This resource guide is for Assisted Living care communities in Fraser Health. It will assist with preventing, recognizing and controlling viral respiratory and gastrointestinal illness.
This document is consistent with principles of:
- Following routine infection control practices
- Initiating appropriate control measures to prevent and control the spread of infectious diseases within the Assisted Living care community
This document was developed by Fraser Health's Public Health Services and Community Infection Prevention and Control Team in consultation with Fraser Health Assisted Living Services.
For additional information and resources for respiratory illness/outbreaks, please visit the Long-Term Care respiratory illness toolkit here.
- Assisted living toolkit for prevention and control of gastrointestinal and respiratory illnesses
- Additional resources for respiratory illness: