COVID-19 Update

To support the health and safety of all people living and working in our community, we began implementing preventative health protocols and policies in March 2020.  As of March 1st, 2022, OTC Community Association has made the decision to prioritize community care and will continue to adhere to our masking protocols and other COVID-19 preventative measures.

• Staff, volunteers and visitors are required to self-screen before each shift. Folks who are sick are encouraged to stay home. All full-time and permanent part-time staff are entitled to paid sick days, as per our collective agreement.

• Residents are screened with the support of staff, as needed, following NSHA’s current COVID screening guidelines.  

• NSHA continues to support OTC with weekly, voluntary, onsite COVID testing.

• Rapid self-tests and support to take them are available to residents on-site, on-demand, 24/7.

• All staff are encouraged to self-test while at work, twice per week.

• All residents must wear masks at all times while accessing the communal spaces, except when actively eating/drinking. Residents are not required to wear masks while in their own rooms or homes unless a staff person is required to support them in that space for an extended period of time.

• Staff, volunteers and visitors are required to wear masks at all times while on-site or while working off-site in the community, unless actively eating/drinking.