Heritage House in Lockdown due to COVID-19

Heritage House in Lockdown due to COVID-19

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent

Heritage House is using every precaution to keep their residents and staff healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alexis Bauer, General Manager of Heritage House, said they are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic by being on lockdown. “We are not allowing any visitors unless they are essential visitors which means we require this family member to provide care to the resident or the resident is at the end of life’s care. If the resident was palliative or passing away, we would allow their family member to come in and visit them. Then the staff is screened at the front door with a questionnaire they have to fill out and they also have to have temperature checks done at the front door,” Bauer explained.

Heritage House Recreation Aide Kathy Sawchuk enjoyed calling the bingo numbers on March 27. Kathy has been sanitizing all the chairs, bingo dabbers, and tables before and after each bingo event. (Alexis Bauer/Photo)

As far as activities, Bauer said they are trying to keep the activities going as much as they can. “We are still having bingo and are still trying to have crafts, but we are doing it where people are six feet apart.”