Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Alberta’s Homeless Serving Sectors

MAY 2022 RESPONDING TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN Daily Stays in COVID-19 Isolation Sites, Alberta 300 ALBERTA’S HOMELESS SERVING SECTORS 250 JANUARY 2021 200 Instructions to self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19 are challenging for people to follow if they are experiencing homelessness. [...] shown, there is a considerable amount of movement of people between different The figure reports the number of people making use of COVID-19 isolation shelters and between shelters and the community. [...] The potential for a virus to spread sites in Alberta over the period of April 1, 2020 to January 31, 2022. [...] The isolation sites were established to slow the spread of COVID-19 COVID-19 Isolation Sites enable people experiencing homelessness and among a population that is generally in poor health and so at a risk of Coronavirus symptoms to self-isolate in ways not otherwise available to them. [...] Deeper analysis of these data would identify the cost savings to the health system, the benefits of The sites provide a safe, medically supported, isolated space that makes it possible to maintaining these facilities to deal with endemic viruses like influenza, and lower the risk of transmission of the virus among people experiencing homelessness the direct benefits to people experiencing homeless.