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 | Modified | Organism | Type | |
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The Grand Canal Retirement Residence 439 King Street, Welland 289-480-0125 4th Floor |
May 1, 2025 |
|
Influenza A | Respiratory | |
Deer Park Villa 150 Central Ave., Grimsby 905-945-4164 Vineyard Unit |
April 28, 2025 |
|
Unknown | Respiratory | |
Heidehof Home for the Aged 600 Lake St., St. Catharines 905-935-3344 Third Floor |
April 25, 2025 |
|
Rhinovirus | Respiratory | |
Henley House, The 20 Ernest St., St. Catharines 905-937-9703 Centennial |
April 22, 2025 |
|
Unknown | Respiratory | |
Royal Rose Place 635 Prince Charles Dr., Welland 289-480-0400 Erie, Ontario and Colborne |
April 22, 2025 |
April 25, 2025 Unit/Floor Modified |
Human Coronaviruses, Human Metapneumovirus, Parainfluenza Virus Note: This is not the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) |
Respiratory | |
Kilean Lodge 83 Main St. E., Grimsby 905-945-9243 Entire Facility |
April 17, 2025 |
April 24, 2025 Unit/Floor Modified |
COVID-19 | Respiratory | |
West Park Health Centre 103 Pelham Rd., St. Catharines 905-688-1031 1st Floor |
April 15, 2025 |
|
Parainfluenza Virus | Respiratory |
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.).