COVID-19 Updates and Resources for Retirement Home Operators

RHRA is closely monitoring developments related to COVID-19 and will post advisories and information related to COVID-19 here as they become available. RHRA’s primary concern is the health and safety of seniors living in Ontario retirement homes.

 

Below is Important Information for Retirement Home Operators.

RHRA Special Advisories

RHRA Special Advisories

 

RHRA provides up-to-date information on COVID-19 through Special Advisories to our newsletter subscribers. Please email e-newsletter@rhra.ca to be added to the list.

September 21, 2023 – RHRA Update: RHRA’s AGM & Recognition Event, RHRA’s 2022-23 Annual Report, Fall Preparedness 

September 14, 2023 – RHRA Update: CMOH Vaccine Announcement, RHRA’s New Self-Service Portal, AGM & Recognition Event

September 7, 2023 – RHRA Update: New Self-Service Portal Testing , AGM & Recognition Event

August 31, 2023 – RHRA Update: Self-Service Portal Pilot, Vulnerable Sector Screening, AGM And Recognition Event

August 24, 2023 – RHRA Update: New SAC Member, RHRA’s AGM & Recognition Event, Compliance Assistance Modules

August 17, 2023 – RHRA Update: Connecting Residents, RHRA’s AGM And Recognition Event

August 10, 2023 – RHRA Update: RHRA’s Virtual AGM & Recognition Event, ORCA Conference 2023, COVID-19 Outbreak Reporting and Dashboard Changes

August 3, 2023 – RHRA Update: Changes to a Home’s Operations Reminder, COVID-19 Outbreak Reporting & Dashboard Changes, RHRA’s AGM & Recognition Event

July 27, 2023 – RHRA Update: Changes To COVID-19 Outbreak Reporting And Dashboard

July 20, 2023 – RHRA Update: Changes To COVID-19 Outbreak Reporting

July 13, 2023 – RHRA Update: COVID-19 Booster Recommendation, Post COVID-19 Condition Survey

July 6, 2023 – RHRA Update: Point of Care Risk Assessment, Post COVID-19 Survey,  Last Call To Nominate A Resident Champion

June 29, 2023 – RHRA Update: COVID-19 Guidance, Resources To Support 2SLGBTQIA+ Residents, Resident Champion Award

June 27, 2023 – Special Advisory: Updated MOH COVID-19 Guidance to Public Health Units 

June 23, 2023 – Special Advisory: Updated MSAA COVID-19 Guidance for Retirement Homes 

June 22, 2023 – RHRA Update: Emergency/Grandparent Scam, Resident Champion Award Reminder

June 15, 2023 – RHRA Update: Changes To Ontario Fire Code Reminder, Resident Champion Award

June 8, 2023 – RHRA Update: Extended Access for COVID-19 RATs, Changes to Ontario Fire Code, Resident Champion Awards Reminder, ORCA Road Show

June 1, 2023 – RHRA Update: Expiring PPE & Hand Sanitizer, Seniors Month, Resident Champion Award, ORCA Road Show

May 25, 2023 – Emergency Planning CAM Supplement, ORCA Road Show Reminder, Resident Champion Award 

May 18, 2023 – RHRA Update: ORCA Spring Road Shows, Resident Champion Award, COVID-19 Screening: Hospital To Home

May 11, 2023 – RHRA Update: COVID-19 Screening, UIIP And Paxlovid Resources, ORCA Road Show, Resident Champion Award

May 4, 2023 – RHRA Update: Vulnerable Sector Screening Reminder, New IT System Now Live, ORCA Spring Road Shows, Resident Champion Award

April 27, 2023 – ORCA Spring Road Shows, Resident Champion Award, RHRA’s Business Plan 

April 20, 2023 – RHRA’s New Information Technology System 

April 13, 2023 – RHRA Update: Help Us Connect Residents Across Ontario

April 6, 2023 – RHRA Update: COVID-19 Booster Recommendation, COVID-19 Guidance Update Reminder

March 30, 2023 – RHRA Update: Transitional Care, Guidance for Ceasing to Operate a Retirement Home 

March 23, 2023 – National Seniors Council Online Consultation, Strategic Planning Survey: Thank You!

