On March 28, 2025, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry declared the annual respiratory season officially over.
What you need to know
- Additional respiratory precautions are no longer required. Visitors and staff do not need to wear masks in resident areas, or for group activities.
- Staff will wear masks when providing care for residents who exhibit respiratory or other infectious disease symptoms, based on point-of-care risk assessments.
- We will continue to provide medical-grade face masks at all Homes, should you wish to wear one.
- You should continue to practice healthy habits to prevent illness from spreading, including:
- staying home when you are sick;
- cleaning hands by washing with soap, or using hand sanitizer; and,
- wearing a mask when appropriate.
For more information, please click here to read the Provincial Health Officer’s statement about the end of respiratory illness season.
Thank you for helping us keep everyone safe during the 2024 – 2025 respiratory illness season.
