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
Hotel Dieu-Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre
541 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines
2nd Floor
905-685-1381
February 11, 2025 Unknown Gastroenteritis
Garden City Manor
168 Scott St., St. Catharines
Montebello
905-934-3321
February 11, 2025 Unknown Gastroenteritis
Henley House, The
20 Ernest St., St. Catharines
Lancaster
905-937-9703
February 8, 2025 Influenza A Respiratory
Gilmore Lodge
50 Gilmore Rd., Fort Erie
Entire Facility
905-871-6160
February 7, 2025 Unknown Gastroenteritis
Woodlands of Sunset , The
920 Pelham St., Welland
Whole facility
905-892-3845
February 6, 2025 Rhinovirus Respiratory
Crescent Park Lodge
4 Hagey Ave., Fort Erie
Entire Facility
905-871-8330
February 5, 2025 Human Coronaviruses
Note: This is not the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Respiratory
Rapelje Lodge
277 Plymouth Rd., Welland
House 200
905-714-7428
February 5, 2025 Unknown Gastroenteritis
Rapelje Lodge
277 Plymouth Rd., Welland
House 500
905-714-7428
February 5, 2025 Influenza A Respiratory
Rapelje Lodge
277 Plymouth Rd., Welland
House 400
905-714-7428
February 4, 2025 COVID-19 Respiratory
Westhills Care Centre
179 Louth Street, St. Catharines
Cedar Court
905-682-0503
February 4, 2025 Unknown Gastroenteritis
Garden City Manor
168 Scott St., St. Catharines
Whole facility
905-934-3321
February 3, 2025 Influenza A Respiratory
Linhaven Nursing Home
403 Ontario St., St. Catharines
Lincoln and Secord
905-934-3364
February 3, 2025 Unknown Respiratory
Millennium Trail Manor
6861 Oakwood Dr., Niagara Falls
Whole Facillity
905-356-5005
January 30, 2025 Influenza A Respiratory
Heidehof Home for the Aged
600 Lake St., St. Catharines
1st and 3rd Floor
905-935-3344
January 28, 2025 Respiratory syncytial virus,
Norovirus/ Norwalk-like virus
Respiratory,
Gastroenteritis
Northland Pointe
2 Fielden Ave., Port Colborne
Facility Wide
905-835-9335
January 16, 2025 Unknown Gastroenteritis

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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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