March 23, 2023 – Special Advisory: Updated MSAA COVID-19 Guidance for Retirement Homes

March 16, 2023 – Complaints CAM, Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario: Initiatives And Resources 

March 9, 2023 – RHRA Update: Strategic Planning Survey Reminder, Fraud Prevention Month 

March 2, 2023 – RHRA Update: Strategic Planning Survey, Fraud Prevention Month 

February 23, 2023 – RHRA Update: RHRA IPAC Resources, Resident Opportunity with RHRA 

February 16, 2023 – RHRA Update: Resident Opportunity, Seniors Community Grant Program, COVID-19 Guidance Reminder, Outbreak Reporting

February 9, 2023 – RHRA Update: Home Evacuations Expectation, COVID-19 Guidance Update And TB Screening Reminder 

February 2, 2023 – RHRA Update: New SAC Members, SAC Opportunity, Review Of Fee Reduction Applications

January 26, 2023 – RHRA Update: COVID-19 Outbreak Reporting, Annual Evaluation, Fee Reduction Deadline, SAC Opportunity

January 20, 2023 – Special Advisory: Ministry of Health COVID-19 Guidance Update 

January 19, 2023 – RHRA Update: COVID-19 Checks For Residents, IPAC Hubs, Fee Reduction Program

January 12, 2023 – RHRA Update: Evaluations Reminder, Opportunities With SAC, Fee Reduction Program Deadline Reminder

January 5, 2023 – RHRA Update: Notice of Change Form and Fee Reduction Deadline reminder 

December 29, 2022 – RHRA Update: Visitor Masking Reminder, Compliance Assistance Modules, Fee Reduction Program Deadline

December 22, 2022 – RHRA Update: MSAA Visitor Masking Requirements, Skin and Wound Care, Fee Reduction Program 

December 15, 2022 – RHRA Update: Reminder: Fee Reduction Program

December 8, 2022 – RHRA Update: Fee Reduction Program, Skin And Wound Care, Antigen Screening Program Extension

December 7, 2022 – Special Advisory: RHRA’s Fee Reduction Program is Live  

December 1, 2022 – Special Advisory: Fee Reduction Program Delay

November 29, 2022 – MSAA and CMOH Advice To Retirement Homes On Vaccination And Respiratory Illness Safety

November 24, 2022 – RHRA Update: Fee Reduction Program, Compliance Assistance Modules 

November 17, 2022 – RHRA Update: Fee Reduction Application Reminder, MSAA Home Tours Recommendation, RHRA IPAC Resources 

November 15, 2022 – Special Advisory: RHRA Reduces Burden of Outbreak Reporting

November 10, 2022 – RHRA Update: Fee Rebate Application Form Available December 1st

November 3, 2022 – RHRA Update: Fee Rebate Details Coming in December 

October 27, 2022 – RHRA Update: Fall Preparedness, PSP, RHRA Invoices Reminders, Emergency Scams 

October 20, 2022 – RHRA Update: PPE Supply Portal, PHO Learning Program, Bivalent Booster, RHRA Invoices, SAC

October 13, 2022 – RHRA Update: RHRA Invoices and Processes, Opportunities with SAC, COVID-19 Guidance Reminder

October 6, 2022 – Special Advisory: COVID-19 Guidance Updates for the Retirement Home Sector

October 6, 2022 – RHRA Update: Fall Preparedness, Changes to RHRA Invoices and Processes, SAC Recruitment

October 3, 2022 – Notification of New 2023 Fee Schedule

September 22, 2022 – RHRA Update: Bivalent COVID-19 Booster Dose, 2023 Fees Public Consultation, SAC

September 20, 2022 – REMINDER: Wednesday Sept. 21 – Last Day to Comment on RHRA’s 2023 Fee Proposals

September 19, 2022 – REMINDER: RHRA’s Virtual AGM & Recognition Event on September 21

September 15, 2022 – RHRA Update: Fall Preparedness, RHRA Fees Consultation, Bivalent Booster Dose

September 8, 2022 – RHRA Update: Fall COVID-19 Vaccine Booster, RHRA 2023 Fees Public Consultation, AGM Registration

September 1, 2022 – RHRA Update: Updated COVID-19 Guidance, Retirement Homes Act changes, Fees Public Consultation, AGM

August 30, 2022 – Special Advisory: Retirement Homes Act Changes: Homes’ Obligations & RHRA Expectations

August 24, 2022 – REMINDER: Public Consultation and Webinar on RHRA 2023 Fee Proposals

August 23, 2022 – Special Advisory: Public Consultation and Webinar on RHRA 2023 Fee Proposals

August 18, 2022 – RHRA Update: RHRA Recognition Event and AGM Registration, Resident Network, SAC

August 11, 2022 – RHRA Update: COVID-19 Preparedness Self-Assessment Tool, SAC Opportunities

August 4, 2022 – RHRA Update: Resident Safety During Outings, RHRA Virtual Recognition Event and AGM

July 28, 2022 – RHRA Update: Second COVID-19 Booster Doses, Rapid Antigen Tests, Resident Champion

July 21, 2022 – RHRA Update: Opportunity for Resident Engagement, RHRA CAMs

July 14, 2022 – RHRA Update: SAC, RHRA Recognition Event & AGM, Resident Champion Awards

July 7, 2022 – RHRA Update: Universal Influenza Immunization Program 

June 30, 2022 – RHRA Update: COVID-19 Guidance To Retirement Homes, Universal Influenza Immunization Program

June 24, 2022 – Special Advisory: MSAA Releases COVID-19 Guidance Document For Retirement Homes

June 23, 2022 – RHRA Update: RHRA’s Complaints CAM, SAC Recruitment, Resident Champion

June 17, 2022 – Special Advisory: Clarification On COVID-19 Guidance To Retirement Homes 

June 16, 2022 – RHRA Update: Temperature Control During Hot Weather, Resident Opportunities, Resident Champion 

June 11, 2022 – Special Advisory: Continued Public Health Measures In Retirement Homes

June 9, 2022 – RHRA Update: COVID-19 Measures, RHRA Inspections, SAC Recruitment

June 2, 2022 – RHRA Update: Outbreak Reporting, SAC, Resident Champion Awards

May 26, 2022 – RHRA Update: IMPORTANT: Masking Requirements In Retirement Homes 

May 19, 2022 – RHRA Update: Policy To Implement Directive #3, Assessments And Plans Of Care, RHRA’s Online Forms

May 6, 2022 – Special Advisory: Updated Policy to Implement Directive #3

May 5, 2022 – RHRA Update: Updates to Directive #3

April 28, 2022 – RHRA Update: Maintaining COVID-19 Preventative Measures in Homes

April 22, 2022 – Special Advisory: CMOH Memo And Class Order – Masking In Retirement Homes

April 22, 2022 – Special Advisory: Masking Requirements In Retirement Homes Continue Until June 11, 2022

April 22, 2022 – Special Advisory: Expanding Access To COVID-19 Antivirals

April 21, 2022 – RHRA Update: Use Of Volunteers, Outbreak Reporting, Stakeholder Survey Results, Resident Champion 

April 14, 2022 – Special Advisory: Updates To Policy To Implement Directive #3 And MOH COVID-19 Guidance

April 7, 2022 – RHRA Update: Provincial Antigen Screening Program Extension, SAC Recruitment, Resident Champion

March 31, 2022 – RHRA Update: Wind-Down Of Emergency Orders Under The ROA And EMCPA

March 24, 2022 – RHRA Update: Screening Tool, Mandatory Reports, Action Plan Follow-Ups, Resident Champions

March 17, 2022 – RHRA Update: Resident Network, Stakeholder Advisory Council

March 16, 2022 – Special Advisory: Coming into Force of Changes to Retirement Homes Act and Regulation 

March 14, 2022 – Special Advisory: Lifting Of LOI, Revised Policy To Implement Directive 3, Asymptomatic Testing

March 10, 2022 – RHRA Update: N95 Respirators, Revocation Of Directive #6

March 3, 2022 – RHRA Update: Reminder re Revised Policy to Implement Directive 3, Crisis Support Fund Deadline 

March 1, 2022 – Special Advisory: Revised Policy to Implement Directive #3

February 24, 2022 – RHRA Update: February Statistical Information, Ceasing to Operate, Opportunities for Residents

February 17, 2022 – Special Advisory: Revised Policy To Implement Directive #3 

February 17, 2022 – RHRA Update: February Statistical Information And RHRA Opportunities For Residents

February 10, 2022 – RHRA Update: February Statistical Information, Reminder Re Revised Policy To Implement Directive 3

February 8, 2022 – Special Advisory: De-Escalation Of Measures In Homes And Revised Policy To Implement Directive #3

February 3, 2022 – RHRA Update: Regulation Amendments, IPAC CAM, Resident Network, Resident Champions

February 3, 2022 – Special Advisory: Updated COVID-19 Retirement Home Guidance for Public Health Units

January 27, 2022 – RHRA Update: Policy To Implement Directive 3, January Stats, Mental Health Resources, RHRA Brochure

January 26, 2022 – Special Advisory: Revised Retirement Homes Policy to Implement Directive #3

January 20, 2022 – RHRA Update: January Statistical Info, Reminder re Essential Visitors, Crisis Support Program

January 13, 2022 – RHRA Update: January Data Submission, Survey Updates, Resident Well-being & IPAC Protocols

January 12, 2022 – Special Advisory: Staffing And COVID-19 Preparedness

January 7, 2022 – Special Advisory: Revised Retirement Home Policy to Implement Directive #3 Effective January 10

January 7, 2022 – Special Advisory: Clarification On Test To Work In Retirement Homes

January 6, 2022 – Special Advisory: MSAA Memo Re Fourth Dose Of MRNA Vaccine For Retirement Homes

January 6, 2022 – RHRA Update: Optimization Of Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) And CAMs

December 31, 2021: Special Advisory: Updated PCR Testing Eligibility & Case And Contact Management Guidance

