The following resources are available to licensees.
Recent email updates for long-term care and assisted living providers
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2024
- December 5
- Appropriate use of Antipsychotics (AUA) programs available for registration
- Health Care Excellence Canada: The Sparking Change in Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics (AUA) Awards Program
- Health Quality BC: It Starts with Asking Why - Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics Action Series
- DST- Harm Reduction for Psychoactive Substances Corporate Policy
- Appropriate use of Antipsychotics (AUA) programs available for registration
- November 21
- Decision support tool: Caring for a Resident with a Total Laryngectomy effective Nov 13, 2024
- RAI Coding Webinar - Skin Condition - December 10th, 2024
- interRAI LTCF skin condition job aid
- Section M Top Sheet October 2024
- Revised Clinical Resource Manual for Long-Term Care Services
- Respiratory Illness Public Health Reminders to Care communities
- Recruitment of LTC Care Communities for trial of Wound Care App - Call for participants
- November 15
- The Sparking Change in Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics (AUA) Awards Program - Register now for the info webinar
- Revisions to the Quality Assurance Review (QAR) for LTC and AL - Feedback Requested by November 22, 2024*
- Draft – AL QAR Tool – Stakeholder Feedback
- Draft – LTC QAR Tool – Stakeholder Feedback
- Decision Support Tool: Naloxone Administration -Suspected Opioid Poisoning - Non-inpatient Settings (i.e. LTCAL)
- Recruitment of LTC Care Communities for trial of Wound Care App - Call for participants
- November Falls Prevention Month – LTC/AL Fraser Health Falls Prevention Toolkit
- November 8
- LTC Learning Fair - Education Day at Elim Village on November 21
- November is Fall Prevention Month
- October 31
- New signage for Contact Precautions Plus in long-term care communities
- Meet the Care Community Awards Winners and Honorable Mentions 2024
- Care Community Awards Poster 2025
- Care Community Awards Winners and Honourable Mentions
- Recruitment of women aged 50+ living in Assisted Living – Call for research participants
- October 24
- FH Ministry of Health Bi-weekly Reporting: LTC Active COVID-19 Cases
- Viral Respiratory Illness resources are now available for Long-term-care (LTC)
- Process Changes for Respiratory Illness Management for 2024-2025 for Assisted Living
- Revised Additional Precaution Signage – Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)
- October 17
- Workshop on MicroResearch in long-term care and assisted living led by LTCAL Research Unit, Fraser Health
- FHA LTCAL MicroResearch Nov-Dec 2024 Flyer
- Health Care Assistant Day - October 18th
- October 11
- October 3
- Respiratory Illness Season 2024-2025
- LTC/AL Real time Resident Experience Surveys - Call out for shared working group
- September 26
- Townhall - Fall Immunization Campaign & Respiratory Illness (RI) Season Planning LTC/AL
- LTC Performance Monitoring Scorecard report - Call out for shared working group
- Canadian Malnutrition Awareness Week™ 2024: Enriched Foods for LTC Residents Free Webinar and Infographic
- September 19
- Townhall - Fall Immunization Campaign & Respiratory Illness (RI) Season Planning LTC/AL
- Flu School: LTC Education session 2024-2025 season
- In Person Wound Care Education Offerings
- September 12
- Summer Newsletter: Regional Resident and Family Advisory Committee (RRFAC)
- Home Health Engagement Poster
- Call for Research Participants: Qualitatively Exploring Opportunities to Support Older Women’s Sexual Health and Wellbeing in Fraser Health Authority’s Assisted Living Sector
- OPLWH Recruitment Poster
- WHRIP Poster
- September 5
- August 22
- In Person Wound Care Education Offerings for LTC
- Caring for Residents with Bariatric Needs in LTC/AL - Decision Support Tool
- Amendment to Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, effective January 31, 2023, via Health Canada. LTC-AL Survey reminder.
