Rates of depression and loneliness have increased among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting a need for more coordinated efforts to address the issue going forward, according to a new report on social isolation among older Canadians.
Today, Fraser Health is sharing the following information about COVID-19 in our region.
Seven residents and five staff members at Baillie House, and nine residents and three staff members at Bevan Lodge have tested positive for COVID-19.
Fraser Health has opened the Surrey Bear Creek Rapid Test Distribution Centre to expand our COVID-19 testing capacity and ensure people who need access to a COVID-19 test are able to receive one.
Fraser Health declares COVID-19 outbreaks over at Royal Columbian Hospital, The Waverly Seniors Village, and Glenwood Care Centre; declares COVID-19 outbreaks at The Mayfair Senior Living + Care, and MSA Manor
SURREY – Fraser Health has declared COVID-19 outbreaks over at Czorny Alzheimer Centre in Surrey, Fort Langley Seniors Community in Langley, The Residence in Mission, Dania Home in Burnaby, and White Rock Seniors Village in White Rock.
Fraser Health declares COVID-19 outbreaks over at Mission Memorial Hospital, and Hawthorne Lodge; declares COVID-19 outbreaks at Abbotsford Regional Hospital, Langley Memorial Hospital, Laurel Place, Burnaby Hospital, Peace Arch Hospital, and Glenwood Care Centre
With the implementation of comprehensive strategies to prevent and respond to COVID-19 in care facilities, there are no longer any COVID-19 cases at this location.
To support our ongoing COVID-19 vaccination campaign, Fraser Health is expanding or reopening mass COVID-19 immunization clinics in our region to provide people with more opportunities to book appointments for booster doses.
Fraser Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Peace Arch Hospital Foundation Lodge in Surrey. Six residents and three staff members have tested positive for COVID-19.
Fraser Health has declared COVID-19 outbreaks at CareLife Fleetwood in Surrey,
Evergreen Baptist Care Society in White Rock, Hilton Villa Seniors Community in Surrey, Kinsmen Lodge in Surrey, and Kiwanis Care Centre in New Westminster.
Fraser Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at The Residence in Mission, affecting two units within the facility. Six residents and four staff members have tested positive for COVID-19.
To address rising COVID-19 case counts and keep people safe, the provincial health officer is issuing revised orders, which take effect on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021
Fraser Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Khalsa School Old Yale Road in Surrey after 23 COVID-19-positive cases were identified among staff and students.
Simon Fraser University health sciences professor Scott Lear and colleagues are developing a new app aimed at increasing vaccine uptake in youth from ages 18-29.