December 30, 2021: RHRA Update: Important Reminders On Updated Directives And Deadline For Vaccination Statistics 

December 28, 2021: Special Advisory: Test To Work Revision In Retirement Home Policy To Implement Directive #3

December 27, 2021: Special Advisory: Update To CMOH Instructions 

December 25, 2021: Special Advisory: Update to Directive #3 

December 24, 2021: Special Advisory: Access To Rapid Antigen Tests & Supports For Retirement Homes

December 23, 2021: RHRA Update: Policy To Implement Directive 3, Updated Scenario Matrix, December Statistics

December 20, 2021: RHRA Special Advisory: Revised Retirement Home Policy To Implement Directive #3

December 18, 2021: RHRA Special Advisory: Changes to Directive #3 and Directive #5 

December 17, 2021: RHRA Special Advisory: Omicron Support Survey

December 16, 2021: RHRA Update: PASP Reminder, IPAC, December Statistics Submissions

December 9, 2021: Special Advisory: New Retirement Homes COVID-19 Guidance on Screening

December 9, 2021: RHRA Update: December Statistical Information, Public Health Units Reminder and New Board Chair

December 6, 2021: RHRA Special Advisory: Proposed Amendments To The O.Reg 166/11 Of The Retirement Homes Act

December 2, 2021: RHRA Update: Abuse And Neglect, Resident Newsletter, Flu Vaccines

November 30, 2021: RHRA Special Advisory: Enhanced Measures For Screening In Retirement Homes Re: Omicron Variant

November 28, 2021: RHRA Special Advisory: IPAC Reminder as Omicron Variant Persists

November 25, 2021: RHRA Update: Emergency Planning and Public Health Unit Advice

November 18, 2021: RHRA Update: Deadline For Submission Of Statistical Information, CAMs And Stakeholder Survey

November 15, 2021: RHRA Special Advisory: November Submission of Statistical Information as per CMOH Instructions

November 11, 2021: RHRA Update: Recognizing Remembrance Day and RHRA’s Stakeholder Effectiveness Survey (SES)

November 9, 2021: Special Advisory: RHRA Announces Launch Of Stakeholder Effectiveness Survey

November 5, 2021: Memo: Social Gatherings, Visits And Absences

November 4, 2021: RHRA Update: Booster Shots For Retirement Home Staff And Designated Caregivers

October 28, 2021: Special Advisory: Proposed Amendments To The Retirement Homes Act

October 28, 2021: RHRA Update: IPAC Edition And Fee Clarification

October 26, 2021: Special Advisory: New 2022 Fee Schedule

October 21, 2021: RHRA Update: Statistical Submissions for October, IPAC Week, and Flu Shots

October 18, 2021: Special Advisory: October Submission of Statistical Information as per CMOH Instructions

October 14, 2021: RHRA Update: What to Expect During a Routine Inspection

October 14, 2021: Special Advisory: Update On Third Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine For Retirement Home Residents

October 8, 2021: Special Advisory: Third Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine To Be Offered To All Retirement Home Residents

October 7, 2021: RHRA Update: COVID-19 Resources and Resident Champions

September 30, 2021: RHRA Update: COVID-19 Preparedness Resources, ECPs In Homes And Resident Network

September 23, 2021: RHRA Update: Statistical Information Submission, 2021 Resident Champion, IPAC, and SAC Recruitment

September 17, 2021: Special Advisory: Expediting third doses of COVID-19 vaccine in higher-risk retirement homes

September 16, 2021: RHRA Update: RHRA Guidance On Vaccination Policies, Resident Champions And Partners In Protection

September 16, 2021: Special Advisory: RHRA To Collect Statistical Information As Per CMOH Instructions

September 9, 2021: RHRA Update: Last Call – RHRA’s Recognition Event, COVID-19 Information and Resources for Homes

September 3, 2021: RHRA Update: REMINDER: Deadline To Establish COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

September 2, 2021: RHRA Update: Register for our Recognition Event, IPAC Guidelines Reminder and Where to Turn for Help

August 31, 2021: RHRA Special Advisory: CMOH Instructions On Retirement Home Vaccination Policy And Data Collection

August 31, 2021: RHRA Special Advisory: RHRA launches 2022 Fee Consultation

August 26, 2021: RHRA Update: RSVP for our Recognition Event and CAMs reminder

August 23, 2021: Special Advisory: Administration Of Third Doses In High-Risk Retirement Homes

August 20, 2021: Special Advisory: Clarification On Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policies In Retirement Homes

August 19, 2021: RHRA Update: RHRA Recognition Event Registration And SAC Recruitment

August 17, 2021: RHRA Special Advisory: Ontario Implements Vaccination Policy For Licensed Retirement Homes