- Harm Reduction for Psychoactive Substance Use Policy
- Possession of Exempted Substances - Corporate Policy
- Possession of exempted substances for personal use Decision Support Tool
- August 15
- July 25
- Amendment to Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, effective January 31, 2023, via Health Canada
- Harm Reduction for Psychoactive Substance Use Policy
- Possession of Exempted Substances - Corporate Policy
- Possession of exempted substances for personal use Decision Support Tool
- LTC Resident Satisfaction Surveys
- July 18
- Seasonal Readiness: New Evacuation toolkit available for LTC/AL
- BCIT- LTC Leadership Management Course
- Quality Forum Abstracts – Embracing Human Connection
- July 4
- Reporting Respiratory Illnesses to Public health (COVID, Influenza or other Respiratory Illnesses)
- Fraser Health Unifying Clinical Information (UCI) Access for LTC/AL Affiliates
- June 27
- Fraser Health LTC Geographical Resident and Family Forum (Council)
- Virtual Health Preferences and Access Survey – Research study participation
- Fraser Health Unifying Clinical Information (UCI) Access for LTC/AL Affiliates
- June 20
- Introducing new Long-Term Care Virtual Physician Service
- Hearts and Hands Conference 2024 for Health Care Assistants
- Sit Less, Move more: Exploring the barriers and facilitators to reducing sitting time in LTC
- May 30
- May 10
- May 2
- April 25
- April 18
- Call out for representation at Regional LTC/AL Network: LTC Director/Administer leads Affiliated and Owned and Operated
- Nurses Experiences of Caring for Older People during Climate-Related Weather Events in Canadian LTC communities – Research Study
- April 11
- End of respiratory illness season and Spring COVID-19 Vaccine Program
- LTC/AL Resident Satisfaction survey results
- April 4
- February 29
- A message from Elections BC for LTC and AL communities
- Care Community Awards 2024
- February 22
- Government of Canada: Dental Care Plan for Canadian Residents; Service Canada Information Sessions for LTC & AL Providers & Residents pamphlet
- Long Term Care Performance Monitoring Report Scorecards are available
- Care Community Awards 2024
- Two exciting announcements in the Fraser Health- Health Protection - Community Care Facilities Licensing Management Team (CCFL)
- Fraser Health Unifying Clinical Information (UCI) Access for LTC Affiliates
- February 15
- February 8
- February 1
- Long Term Care Performance Monitoring Report Scorecards are available
- Opportunity to participate in LTC Report Review working Group
- Decision Support Tool: Advance Care Planning (ACP) and Medical Order for Scope of Treatment (MOST) Has Been Revised
- Caring for Older People Living with HIV in LTC/AL - Ongoing call for study participation
- January 25
- “We want fish and chips:” Care Before Cure Podcast
- Last Reminder to Complete Facility Influenza Readiness Report
- PIECES Education for LTC/AL
- January 4
- In-Person Skin & Wound Classes for 2024
- Facility Influenza Readiness Report to Public Health – LTC/AL
- December 5
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2023
- December 22
- Seasons Greetings and Wishing you all Happy Holidays from FH LTC/AL
- Facility Influenza Readiness Report to Public Health – LTC/AL
- PIECES Education for LTC/AL
- N95 Fit Testing for LTC/AL
- December 14
- Ministry of Health reporting: LTC COVID-19 Cases – Affiliated and Fraser Health owned and operated LTC
- Caring for older people living with HIV in LTC/AL - Research study participation
- Winter walking safety videos and other winter planning resources
- November 23
- Care Community Influenza Readiness Report to Public Health – LTC/AL
- Ministry of Health - Long-term Care Facilities Staff Information Collection Order
- BC INFORM (Improving Nursing home care through Feedback On performance data) Cohort II Recruitment – one spot remaining.
