--_000_YT3PR01MB960994BFE7930294ED98C31889A5AYT3PR01MB9609CANP_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Good afternoon, Please ensure this is communicated to your team members entering our villag= es. Yesterday, the Ministry of Long-Term Care and the Ministry for Seniors and = Accessibility issued new masking directives for us to follow as we face the= respiratory illness season that will come into effect by Tuesday November = 7th Based on the advice of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the following e= nhanced masking measures for non-outbreak situations are being put into eff= ect in our long-term care homes, and we will follow the same measures in re= tirement homes: * Team members, students, support workers, and volunteers must wear a m= ask when in resident areas indoors (Supplier Partners are classified under = Support Worker) * It is strongly recommended, but not required, that visitors and careg= ivers wear a mask in resident areas indoors, except when with the resident = in the resident's room or when eating or drinking with a resident in commun= al spaces. If a resident in a shared room is uncomfortable with others remo= ving their mask, homes are encouraged to designate a space to enable the ro= ommate to have visitors without masking. We have seen an increase in outbreak levels and while according to the prov= ince, it is projected that COVID-19 activity may peak in the next few weeks= , around the same time it is anticipated that seasonal illnesses of influen= za and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) will rise. These updated masking requirements will remain in place until further direc= tion from the ministry. Masks will be available in our villages. We appreciate your cooperation in keeping our residents and team members as= safe as possible. Schlegel Villages --_000_YT3PR01MB960994BFE7930294ED98C31889A5AYT3PR01MB9609CANP_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;} p.MsoListParagraph, li.MsoListParagraph, div.MsoListParagraph {mso-style-priority:34; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:8.0pt; margin-left:36.0pt; mso-add-space:auto; line-height:105%; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;} p.MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst, li.MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst, div.MsoListParag= raphCxSpFirst {mso-style-priority:34; mso-style-type:export-only; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:36.0pt; mso-add-space:auto; line-height:105%; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-