Interior Health (IH) has declared an outbreak at a West Kelowna retirement home.
IH said four staff members and six residents at Heritage Retirement Residence have tested positive for COVID-19. All individuals in close contact with them are in self-isolation and are now monitoring for symptoms.
IH and the residence91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s operator Verve Senior Living will continue to monitor the situation as they continue to implement additional infection control and preventive measures. This includes:
- Monitoring all residents for COVID-19 symptoms and continuing with testing on those who show symptoms
- Enhanced cleaning in the facility and COVID-19 visitor policies
Verve Senior Living has also put a temporary stop to all visits across the residence as an added precaution.
READ: Interior Health reports 7 COVID-19 deaths over the weekend
Twila Amato
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