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Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Ont. recovering from COVID-19 devastationIt has been two weeks since the COVID-19 outbreak at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon was declared over. The virus claimed the lives of 28 residents and also infected numerous staff members. Katrina Squazzin looks back on the outbreak and tells us how the home is recovering.HealthMay 29, 2020
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Pinecrest Nursing Home employee in Bobcaygeon, Ont., plays with toddler son through windowAn employee at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Ont., has had limited access to her son since the coronavirus outbreak at the facility in March. This video shows Jessica Frankland playing a game of peekaboo with her 14-month-old son Austin separated by a window of her mother’s home. According to Jessica’s mother Cindy, her daughter...HealthApr 17, 2020
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Staff celebrate end of coronavirus outbreak at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Ont.Staff at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Ont., celebrate on Thursday after being informed a coronavirus outbreak has been declared over. Declared in late March, the outbreak claimed the lives of 28 residents and a spouse of a resident due to COVID-19 complicationsHealthMay 14, 2020
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Bobcaygeon Town Crier visits Pinecrest Nursing HomeThe Town Crier for the Village of Bobcaygeon , Ont., paid a visit on Wednesday to Pinecrest Nursing Home to salute its staff. Since a coronavirus outbreak was declared on March 20, 28 residents have died due to COVID-19 complications. However, staff report many residents are rebounding from the virus. The last death at the...Apr 24, 2020
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Coronavirus outbreak: Ontario announces 3 new deaths as confirmed cases nears 1,000Ontario associate chief medical officer of health Dr. Barbara Yaffe announced three new deaths, two at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Ont., and a woman in her 80s in York Region. Yaffe said there were approximately 133 new cases, bringing the total to 993 confirmed cases in the province. She added Ontario will likely see...CanadaMar 27, 2020
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Lack of training for care home workers could fuel COVID-19 spreadNearly half of the residents at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Ontario have died of COVID-19. As Morganne Campbell explains, now the facility is being criticized over severe gaps in protocol among its staff.Global NationalApr 9, 2020
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Coboconk residents asking cottagers to stay homeA retired PSW who once worked at Pinecrest Nursing home in Bobcaygeon has a message for seasonal cottagers. Stay home. Keli Griffin is frustrated that non-locals continue to make their way to cottage country, despite a reccomendation from Premier Doug Ford to stay away. Dan Nyznik has the story.Apr 24, 2020
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Death toll climbs to 9 at Bobcaygeon nursing home as COVID-19 outbreak continuesAt Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Ont., nine residents have died so far as a result of an outbreak at the facility. According to the Medical Officer of Health for the area, at least 35 patients have tested positive for COVID-19. Morganne Campbell reports.Global News at Noon TorontoMar 30, 2020
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Doctor says COVID-19 turned Ontario nursing home into “war zone”A COVID-19 outbreak has devastated the Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Ontario, leaving nine residents dead, and dozens of others ill. Abigail Bimman reports on the toll this virus is taking on the home, and what Premier Doug Ford wants people over 70 years old to do.Global NationalMar 30, 2020
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Numerous seniors at Bobcaygeon nursing home die from COVID-19-related illnessesAt least ten people linked to Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon have died from COVID-19. The novel coronavirus swept through the facility impacting nearly half of the home’s workforce. Morganne Campbell reports.Global News at 5:30 TorontoMar 31, 2020
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Bagpiper pays tribute to victims of COVID-19 at Pinecrest Nursing Home in BobcaygeonScott Davidson played “Amazing Grace” outside Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Ont., on Easter Sunday to pay tribute to those who have died of COVID-19 complications. Since an outbreak was declared at the 65-bed facility in March, 29 residents have died along with a spouse of a resident. Davidson is the owner/funeral director at Hendren...HealthApr 17, 2020
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Bobcaygeon’s Pinecrest Nursing Home thanks community for support during outbreakPinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Ont., released a special video to thank the community for its ongoing support during the coronavirus outbreak over the past two months. The outbreak – which was declared in late March – was deemed over on May 14. The deadly outbreak claimed the lives of 28 residents and the spouse...HealthMay 25, 2020
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Bobcaygeon nursing home celebrates first resident going outside since coronavirus outbreakLorraine Button, a 91-year-old resident at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Ont., goes for walk outside on Friday afternoon, the first time since an outbreak of COVID-19 was declared at the facility on March 20. Administrator Mary Carr says Button loves to be outdoors and goes on walks around the community daily. “So this breath...HealthApr 18, 2020
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Looking ahead for the City of Kawartha LakesWhen the COVID-19 pandemic began, the City of Kawartha Lakes quickly became the province’s epicentre for the virus, following an outbreak at Bobcaygeon’s Pinecrest Nursing Home which claimed the lives of 28 residents. But within the past year, the municipality has turned a corner. Case numbers are down, and as many regions tighten restrictions, the...The Morning Show on CHEXMar 9, 2021
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Global News Peterborough Update 3: January 27, 2021NEWS UPDATE with Keri Ferguson Officials report the COVID-19 situation is now stable at Peterborough Regional Health Centre; COVID-19 vaccinations begin at Bobcaygeon’s Pinecrest Nursing Home; the Ontario Fire Marshal has determined the cause to the weekend house fire that killed two people in Peterborough’s south end; 7 day regional weather outlook. Issued: 4:40 pm.Jan 27, 2021