- October 27
- Respiratory/Gastrointestinal Illness education sessions, Tool 28 and RI Toolkit
- Long-Term Care (LTC) Resident Satisfaction Survey Expansion
- BC INFORM (Improving Nursing home care through Feedback On performance data) Cohort II Recruitment
- October 19
- Ministry of Health (MOH) Infection Prevention Control (IPC) Measures for Viral Respiratory (VRI) Illness Season
- BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) Healthcare Provider question and answer
- Fall weather update
- Revision of the Acute to LTC Transfer Checklist
- BC INFORM (Improving Nursing home care through Feedback On performance data) Cohort II Recruitment
- Canadian Patient Safety Week (CPSW) October 23-27
- Changes to distribution of the Performance Monitoring Scorecard (PMSC) – effective September 21st, 2023
- October 5
- October 3
- Fall immunization campaign and viral respiratory illness (VRI) Season Planning Townhall LTC/AL/IL
- KYI enhanced IPC measures for fall/winter 2023-24
- Q&A IPC measures for VRI season
- Long-term Care and Assisted Living Facilities COVID and Influenza Immunization Campaign Guide
- Fall Respiratory Immunizations for Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Residents
- September 14 (LTC and AL Update)
- Improving Quality of Community Matches
- Revision of the Acute to LTC Transfer Checklist
- Documentation of COVID-19 and Influenza Immunizations
- Onboarding LTC-AL into ImmsBC
- Cultural Safety & Humility Educational Opportunities Available to Affiliated Partners
- Preferred Method of Testing for Viral Respiratory Illnesses
- August 31
- Changes to Advance Care Planning and Medical Order for Scope of Treatment Policy and Forms – LTC and AL
- In-person Skin and Wound Care classes are restarting in Fall 2023 for LTC and AL
- Save our Skin (SOS) Education for LTC
- BCIT: Leadership in Long-Term Care (LTC) Course
- Unifying Clinical Information Network Access
- August 10
- Getting to Know Dementia: A Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment and Care Fraser Health Long Term Care (LTC) Basic Mattress and Specialty Surfaces Survey
- Opportunity to participate in Fraser Health LTC Report Review Shared working Group
- July 20
- July 13 (LTC and AL Update)
- Peer Coaching Study Recruitment for Assisted Living
- Fraser Health Long-Term Care (LTC) basic mattress and specialty surfaces survey
- July 6
- Hearts and Hands tickets available now. Conference for Health Care Assistants – Oct 25th, 2023
- Fraser Health Long-Term Care (LTC) basic mattress and specialty surfaces survey
- June 29, 2023
- June 23, 2023
- June 15, 2023
- For information: EquipCare B.C. update
- Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program at the Public Health Agency of Canada Survey
- June 8, 2023 (LTC and AL Update)
- June 1, 2023 (LTC and AL Update)
- Change in Reporting Structure for the Quality Partners (QP) and the Health Career Access Program (HCAP) Licensed Practitioner Nurse (LPN) Educators
- Last call for participating in virtual physician care in LTC research
- New research opportunity related to virtual family visits in LTC
- May 25, 2023 (LTC and AL Update)
- May 18, 2023 (LTC and AL Update)
- May 12, 2023 (LTC and AL Update)
- Online Symposium: Frailty as the Centre of Older Adult Care (May 25, 2023)
- May 4, 2023
- Changes to the respiratory illness (RI) toolkit checklists to reflect the recent Public Health update on April 6
- April 27, 2023
- LTC Quality Community of Practice (CoP) on May 15, 2023
- Changes in progress to RI toolkit checklists and new Infection Prevention Control (IPC) posters
- April 20, 2023
- Ministry of Health (MoH) announcement: Discontinuation of the key provincial COVID-19 policies
- PHO Measures in Health Care settings: End of respiratory season - updated Q&A
- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in LTC/AL Self-Assessment Competency tool
- Seasonal Readiness: Extreme heat resources available for LTC/AL
- April 13, 2023
- Ministry of Health Provincial Health Officer Announcement and Town Hall
- Geri-Psych LTC Model – Decision Tree Algorithm
- Advance Care Planning: Fraser Health Staff
- Fraser Health Assisted Living video for staff, residents and caregivers
- Fraser Health Corporate Policy on Possession of Substances for personal Use – Adults
- April 6, 2023
- Ministry of Health announcement: discontinuation of the key Provincial COVID-19 policies
- Opportunity to certify as a National PIECES facilitator
- Long-term care and assisted living Town Hall PowerPoint
- March 30, 2023
- Spring COVID-19 booster doses for long-term care residents
- Role delineation within the Quality Partners team
- Weekly LTC/AL communication updates storage and access
- March 23, 2023
- Emergency management - planning and preparing for winter Hazards tools for LTC/AL
- Weekly LTC/AL communication updates storage and access
- March 16, 2023
- Fraser Health Long-term Care and Assisted Living website
- Fraser Health Family Council toolkit
- March 10, 2023
- LTC/AL transitioning from the COVID-19 toolkit to respiratory illness (RI) toolkit
- Request to change designated family doctor and nurse practitioner (NP) form
- Making the move to long-term care guide
- Acute to long-term care transition checklist
- February 24, 2023
- February 16, 2023
- Daily Ministry of Health report for Fraser Health long-term care owned and operated and affiliated sites
- West Coast conference on Aging-early bird deadline extension February 25, 2023
- February 10, 2023
- February 2, 2023
- Increased viral gastrointestinal illness (GI) activity
- Incorrect Naming of Tools Submitted by Cerberus - Population & Public Health
- Reflex Testing - Population & Public Health
- Breakroom Strategies During VRI and GI Outbreaks Guidelines
- Regional Immunization Outreach Team - expanding services for specialized populations
- January 26, 2023
- Weekly LTC/AL communication updates storage/access
- Fraser Health quality community of practice - rescheduled to February 8
- West Coast on Aging Conference April 21 and 22 - In person and virtual this year
- January 19, 2023
- January 12, 2023
- Staff Screening COVID-19 Guidelines LTC-AL
LTC/AL transitioning from the COVID-19 Toolkit to Respiratory Illness (RI) Toolkit
- Staff Screening COVID-19 Guidelines LTC-AL
- January 6, 2023
- Provincial Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) forms for both patients and assessors must be used on/after January 1, 2023.
- Influenza readiness reports – friendly reminder these are due as soon as possible.
- December 22
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2022
- December 15, 2022
- Interpreter Services for Seniors and Families Survey
- Friendly reminder Flu readiness reports are due soon
- December 8, 2022
- Changes to the management of the provider contact List
- Revision to communal dining in Respiratory Illness (RI) toolkit
- Aerosol Generating Procedures (AGP) Standard Operating Procedure
- Fraser Health LTC quality next community of practice – January 31, 2023
- December 1, 2022
- RI Toolkit Tool 24: Other Respiratory Illness (RI) (Non-Influenza/Non COVID-19)
- LTC Respiratory Illness (RI) Toolkit webpage
- Opportunity to help develop FH Quality Assurance Review (QAR) Guide
- November 24, 2022
- LTC Respiratory Illness (RI) Toolkit webpage
- Access Care and Transitions (ACT) Request re: Bed Management
- Updates to tools for Medical Assistance in Dying
- November 17, 2022
- IRRS report refresh initiative: survey for LTC affiliate sites- extended timeline
- LTC and AL community of practice palliative approach to care (PA2C)
- Get ready for winter: snow and cold safety for you and your home
- November 10, 2022
- Changes to COVID-19 visitor guidance
- Single site orders expiring town hall question and answers
- LTC affiliate sites nursing staff survey
- The acute to long-term care transfer checklist
- Removal of dedicated safety and well-being resource positions for affiliates – effective immediately
- Infection Prevention and Control Canada (IPAC) environmental cleaning survey- optional
- October 27, 2022
- COVID-19 LTC/AL visitor guidelines
- Important notice – FLUAD influenza vaccine
- Integrated RAI Reporting System (IRRS) Report refresh initiative: survey link for LTC affiliate sites
- Awareness of hazardous drug precautions: updates to provincial exposure control plan and provincial hazardous drugs list
- Tools to evaluate your summer heat season planning, preparation and response from the Emergency Management working group
- Excellent news: it’s Canadian patient safety week