August 13, 2021: RHRA Update: Correction To Scenario Matrix, RHRA Recognition Event, ORCA Webinar, And Recruitment

August 6, 2021: RHRA Update: Election of New RHRA Board Directors

July 29, 2021: RHRA Update: Resident Champion, SAC Recruitment, and Scenario Matrix Reminder

July 29, 2021: Special Advisory: COVID-19 Immunization Policy For Retirement Home Staff And Volunteers

July 22, 2021: RHRA Update: Updated Scenario Matrix, Zero Outbreaks in Retirement Homes, and SAC

July 16, 2021: RHRA Update: CLARIFICATION: Eye Protection Requirement for Staff for Communal Dining  

July 15, 2021: RHRA Update: Correction to Absence Requirements, New Resources, and Save the Date!

July 14, 2021: RHRA Special Advisory: Update To Directive #3 And The Policy To Implement Directive #3

July 8, 2021: RHRA Update: Keeping Both Residents and Staff Safe and Protected as Ontario Re-opens

June 30, 2021: RHRA Special Advisory: Update To The Retirement Home Policy To Implement Directive #3

June 24, 2021: RHRA Update: Provincial Elections, Step Two of the Roadmap to Reopen

June 18, 2021: RHRA Special Advisory: Revocation Of Emergency Order For Transfer Of ALC Patients To Retirement Homes

June 17, 2021: RHRA Update Vaccine Strategy, Routine Inspections, CAMs And Resident Champion Award

June 10, 2021: RHRA Update: Risk Officer Re-Appointment, Resident Champions, Vaccine Webinar, Resident Network

June 7, 2021: RHRA Special Advisory: Updated Retirement Home Policy To Implement Directive #3

June 4, 2021: RHRA Special Advisory: Revised Directive #3 – Effective Wednesday June 9, 2021

June 3, 2021: RHRA Revocation of Emergency Order Provisions, Resident Champions, Resident Network 

June 2, 2021: RHRA Special Advisory: Ontario Maintains COVID-19 Restrictions as Stay At Home Order Expires

May 27, 2021: RHRA Update: Updates to Provincial Testing Guidelines, Resident Champion and Resident Network

May 22, 2021: Special Advisory: Revised Directive #3 And Policy To Implement Directive #3

May 21, 2021: RHRA Update: Allowing ECPs In Homes And The RH Support Program

May 20, 2021: RHRA Special Advisory: Allowing Social Outings/Outdoor Gatherings For Residents

May 14, 2021: Special Advisory: Updated Scenario Matrix Now Available

May 13, 2021: RHRA Update: Stay-At-Home Order, CAMs, And Resident Champion Nominations

May 11, 2021: RHRA Special Advisory: IMPORTANT Crisis Support Fund Program For Retirement Homes

May 10, 2021: RHRA Special Advisory: Retirement Home Staff Eligibility For Second COVID-19 Vaccine

May 6, 2021: RHRA Update: Correction In The Retirement Homes Policy, Resident Champion, And RHRA Update

May 4, 2021: RHRA Update: Changes To Directive #3 And The Retirement Homes Visiting Policy

April 29, 2021: RHRA Update: Scenario Matrix, Directive 3/Orders Reminder, Resident Network and Resident Champions

April 29, 2021: Special Advisory: Emergency Order Amendment – Transfer of Hospital Patients to LTC/Retirement Homes

April 24, 2021: Special Advisory: Amendments To Emergency Orders

April 23, 2021: Special Advisory: Changes To Admissions And Transfers Under Directive #3

April 22, 2021: RHRA Update: Use Of Naloxone, RHRA CAMs, Elevator Safety And Vaccine Facts

April 7: Special Advisory: Ontario Enacts Provincial Emergency and Stay-at-Home Order

April 1: Special Advisory: Upcoming Change To Directive #3

April 1: Special Advisory: All Public Health Units Move Into Shutdown

April 1: RHRA Update: IPAC Compliance Assistance Module And SAC Recruitment

March 25, 2021 RHRA Update: Revised RHRA Scenario Matrix

March 18, 2021: RHRA Update Ottawa Zone Change, Funding, Directive 5, Vaccine Update And Outbreak Data 

March 15, 2021 RHRA Update: RHRA To Post COVID-19 Resident And Staff Cases And Deaths Per Retirement Home

March 12, 2021 RHRA Special Advisory: Changes To COVID-19 Zones

March 9, 2021 RHRA Update: Public Health Regions Moved To New Levels In The COVID-19 Response Framework

March 4, 2021 RHRA Update: Reminder About Caregivers And Essential Absences, Vaccine Hesitancy, SAC Recruitment

February 26, 2021 RHRA Special Advisory: Potential Counterfeit N95 Masks

February 22, 2021 RHRA Update: Access To Personal Protective Equipment 

February 18, 2021 RHRA Special Advisory: Change to Provincial Framework and Transition of Stay at Home Order

