The province of Ontario is ordering that all admissions be suspended at a Woodstock nursing home where a former nurse is accused of murdering several residents.

CTV London has learned that Caressant Care Woodstock Nursing Home can no longer accept new admissions as of January 26th according to a directive from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

“The ceasing of admissions has been directed based on my belief that there is a risk of harm to the health or well-being of residents in the home or persons who might be admitted as residents,” said the directive signed by Karen Simpson, director under the Long-Term Care Homes Act inspections branch.

The order does not go into details as to why residents or new admissions may be in danger.

Caressant Care Nursing Home is where former nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer is accused of murdering seven residents. She is also accused of murdering an eight individual, a resident at a nursing home in London. All of the alleged victims died between 2007 and 2014.

Late Friday afternoon, Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care released the following statement regarding the cease of admission at Caressant Care.

“I’ve been clear that Ontario’s most vulnerable deserve to be cared for in a safe, secure and compassionate environment. It’s important for residents and their families to know that this commitment has always driven our decisions related to long-term care inspections.

Earlier this month, I sent a letter to all long-term care home licensees to reinforce that non-compliance with the Long-Term Care Homes Act would not be tolerated. I reiterated that findings of non-compliance would be met with immediate consequences including all enforcement tools we currently have available.

During recent Ministry inspections at Caressant Care Home in Woodstock, it became apparent that there were compliance issues. As a result, the Ministry ordered a cease of admission – effective Thursday, January 26, 2017 -- to ensure these unresolved issues are addressed quickly. The compliance concerns relate to incidents that occurred since August 2016 and do not involve any issues that the police have been asked to investigate.

The long-term care home licensee is required to identify the steps it has taken or will take to address the compliance concerns. We also expect the licensee to meet with members of the home’s residents’ council and family council.

Enforcing safety and ensuring quality of care in long-term care homes is a top priority for our government. That is why we recently announced that we would be taking further action to strengthen the quality and safety inspection program. This year we intend to introduce new enforcement tools -- including proposed financial penalties-- to ensure that all home operators are addressing concerns promptly.”

Recently, Provincial Police released a series of new charges against  Wettlaufer, which include four counts of attempted murder and two counts of assault.

Wettlaufer is set to appear in court again on Feb. 15.

Meanwhile, CTV News spoke with Arpad Horvath Jr. Friday afternoon, whose father is one of the alleged victims of Wettlaufer.

Horvath's body was one of two exhumed from St. Peter’s Cemetery in Londonon Tuesday for further investigation.

Horvath Jr. tells CTV News that the autopsy on his father is complete and his body is back at the cemetery.

Although, investigators wouldn’t tell him if anything new was discovered by the coroner.