PoCo care home latest with COVID-19 outbreak, special team sent to Langley Lodge
Posted May 28, 2020 11:07 am.
PORT COQUITLAM (NEWS 1130 — A resident at a long-term care home in Port Coquitlam has tested positive for COVID-19, while the Fraser Health Authority is taking extra measures to control further spread and deaths at Langley Lodge.
To date, 22 Langley Lodge residents have died from virus, more than at any other care home in B.C.
The first reported case of COVID-19 was at the Lynn Valley Care Centre, where 20 people died from the virus. The outbreak there involved 76 cases, but was declared over earlier this month.
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Nicola Lodge, a long-term care facility in Port Coquitlam, reported its first case Thursday.
The resident is in isolation, according to Fraser Health.
The health authority has implemented enhanced control measures at the site.
Fraser Health has also appointed a director of pandemic response at Langley Lodge.
“The COVID-19 outbreak has been challenging to control at Langley Lodge due to complex factors, such as the outbreak being on a behavioral stabilization unit,” Fraser Healths says.
“We have been working very closely with Langley Lodge and this decision was made to further support the facility leadership and staff.”
As well, Fraser Health has deployed an ultraviolet germicidal irradiation machine, along with infection control specialists, and additional nurses and care staff at Langley Lodge.
According to latest update from the lodge, 10 staff members, including two from the health region, have contracted the virus, while one resident remains sick. Of all the cases, 22 people have fully recovered.
As of Wednesday, the province reported 14 outbreaks remained active in long-term care or assisted-living facilities, as well as one in an acute-care unit.
