative and precautionary measures in place,” says Kim Landry, Administrator at the Pines Long-Term Care Home. “Thank you to our team – all our staff at the Pines – and to the community for your continued support during this time.”