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CONTACT
Response Team for CL Toronto Staff
647-729-3657
Please use this phone number for non-emergency help. This phone line will be answered by CL Toronto’s Health Team.
covidteam@cltoronto.ca
Please use this email address to give feedback on this online guide or pose new non-urgent questions.
Call 911 in case of:
Fire, Police, or Medical Emergency
Or if anyone under care exhibits any of the following symptoms:
- Difficulty breathing
- Can’t keep fluids down (severely dehydrated)
- Altered mental status
If you are a CL Toronto Staff Member reaching out to 911, please also call the Response Team number above (647-729-3657) afterwards keep them alerted of the situation.
DIRECTIVES AND MEMOS
What to do when supporting an individual who is displaying symptoms (last updated 23/12/2022)- CLTO Testing and Clearance Guidance for Individuals in Service (last updated 13/4/2022)
- Directive for Transporting Individuals in Service (last updated 2/12/2022)
- Cleaning, Laundry, and Waste Disposal Protocol (last updated 13/1/2022)
- Intake and Transitions Post COVID-19 Directive (last updated 19/8/2021, reviewed January 2022)
- Work Requirements for Work-Home Isolation (last updated 24/1/2022)
- CLTO Testing and Clearance Guidance (last updated 2/12/2022)
Visits
- Family Visits and External Outings Directive (last updated 2/12/2022)
- Protocol for Passive and Active Screening (last updated 2/12/2022)
- Pre Screening Questions Poster (last updated 2/6/2022)
- Active Screening Questions Poster (last updated 2/6/2022)
- Active Screening Questions and Script (last updated 11/1/2022)
- Staff and Visitors Log (last updated 11/1/2022)
Outbreak Management
- Outbreak Management Protocol (last updated 13/1/2022)
- Outbreak Management Protocol Visual Chart (last updated 13/1/2022)
Vaccines
- COVID-19 Immunization Directive – Staff and Essential Visitors (last updated 14/3/2023)
- COVID-19 Immunization Directive – Individuals Served (last updated 11/1/2022)
TOOLS & TRAINING
Identifying and Managing Symptoms
- Symptoms Checklist (last updated 22/12/2020)
- Chronic Pain Scale for Nonverbal Adults with IDs (last updated 22/12/2020)
- Identifying Potential Symptoms in Nonverbal Individuals (last updated 22/12/2020)
- Respiratory Status Monitoring Revised 2020 (last updated 22/12/2020)
- Signs of Respiratory Distress (last updated 22/12/2020)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
How do I:
- Know when to use PPE’s (last updated 18/11/2020)
- Properly Put On (Donning) PPE’s (last updated 08/4/2020)
- Properly Take Off (Doffing) PPE’s (last updated 08/4/2020)
PPE use
- Guide for PPE Use (last updated 13/1/2022)
- Updated IPAC recommendations of when to use PPE (last updated 22/4/2020)
- PPE Kits in CLTO sites Memo (last updated 08/4/2020)
- Contact and Droplet Precautions (last updated 22/4/2020)
- Face Shield Assembly and Sanitize (last updated 14/5/2020
- How to Videos
- CLTO PPE Training Video (last updated 31/3/2020)
- Putting on PPE (last updated 31/3/2020)
- Taking off PPE (last updated 31/3/2020)
- Putting on a gown (last updated 31/3/2020)
- 7 steps of Hand Hygiene (last updated 31/3/2020)
Fitted N95 Masks
- Video: Using Fitted N95 Masks: N95 Respirator Education Video.mp4 (last updated 24/12/2021)
- Putting on Flatfold N95 Respirator | Public Health Ontario (last updated 24/12/2021)
- Taking off Flatfold N95 Respirator | Public Health Ontario (last updated 24/12/2021)
Rapid Antigen Testing
COVID-19 Guidance: Considerations for Rapid Antigen Point-of-Care Screening (gov.on.ca) (last updated 13/05/2022)
Virus Respiratory (Combined Throat and Both Nostrils) Specimen Collection Instructions | Public Health Ontario (last updated 13/05/2022)
COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test: Sample Collection for Omicron – YouTube (last updated 13/05/2022)
Oral / Nasal Collection Instructions for RAT (ontariohealth.ca) (last updated 13/05/2022)
Prevention
How do I:
- Know the difference: Self-Monitoring, Self Isolation, or Quarantine and when to do which (last updated 31/3/2020)
- Keep Surfaces Clean (last updated 15/3/2020)
- Self-Isolate While Working (last updated 31/3/2020)
- How to Self-Monitor (last updated 29/09/2020)
Training
How do I:
- COVID-19 IPAC Fundamentals Training (For Non-Clinical Staff) (last updated 11/2/2021)
- Physical Distance (last updated 31/7/2020)
- Perform CPR/Use an AED (last updated 16/4/2020)
Q&As
+ Self Isolation
+ Mandatory Quarantine/Isolation
+ Compensation for time off due to COVID-19
+ Refusal / Reluctance to Work
+ Other Return to Work Scenarios
+ Mandatory Training
+ Supporting Persons in Service and Programs
+ SOR Report to the Ministry
+ Insurance Policy Coverage
+ Meetings
+ Talent Acquisition and Interviewing
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Resources
- PPE Calculator: this spreadsheet calculator provides the number and cost of Personal Protective Equipment required, estimating the number of clients who would be affected by COVID-19 (last updated 12/5/2020).
- Getting PPE & Other Resources. This directory contains details about key suppliers of PPE, information about grocery delivery, as well as potential accommodations for confirmed and non-confirmed cases. Organizations can also use this document to communicate which supplies they may need. (Please note: this directory is updated ongoingly and in real-time).
- Workplace Resources
- Workplace Dynamics during stressful times (last updated 31/3/2020)
- Protocol to Refuse or Stop Work where Health and Safety in Danger (last updated 08/4/2020)
- CLTO’s Employee Assistance Program (last updated 31/3/2020)
- CLTO’s Employee Assistance Program App Information (last updated 1/4/2020)
- MCCSS Serious Occurrence Reporting Guide (last updated 09/4/2020)
- Ontario Ministry of Health COVID-19 Self-assessment (last updated 07/5/2020)
- Communicable Diseases Policy (last updated 10/8/2020)
- Occupational Illness Disease Reporting (last updated 10/8/2020)
- COVID-19 Don’t Let Your Guard Down (03/11/2021)
- COVID-19 Hand Hygiene (last updated 03/11/2021)
- Guidance for Ontario Workplaces (last updated 03/11/2021)
- Laundry (last updated 03/11/2021)
- Public Health Resources
- Public Health Ontario Fact Sheet on When and How to Wear Masks (last updated 10/8/2020)
- Public Health Ontario Fact Sheet on Physical Distancing (last updated 10/8/2020)
- Public Health Ontario Fact Sheet on Non-medical Masks and Face Coverings (last updated 10/8/2020)
- Public Health Ontario Fact Sheet on Mask Use for Non Health Care Workers (last updated 10/8/2020)
- Putting on Flatfold N95 Respirator | Public Health Ontario (last updated 17/12/2021)
- Taking off Flatfold N95 Respirator | Public Health Ontario (last updated 17/12/2021)
- How to deal with Covid19
- Resiliency in Uncertain Times (last updated 08/4/2020)
- Social Stigma Associated with Covid 19 (last updated 31/3/2020)
- General Tips (last updated 31/3/2020)
- Novel Coronavirus Information (video updated 31/3/2020)
- Federal and Provincial Emergency Legislation (last updated 31/3/2020)
All of these and other resources are available on CLTO’s COVID-19 Teams site and our SharePoint COVID-19 site.