February 15, 2021 RHRA Update: Information on Vaccination Sequencing for Phase One Priority Populations

February 11, 2021 RHRA Special Advisory: Vaccination Queue-Jumping In Retirement Homes

February 9, 2021 RHRA Special Advisory: Public Health Units to Gradually Return to the COVID-19 Response Framework

February 5, 2021 RHRA Update: RHRA Remembers Barbara Sullivan, Virtual Care Supports And Directive #5 Reminder

February 1, 2021 RHRA Special Advisory Revision to Provincial Emergency

January 26, 2021 RHRA Update: Update From January 22 On Ontario’s Vaccine Distribution Implementation Plan

January 25, 2021 RHRA Special Advisory: Update On COVID-19 Vaccine Administration In Retirement Homes

January 20, 2021 RHRA Update: Important Information and Resources for Homes

January 14, 2021 RHRA SPECIAL ADVISORY: Additional Vaccine Information For Retirement Homes

January 8, 2021 RHRA SPECIAL ADVISORY: Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Administration In Retirement Homes

December 23, 2020 RHRA Update: Reminder to homes about precautions for province-wide shutdown 

December 20, 2020 RHRA Special Advisory: Update on Ontario’s Vaccine Distribution Implementation Plan 

December 18, 2020 REMINDER: Check Your Home’s COVID-19 Zone Restrictions

December 17, 2020 RHRA Update: Staff Contingency Planning, COVID-19 Research Report And RHRA’s Resident Network

December 12, 2020 RHRA SPECIAL ADVISORY: Ontario’s Vaccine Distribution Implementation Plan

December 11, 2020 RHRA Reminder: Check your home’s COVID-19 zone restrictions

December 9, 2020 Special Advisory: Revised COVID-19 Visiting Policy

December 8, 2020: Revised Directive #3

December 7, 2020: Retirement Home COVID-19 Vaccination Survey

December 4, 2020 RHRA Update: PPE Survey and Reporting, Fee Schedule, Engagement with Partners and Resident Network

November 19, 2020 RHRA Update: New IPAC hubs and resources, ECP screening and consult line extension

November 11, 2020 IMPORTANT Update: Change in Timing for Alert Status Updates

November 11, 2020 RHRA Update: RHRA Launches Infection Prevention and Control Compliance Assistance Material

November 9, 2020 Special Advisory: RHRA Resumes Routine Inspections 

October 29, 2020 RHRA Update: Support for Access to N95 Fit Testing and Clarity on Essential Visitors

October 15, 2020 RHRA Update: Important Information and Reminders for Homes 

October 10, 2020 Special Advisory: Revised Directive #5

October 9, 2020 Special Advisory: IMPORTANT: New Alert Status System For Retirement Homes

October 5, 2020 Special Advisory: Retirement Home COVID-19 Visiting Policy 

October 1, 2020 RHRA Update: Important Information for Homes 

September 23, 2020 RHRA Update: RHRA’s COVID-19 Wave 2 Preparedness Webinar

September 21, 2020 RHRA Update: 2021 Fee Schedule and New Data on COVID-19 Dashboard

September 11, 2020 Special Advisory: IPAC Measures and COVID-19 Wave 2 Webinar 

September 8, 2020 Special Advisory: Updates to the Reopening Retirement Homes Guide 

September 3, 2020 Special Advisory: Updated Visitor Policy for Co-located Homes 

August 31, 2020 Special Advisory: COVID-19 Preparedness for Retirement Homes

August 27, 2020 Special Advisory: Passage of Bill 195 and RHRA Return to Normal Operations

July 28, 2020 Special Advisory: Clarification on COVID-19 Surveillance Testing for Residents

July 23, 2020 Special Advisory: Revisions to the Reopening Retirement Homes Guide

July 22, 2020 Special Advisory: RHRA launches COVID-19 dashboard and Update to Emergency Order

July 20, 2020 RHRA Update: RHRA’s Resident Champion Award, Pandemic Pay, Temperature Control and PPE Inventory

July 10, 2020 Special Advisory: Updated Guidance on Reopening Retirement Homes

June 30, 2020 RHRA Update: New RHRA Chair appointment, ORCA webinars and updated PPE inventory

June 23, 2020 Special Advisory: Clarification on visits and short absences

June 19, 2020 RHRA Update: Temporary Pandemic Pay Intake Form

June 19, 2020 RHRA Update: COVID-19 Pandemic Pay

June 15, 2020 RHRA Update: Online Reporting of Outbreaks to RHRA

June 14, 2020 Special Advisory: Preparing for Visitors 

June 12, 2020 Special Advisory: Reopening Retirement Homes: Guidance on Resuming Visits, Short Absences, New Admissions

