This protocol and toolkit is intended for long-term care communities only, whether regulated under the Hospital Act or the Community Care and Assisted Living Act.
Updated November 8 2024
This protocol and toolkit is not intended for use in hospice settings. Some of the tools and resources below are shared across assisted living settings; assisted living providers should refer to the Assisted Living viral respiratory (RI) and gastrointestinal illness (GI) toolkit (AL toolkit).
For information and resources about gastroenteritis, please visit the GI toolkit here.
For communities of care, a viral respiratory illness in one area may affect individuals in other areas of the community. Contact your infection prevention and control practitioner if concerned about potential for spread of viral respiratory illness from one area to another within your community of care.
What is the respiratory illness protocol and toolkit
This protocol consists of checklists for influenza, COVID-19 and other respiratory viral illness and outbreaks (e.g. RSV) and a flowchart. Each of the checklists link to relevant tools in the toolkit.
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