To access this month’s social calendar, click here.
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Our next Family Town Hall will be on Thursday, May 13 at 6:30pm.
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Copernicus Lodge is recruiting for a number of roles. For more details click here.
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Valentina Scholl, resident at Copernicus Lodge, recently celebrated her 103 birthday! For more details click here.
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Reminder: major construction near Copernicus Lodge
Travel to Copernicus Lodge is impacted by the City of Toronto’s King Street West, Queen Street West, The Queensway and Roncesvalles Avenue construction project. Here is what you need to know:
- The intersection of King Street West, Queen Street West, The Queensway and Roncesvalles Avenue (KQQR) will be partially closed until Nov. 23, 2021.
- TTC 504 bus along Roncesvalles Avenue will maintain service to the transit yard at the south end.
- For a full list of nearby road closures, TTC, pedestrian and cyclist impacts visit the City of Toronto: ca/KQQR
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Voluntary Management Agreement with Unity Health Toronto (updated Feb. 26)
Effective Jan. 11, Unity Health Toronto has taken over responsibility to temporarily manage Copernicus Lodge under a Voluntary Management Agreement with Ontario’s Ministry of Long-Term Care. Unity Health's temporary management of Copernicus Lodge is limited to the long-term care home and does not include oversight of the senior apartments. For more information click here.
Our immediate focus will be to continue to help support the home and Toronto Public Health in the management of the COVID-19 outbreak that started Dec. 16, 2020 and was declared over on Feb. 26, 2021. Unity Health is also responsible for delivering the COVID-19 vaccine to all consenting staff and residents at Copernicus.
Over the next few months, a team from Unity Health Toronto will be at Copernicus to assess needs, continue improvements around infection, prevention and control and quality and safety processes. We are pleased to be working with the home’s leadership and staff as it continues to build its services and create an environment that meets the needs of all residents in a dignified and safe community. The safety and the delivery of quality care to Copernicus Lodge’s residents are our shared priorities.
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Schedule a Virtual Visit with a Long-Term Care Resident
Click here to schedule a virtual visit with a long-term care resident.
For questions related to scheduled calls/visits, please call Rasheeda Headley, Programs & Services Manager, at 416-536-7122 ext. #253.
Virtual visits are helping to keep you and your loved one connected. When scheduling your next virtual visit by using our online booking process, please remember to provide us with the planform link you plan to connect through (Zoom/Teams/Facebook etc..) because it helps our teams to better facilitate your visit.
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The Self-Care Apartment Building at Copernicus Lodge
The Self-Care Apartment Building at Copernicus Lodge is COVID-19 free. Every tenant and visitor including LHIN staff providing services to tenants will be screened entering Copernicus Lodge as a directive from Toronto Public Health. Visitors to apartment tenants MUST wear a mask and wash their hands. Families of self-care residents are encouraged to remind self-care residents also to wear their masks in all public areas of the home pursuant to Toronto by-laws.
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To contact a member of our staff:
Please click here or communications@copernicuslodge.com
For the most up to date information on COVID-19, please visit:
City of Toronto Response to COVID-19
