Health Care Facility Outbreaks

When a higher-than-average number of people who live and work in a health care facility are sick with similar symptoms. Visitors entering may be at risk of getting sick or taking the illness home to others.

Current outbreaks

Outbreak listings are updated daily from Monday to Friday.

If you are visiting a facility during an outbreak, consider taking certain precautions.

Review outbreak inspection results for facilities.

Facility / Unit	Declared	Organism	Type
Rapelje Lodge 277 Plymouth Rd., Welland House 400 905-714-7428	July 24, 2024	COVID-19	Respiratory
Millennium Trail Manor 6861 Oakwood Dr., Niagara Falls Chippawa 905-356-5005	July 24, 2024	COVID-19	Respiratory
Meadows of Dorchester, The 6623 Kalar Rd., Niagara Falls Trillium Lane 905-357-1911	July 23, 2024	Parainfluenza Virus	Respiratory
Ina Grafton Gage Home 413 Linwell Rd., St. Catharines Entire Facility 905-935-6822	July 22, 2024	Unknown	Gastroenteritis
Queenston Place 6440 Valleyway Dr., Niagara Falls Entire Facility 905-371-2743	July 22, 2024	COVID-19	Respiratory
Northland Pointe 2 Fielden Ave., Port Colborne Lakeside 905-835-9335	July 18, 2024	COVID-19, Rhinovirus	Respiratory
Niagara Gardens Retirement Manor 181 Niagara St., St. Catharines Entire Facility 905-687-3388	July 11, 2024	COVID-19	Respiratory
R. H. Lawson Eventide Home 5050 Jepson St., Niagara Falls Entire Facility 905-356-1221	July 8, 2024	Human Metapneumovirus	Respiratory
Niagara Long Term Care Residence 120 Wellington Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake Third Floor 905-468-2111	July 7, 2024	COVID-19	Respiratory
Linhaven Nursing Home 403 Ontario St., St. Catharines Whole Facility 905-934-3364	July 5, 2024	COVID-19	Respiratory

Precautions taken during an outbreak

For visitation in long-term care homes, retirement homes or hospitals, please follow-up with the specific health care facility for their visitation recommendations during outbreaks.

Ministry of Health guidance documents have been produced for a number of health sectors related to COVID-19. The documents are updated by the Ministry of Health as necessary.

Prevent the spread of infection

Niagara Region Public Health works with facilities and provide infection prevention and control best practices to manage outbreaks.

Watch the COVID-19 in Niagara outbreak management video.

For more information, call 905-688-8248 ext. 7330 or 1-888-505-6074 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.).

Public Health

Inspection Results