- For Assisted Living only: Substance use educational opportunity for Assisted Living staff
- October 20, 2022
- Single site orders will be expiring December 31, 2022
- Request for expression of interest (RFEOI) – Additional funded Long-Term Care beds
- COVID-19 provincial testing guidelines update -Test to treat
- Pressure Injury Reduction Project - Call for interest Long-Term Care and Assisted Living
- October 14, 2022
- LTC/AL Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) Orders
- LTC Owned and Operated only Influenza Immunization Reporting in ImmsBC
- International Allied Health Day 2022: October 14 2022
- October 6, 2022
- Fraser Health LTC Quality Community of Practice Launch – October 26
- PIECES Education Long-Term Care
- Opportunity to be part of our LTC/AL Emergency Management Working Group
- Prime Enrollment for PharmaNet
- September 29, 2022
- Commemorate National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in your community – Sept 30
- Long-term care video series available for all sites
- Fraser Health is providing our annual Flu school virtually this season for LTC staff
- MHO Update 2022-2023 Influenza Vaccine Program- September 16, 2022
- BC Patient Safety and Quality Conference - Watch Caring Unmasked
- Good news story- Quality Improvement initiative: Pureed food at Kin Village
- September 22, 2022
- Fall COVID-19 Booster Doses for Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Residents, Tenants
- Update to COVID-19 testing and COVID-19 testing how to poster
- Encouraging Staff Vaccination in your Workplace – INFORM study infographic and postcard
- Canadian Patient Safety Week 2022 – Press Play on Safety Conversation
- September 14, 2022
- September 19, 2022 – Day of Mourning
- PHO Updated Mandatory Vaccination Orders
- Fraser Health Staff: Indigenous Cultural Safety (ICS) Learning Series - Truth and Reconciliation
- September 8, 2022
- Fraser Health LTC Quality Community of Practice starting in Fall
- Strata Pathways Drop in Refresher Sessions
- Introducing the LTC/AL Quality Expansion Team
- September 1, 2022
- COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control and Outbreak Management Protocol: Guidance for LTC and AL settings
- Immunization plans for the fall
- Revised LTC AL Planning for Extreme Summer Heat Guidelines
- Opportunity to be part of our LTC/AL Emergency Management Working Group
- August 18, 2022
- August 4, 2022
- Caring for a Resident with Established and Stable Tracheostomy in Long-Term Care Home - Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG)
- Tracheostomy Daily Care Checklist Form
- Tracheostomy (Stable & Established) Care Plan
- Senior Living CaRES fund: BCIT “Long-Term Care Management” course
- Senior Living CaRES Fund Fact Sheet
- Senior Living CaRES Fund FAQs
- July 28, 2022
- Checklist for enhanced monitoring and outbreak for one (or more) positive COVID-19 resident case(s)
- Swab testing/lab requisition process
- Train and retain your staff with the Supportive Care Assistant (SCA) program
- July 21, 2022
- Clinical Practice Guideline: Prevention, Identification, and Management of Heat-Related Illness in Long-Term Care Homes and Dehydration SBAR for LTC
- P.I.E.C.E.S. Education LTC Communities (Owned & Operated and Affiliated)
- July 14, 2022
- July 7, 2022
- Long-term care operational leaders: Oxygen cylinders – ACTION REQUIRED
- Updated Therapeutic Brief: Crushing of Paxlovid
- Cultural safety and humility educational opportunities to all affiliate partners in long-term care and assisted living
- Opportunity to partner with Fraser Health Integrated Long-term Care and Assisted Living Network (condensed)
- Opportunity to partner with Fraser Health Integrated Long-term Care and Assisted Living Network (detailed)
- Planning for extreme summer heat in long-term care and assisted living facilities
- June 30, 2022
- N95 respirator fit-tester training sessions for long-term care affiliated and assisted living care communities
- Changing Account Type
- Daily Ministry of Health report for Fraser Health long-term care owned and operated and affiliated sites
- June 23, 2022
- Long-term care site operational leaders: oxygen cylinders
- Assisted living: Community Action and Resources Empowering Seniors (CARES) Social Prescribing