June 11, 2020 Special Advisory: COVID-19 Testing for Retirement Homes

June 11, 2020 Special Advisory: Family visits can resume as of June 18

June 9, 2020 RHRA Update: Updates On PPE And Outbreak Reporting And Important Reminders 

June 1, 2020 RHRA Update: Temperature control during hot weather, Pandemic Pay, LHIN services and PPE

May 30, 2020 Special Advisory: Emergency Order and Important Changes to the Retirement Homes Act and Regulation

May 27, 2020 RHRA Update: Ontario Health Consult Line for Retirement Home Physicians, NPs and Medical Directors

May 26, 2020 RHRA Update: COVID-19 Testing Survey and Pandemic Pay Deadline

May 24, 2020 RHRA Update: DEADLINE EXTENDED: COVID-19 testing survey deadline revised to Monday, May 25 at 3 p.m.

May 23, 2020 RHRA Update: TIME SENSITIVE: RHRA Collecting Information to Facilitate COVID-19 Testing in Retirement Homes

May 22, 2020 RHRA Update: Important Updates to Directive #3 from the Chief Medical Officer of Health

May 21, 2020 RHRA Update: Pandemic Premium Pay and PPE Supplier Directory

May 20, 2020 RHRA Update: Reminder: Public Health Ontario COVID-19 webinar on healthcare worker PPE use and cohorting of residents in long-term care and retirement homes

May 19, 2020 RHRA Update: New webinars from Public Health Ontario and ORCA and a return to work toolkit from Ontario Health

May 14, 2020 RHRA Update: Important Updates and Information 

May 7, 2020 Special Advisory: Information on Pandemic pay, PPE orders and the PPE survey and the updated IPAC checklist

May 3, 2020 Special Advisory: Updated COVID-19 Testing Guidance

May 2, 2020 Special Advisory: Public Health Ontario Infection Prevention and Control Checklist

April 30, 2020 Special Advisory: RHRA Update: Important Reminders and Information

April 29, 2020 Special Advisory: Important Announcement from the Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility

April 24, 2020 Special Advisory: Residents Returning from Hospital, Online Hub for PPE Supplies and PHO Webinar 

April 23, 2020 Special Advisory: COVID-19 Reminders & Information for Homes

April 17, 2020 Special Advisory: Emergency Order Limiting Retirement Home Employees to a Single Work Location  

April 17, 2020 Special Advisory: FAQs on Testing Guidance for Retirement Homes & Infographic Guide on PPE

April 16, 2020 Special Advisory: IMPORTANT UPDATES from the Chief Medical Officer and Ministry of Health

April 16, 2020 NEW SESSIONS ADDED: COVID-19 Webinar for Retirement Homes & REMINDER: Complete the PPE survey for retirement homes 

April 15, 2020 Special Advisory: COVID-19 Webinar for Retirement Homes & Emergency COVID-19 Funding Available Through ORCA

April 13, 2020 Special Advisory: Office of the Chief Coroner’s Guidance on Managing Resident Deaths

April 12, 2020 Special Advisory: Emergency order issued under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act O. Reg 140/20

April 11, 2020 Special Advisory: Ordering PPE for Retirement Homes 

April 10, 2020 Special Advisory: UPDATED Chief Medical Officer of Health Directives for PPE in Retirement Homes

April 9, 2020 Special Advisory: UPDATED Directives from the Chief Medical Officer of Health 

April 8, 2020 Special Advisory: Licensees must report COVID-19 outbreaks to RHRA

April 3, 2020 Special Advisory: Notification on Regulation Change: 118/20

March 31, 2020 Special Advisory: Updated precautions and procedures to be implemented immediately by all retirement homes

March 24, 2020 Special Advisory: COVID-19 Tests for Retirement Home Residents

March 23, 2020 Special Advisory: NEW: Chief Medical Officer’s Directives on Residents Leaving Retirement Homes 

March 22, 2020 Special Advisory: Emergency amendments to Retirement Homes Act, 2010 related to Chief Medical Officer’s recommendations for retirement homes

March 19, 2020 Special Advisory: Chief Medical Officer provides recommendations on managing health worker illness and return to work

March 17, 2020 Special Advisory: COVID-19 FAQs Available on RHRA Website

March 16, 2020 Special Advisory: ORCA Offers Free COVID-19 Operations Resources and Industry Webinar to All Licensed Retirement Homes

March 15, 2020 Special Advisory: Message from RHRA CEO and Registrar regarding COVID-19 Response

March 14, 2020 Special Advisory: RHRA Provides Clarification on Expectations Regarding Visitors to Retirement Homes

March 13, 2020 Special Advisory: RHRA Clarifies Expectations for Retirement Homes Regarding Active Screening for COVID-19

