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
R. H. Lawson Eventide Home
5050 Jepson St., Niagara Falls
2nd Floor
905-356-1221 		January 23, 2025 Respiratory syncytial virus Respiratory
Radiant Care Tabor Manor LTC
1 Tabor Dr., St. Catharines
1st Floor
905-934-3414 		January 23, 2025 Rhinovirus Respiratory
Gilmore Lodge
50 Gilmore Rd., Fort Erie
Point Abino
905-871-6160 		January 22, 2025 Influenza A Respiratory
The Grand Canal Retirement Residence
439 King Street, Welland
Entire Facility
289-480-0125 		January 21, 2025 COVID-19 Respiratory
Oakwood Park Lodge
6747 Oakwood Dr., Niagara Falls
Main
905-356-8732 		January 20, 2025 Influenza A Respiratory
Pioneer Elder Care - St. Helena
29 St. Helena St., St. Catharines
House 1
289-362-2521 		January 20, 2025 COVID-19 Respiratory
Lundy Manor
7860 Lundys Ln., Niagara Falls
Entire Facility
905-356-1511 		January 20, 2025 Unknown Gastroenteritis
Plymouth Cordage Retirement Community
110 First St., Welland
Entire Facility
905-735-3322 		January 16, 2025 Unknown Gastroenteritis
Northland Pointe
2 Fielden Ave., Port Colborne
Port Place & Starboard
905-835-9335 		January 16, 2025 Unknown Gastroenteritis
Portal Village
300 Elgin St., Port Colborne
Retirement Home and Care floor
905-834-0322 		January 15, 2025 Unknown,
Respiratory syncytial virus 		Gastroenteritis,
Respiratory
Valley Park Lodge
6400 Valleyway Dr., Niagara Falls
Entire Facility
905-358-3277 		January 14, 2025 Influenza A Respiratory
Shalom Manor
12 Bartlett Ave., Grimsby
Sunrise
905-945-9631 		January 13, 2025 COVID-19 Respiratory
Chippawa Creek at Bella Care Residence
8720 Willoughby Drive, Niagara Falls
Falls Unit
905-295-2727 		January 13, 2025 Influenza A Respiratory
Garden City Manor
168 Scott St., St. Catharines
2nd Floor (Burgoyne and Montebello)
905-934-3321 		January 13, 2025 COVID-19 Respiratory
Millennium Trail Manor
6861 Oakwood Dr., Niagara Falls
Whole Facillity
905-356-5005 		January 12, 2025 Unknown,
Rhinovirus 		Gastroenteritis,
Respiratory
NHS - WCGS - ECU-ILTC
65 Third St., Welland
ECU/ILTC
905-732-6111 		January 6, 2025 COVID-19 Respiratory
Lincoln Park Retirement Living
265 Main Street , Grimsby
Entire Facility
 January 6, 2025 Unknown Gastroenteritis
Albright Manor
5050 Hillside Dr., Lincoln
Entire Facility
905-563-8253 		December 30, 2024 Norovirus/ Norwalk-like virus Gastroenteritis
Rapelje Lodge
277 Plymouth Rd., Welland
House 300
905-714-7428 		December 30, 2024 Human Coronaviruses,
Respiratory syncytial virus
Note: This is not the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) 		Respiratory

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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. 7590 or 1-888-505-6074 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.).

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