The province is updating the personal care home visitor guidelines.
This will allow up to two general visitors to visit a resident at the same time, provided the visit occurs outdoors, and one general visitor in a COVisitation shelter or designated indoor visitation room.
Visitors will be required to wear a medical-grade mask, which will be provided by the facility.
In-room visitation continues to be limited to designated family caregivers and end-of-life circumstances.
As the weather gets warmer, public health officials continue to recommend that visits take place outdoors as much as possible, as the risk of COVID-19 transmission is significantly less than in an indoor setting.