March 10, 2020 Special Advisory: RHRA Advises Retirement Homes to Immediately Begin Active Screening for COVID-19

March 8, 2020 Special Advisory: COVID-19 (coronavirus) preparedness reminder and resources

January 27, 2020 Special Edition RHRA Update: COVID-19 coronavirus

COVID-19 Resources

COVID-19 RESOURCES

 

memos from the ONTARIO GOVERNMENT – CMOH, MOH, MSAA

Memo re: End of Spring Boosters Letter for COVID-19 Administrators – July 7, 2023 

Memo re COVID-19 Guidance Updates – June 23, 2023

CMOH Memo re COVID-19 Public Health Measures in Retirement Homes – June 22, 2023

Extended access for COVID-19 rapid antigen testing until December 31, 2023 – June 2, 2023 

Memo re COVID-19 Guidance Updates for the Retirement Home Sector – March 23, 2023

Memo re: COVID-19 Guidance Updates and Tuberculosis Resident Screening Reminders – February 9, 2023

Memo re IPAC Hubs – January 12, 2023 

Memo re Provincial Antigen Screening Program Extension – December 1, 2022

Memo re Vaccines and Respiratory Illness Safety – November 28, 2022

Memo re Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) and Emergency Supplies of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – October 17, 2022

Memo re: Fall 2022 Preparedness – October 3, 2022

Memo re Expanded Eligibility for the Second COVID-19 Booster Dose and Extended Access to Rapid Antigen Tests – July 22, 2022

Memo re Ontario’s 2022/2023 Universal Influenza Immunization Program Participation – June 24, 2022

Memo re MSAA’s COVID-19 Guidance for Retirement Homes in Ontario – June 24, 2022

Memo re Post-June 11, 2022 – Guidance to the Retirement Home Sector – June 16, 2022

Memo re Updates on the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 Guidance – April 13, 2022 

Memo re Extension of the Provincial Antigen Screening Program – March 30, 2022

Memo re Wind-down of Emergency Orders under ROA and EMCPA – March 25, 2022

Memo re Further Guidance to Licensed Retirement Homes on “Test to Work” – January 14, 2022

Memo re Fourth Dose of mRNA Vaccine for Retirement Homes – January 6, 2022

 

Government guidance documents

MOH COVID-19 Guidance: Long-Term Care Homes, Retirement Homes and other Congregate Living Settings for Public Health Units – June 26, 2023

MSAA COVID-19 Guidance for Retirement Homes in Ontario – June 26, 2023 

CMOH Memo re COVID-19 Public Health Measures in Retirement Homes – June 22, 2023

PPE Supply Portal – Quick Reference Guide

PPE Supply Portal User Guide V8

 

tools, checklists & posters

RHRA COVID-19 Self-Assessment Tool for Retirement Homes – September 2023

COVID-19 Screening Tool for Long-Term Care Homes and Retirement Homes – January 11, 2022 

Checklist for Moderna Vaccinations in Long-Term Care and Retirement Homes – January 8, 2021

RHRA COVID-19 Outbreak Reporting – Tip Sheet – September 2023

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There are over 700 licensed retirement homes in Ontario. Let us help you find the one that’s right for you.

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Status of home

Search the Retirement Home Database for a complete history of a retirement home's compliance with the Act.

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Types of homes

If you've never lived in a retirement home or haven’t needed long-term care, you may not be aware of the difference between the two. Here is what you need to know.

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A retirement home 1

There are over 700 licensed retirement homes in Ontario. Let us help you find the one that’s right for you.

#ICON

Status of home

Search the Retirement Home Database for a complete history of a retirement home's compliance with the Act.

Read More
#ICON

Types of homes

If you've never lived in a retirement home or haven’t needed long-term care, you may not be aware of the difference between the two. Here is what you need to know.

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#ICON

I’m not sure how to start

Here, we’ll provide tools to help support your research.

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A retirement home 1

There are over 700 licensed retirement homes in Ontario. Let us help you find the one that’s right for you.

#ICON

Status of home

Search the Retirement Home Database for a complete history of a retirement home's compliance with the Act.

Read More
#ICON

Types of homes

If you've never lived in a retirement home or haven’t needed long-term care, you may not be aware of the difference between the two. Here is what you need to know.

Read More
#ICON

I’m not sure how to start

Here, we’ll provide tools to help support your research.

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A retirement home 1

There are over 700 licensed retirement homes in Ontario. Let us help you find the one that’s right for you.

#ICON

Status of home

Search the Retirement Home Database for a complete history of a retirement home's compliance with the Act.

Read More
#ICON

Types of homes

If you've never lived in a retirement home or haven’t needed long-term care, you may not be aware of the difference between the two. Here is what you need to know.

Read More
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I’m not sure how to start

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