- Suspect case, staff case and enhanced monitoring/outbreak checklists
- Staff screening documents
- April 27, 2022
- Suspect Case, Staff Case, Enhanced Monitoring/Outbreak Checklist
- Tools 27/28
- Tools 27/28 Tips & Cerberus Instructions
- REMINDER: Daily Ministry of Health Reporting of Active COVID-19 cases in Long Term Care
- April 14, 2022
- Regional Pre-Printed Orders (PPO) COVID-19 Confirmed or Presumed Long-Term Care (LTC)
- Regional PPO for PAXLOVID Treatment for Residents with COVID-19 in LTC
- April 7, 2022
- COVID-19 Spring Booster
- Recommendations for Portable Air Purifiers
- Exemption to Quarantine Act for Compassionate Reasons
- April 1, 2022
- Visitors COVID-19 Screening Process
- Long-Term Care Assisted Living MHSU COVID-19 Screening Process
- Public Health Documents
- March 24, 2022
- Ministry of Health Reporting
- Visitation Table
- Checklist for suspect COVID-19 (non-outbreak) for LTC and AL
- March 17, 2022
- Ministry of Health Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Visitation Guidance
- Updates in Care Home and Public Health follow up for Initial resident cases
- Enhanced monitoring/Outbreak Checklist
- Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Coordination Centre
- March 11, 2022
- Community Admissions Algorithm
- PPE Framework Interim Guidance
- March 3, 2022
- Public Health Checklists
- Cerberus Secure File Sharing
- Tool 27/28 Tips
- Respiratory Protection Survey
- February 24, 2022
- PAXLOVID Treatment
- Visitation Table
- Screening Process
- BCCDC COVID-19 Transmission Poster
- Booster Dose Bulletin | Coordination Centre
- February 18, 2022
- Visitation
- Staff Screening
- Public Health Checklists
- Tool27/28
- Dementia Isolation Protocol
- February 11, 2022
- Visitation
- Self-management of COVID-19
- Dementia Isolation Protocol
- February 3, 2022
- Outbreak Management Protocol
- Staff Cases Checklist
- N95 Fit Testing Checklist
- N95 Survey
- January 27, 2022
- Revised Acute Care to LTC/AL Transfers table
- Revised Community Admissions to LTC/AL/CV
- Visitation Table
- Public Health Checklists – Enhanced Monitoring and Outbreak and Suspect Case
- Public Health Checklists – Staff Cases
- Townhall
- January 13, 2022
- December 15, 2022
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Applications and amendments
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Nutrition and oral health resources
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How to carry out a menu audit to ensure it meets nutrition care plans and Canada's Food Guide.349.11 KBUpdated 20/06/2022
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Information for long-term care homes to meet regulation requirements for food and nutrition services.24 KBUpdated 07/05/2024
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Information for long-term care homes to meet regulation requirements for food and nutrition services.99.4 KBUpdated 07/05/2024
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Information for long-term care homes to meet regulation requirements for food and nutrition services.24.22 KBUpdated 07/05/2024
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Information for long-term care homes to meet regulation requirements for food and nutrition services.88.69 KBUpdated 07/05/2024
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This is a quality improvement and resource guide for nutrition care in small adult care facilities (24 beds or under).2.03 MBUpdated 20/06/2022
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Adjustments in the Meals and More manual to fit the nutrition requirements in the new Residential Care Regulation (October, 2009)114.2 KBUpdated 20/06/2022
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This is a nutrition and food service audit manual for larger adult long-term care homes (24 persons or more).5.08 MBUpdated 07/05/2024
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Adjustments in the Audits and More manual to fit the nutrition requirements in the new Residential Care Regulation (October, 2009)105.57 KBUpdated 20/06/2022
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Summary guide to help prevent foodborne illness, allergic reactions and choking in long-term care facilities and private hospitals.56.89 KBUpdated 07/05/2024