Care Visitor Information
Wiigwas Home does not have set visiting hours. We encourage visits primarily during the day or evening. If you are ill or having trouble settling your family may want to spend time with you during the night. Ask them to call ahead to let staff know.
Covid-19 Screening is still in place in our home, please do not visit if you have any of the associated signs or symptoms.
Please refer to the homes IPAC Visitation during an outbreak.
COVID-19 Symptoms
The below symptoms, signs, and clinical features have been most commonly associated with COVID-19. The common symptoms of COVID-19 may change as new VOCs emerge.
To prevent community transmission of infectious diseases, all individuals with symptom(s) of any infectious illness should stay home when they are sick. Individuals with COVID-19 symptoms should seek assessment from a health care provider if required and/or if they may be eligible for COVID-19 treatment.
Individuals with severe symptoms requiring emergency care should go to their nearest emergency department.
When assessing for the symptoms below, the focus should be on evaluating if they are new, worsening, or different from an individual’s baseline health status (usual state). Symptoms should not be chronic or related to other known causes or conditions (see examples below). One or more of the following most common symptoms of COVID-19 necessitate immediate self-isolation and, if eligible, COVID-19 testing:
- Fever and/or chills
- Cough
O Not related to other known causes or conditions (e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
- Shortness of breath
O Not related to other known causes or conditions (e.g., chronic heart failure, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
- Decrease or loss of smell or taste
O Not related to other known causes or conditions (e.g., nasal polyps, allergies, neurological disorders)
Two or more of the following symptoms of COVID-19 necessitate immediate self-isolation and, if eligible, COVID-19 testing:
- Extreme fatigue (general feeling of being unwell, lack of energy, extreme tiredness)
O Not related to other known causes or conditions (e.g., depression, insomnia, thyroid dysfunction, anemia, malignancy, receiving a COVID-19or flu vaccine in the past 48 hours)
- Muscle aches or joint pain
O Not related to other known causes or conditions (e.g., fibromyalgia, receiving a COVID-19 or flu vaccine in the past 48 hours)
- Gastrointestinal symptoms (i.e., nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea)
O Not related to other known causes or conditions (e.g., transient vomiting due to anxiety in children, chronic vestibular dysfunction, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, side effect of medication)
- Sore throat (painful swallowing or difficulty swallowing)
O Not related to other known causes or conditions (e.g., postnasal drip, gastroesophageal reflux)
- Runny nose or nasal congestion
O Not related to other known causes or conditions (e.g., returning inside from the cold, chronic sinusitis unchanged from baseline, seasonal allergies)
- Headache
O Not related to other known causes or conditions (e.g., tension-type headaches, chronic migraines, receiving a COVID-19 or flu vaccine in the last 48 hours)
Other symptoms that may be associated with COVID-19 and should be monitored, include:
- Abdominal pain
O Not related to other known causes or conditions (e.g., menstrual cramps, gastroesophageal reflux disease)
- Conjunctivitis (pink eye)
O Not related to other known causes or conditions (e.g., blepharitis, recurrent styes)
- Decreased or lack of appetite
O For young children and not related to other known causes or conditions (e.g., anxiety, constipation)