Menno Home – We are pleased to announce that all Designated Visitors of Menno Home residents in E1, E2 and W1 received a phone call last week informing them that the safe visit program is once again available.
Last week was the first week of safe visits for the residents of Menno Home E2, survivors of the COVID outbreak in their unit. This was an emotional time for both families and residents with three days of visits focused on this unit.
The Safe Visit program is a government-funded program whose funding was guaranteed until March 31, 2021. Although we have not had written confirmation of continued funding, we are continuing to provide the safe visits, hiring new staff to carry on where previous Visitation Hosts are not able.
The new Visitation Hosts will begin their work April 1st. Until that time, we are grateful to three casual Visitation Hosts who are picking up shifts enabling us to offer safe visits to all of the Menno Home units in March.
The Safe Visit program continues with the same protocols and guidelines as it had prior to the outbreak and prior to vaccination. We have not heard that there will be any changes to the program.
You can read about the Safe Visit program here: https://mennoplacelife.com/safe-visits/
Menno Hospital – We are operating the Safe Visit program at capacity with many happy residents eager to visit their loved one. Menno Hospital has been using a microphone/speaker system that enables residents to more easily hear their visitor. This is such a success, we have ordered one for Menno Home as well.
Terrace East – We continue to have one Visitation Host providing Safe Visits for the Assisted Living residents in Terrace East. The demand for these visits does not fill the booking calendar, so there is opportunity for Terrace East visitors to book more visits if you would like.
Hello Pavilion Tenants:
Public Health (PH) has communicated with Menno Place that there is NO ISOLATION PERIOD required for tenants of Pavilion! Registered Visitor visits may resume.
Public Health recommendations:
With this information, effective immediately the isolation period is complete. Registered Visitors may return to Pavilion.
If you have any symptoms of Covid, please call 811 and speak to a Nurse, let them know your symptoms. The Nurse will let you know if you need to have a Covid swab test or not. Please ask your Registered Visitor to take you to the swabbing site. If you are unable to get to the swabbing site please let the 811 nurse know and she will arrange a swab for you in your apartment.
Blessings to you,
Cheryl Dawes, Manager of Community Enrichment – 604.851.4020
Hello Pavilion Tenants,
I received a call from Public Health today stating there was a tenant who is now known to be Covid Positive in Pavilion, between February 10th 4 pm to February 12th at 1 pm. The tenant returned back to hospital on February 12th, 2021 at which time was diagnosed as Covid-19 positive. Although no Menno staff at Pavilion were in contact with the tenant, Fraser Health Home Support Workers were in contact. Those same home support workers were in contact with other tenants in Pavilion.
The Medical Health officer has placed all tenants on isolation until further notice. All tenants will be screened daily for any symptoms of Covid.
Effective today February 14, 2021, all meals and snacks will be served in your suites. Registered visitors can drop off essential groceries at the front door and call the dietary team for delivery.
Please contact me if you received Home Support between February 10th and February 12th. Monitor your symptoms and notify us if you develop any COVID symptoms (listed on the Active Screening poster).
We will get through this, praying for you. Blessings to you all. Updates are on MennoPlaceLife.com. We will continue to provide memos to tenants to keep you informed.
Cheryl Dawes, Manager of Community Enrichment – 604.851.4020
Menno Hospital – 2nd doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine were given to the residents today.
Menno Home – We are expecting that 2nd doses of Pfizer-BioNTech will happen mid-March, but have not received confirmation of the date.
Terrace East – Assisted Living – 2nd doses of Pfizer-BioNTech will be given to residents on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. This is only for residents. Staff and any visitors who were vaccinated will need to book their 2nd dose through the Fraser Health online booking. For 2nd dose information, contact connect@mennoplace.ca
Independent Living – Primrose Gardens, Terrace West, Pavilion
EngAge BC has just received confirmation that independent living residents will receive COVID-19 vaccinations in phase two of the vaccine’s roll out (subject to supply). As such, it is expected that vaccines could begin to roll out in independent living as early as the beginning of March. This timing will coincide with the vaccination of home health employees.
We are working with Fraser Health and the Medical Health Officer to determine when we can come off droplet precautions/isolation and call the outbreak off. January 19th is another point-prevalence COVID swab test for Home E2. Click for most recent details about Home E2 Outbreak.
Pavilion is off of isolation. Isolation ended January 17th at midnight as there are no further COVID positive cases in the Pavilion. Please continue to practice all infection protocols – hand hygiene, wearing a mask, social distancing by 6 feet.
We continue to anticipate that Independent Living residents will receive vaccination shortly. Please hand in your completed PARIS consents to Reception.
Be prepared for when it is your turn! Follow these steps – CLICK HERE
We are pleased to let you know that the daily updates will now become less frequent as we anticipate coming off droplet precautions and isolation. If there is news, it will be posted and emailed to you at 5am the following day if you subscribe to our Family and Friends Newsletter.
Menno Place staff will begin receiving their 2nd dose vaccination January 18th, 35 days after their 1st dose. Residents to follow.
We are working with Fraser Health and the Medical Health Officer to determine the next steps. Great news – Menno Home E1 and Menno Home W2 are off of droplet precautions!
Next steps are to assess whether or not we can take residents in Menno Home E2 off of droplet precaution – and when we can call the outbreak OVER! Once all the residents are off of droplet precautions, we will work to re-start the Safe Visits program. Residents received their 1st dose of BioNTech Vaccine on January 13th. They will receive their 2nd dose 35 days later, around Feb. 19th. Essential visitors (what are the guidelines?) qualify for vaccination. Please contact Garry.Janzen@MennoPlace.ca for instruction if you are an essential visitor.
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 67 (42 residents in Menno Home E2 & 25 staff Home E2)
PASSED AWAY = Total = 13 residents
RECOVERED RESIDENTS = 27
Safe-Visits continue. Residents received their 1st dose of BioNTech Vaccine on December 31st. They will receive their 2nd dose 35 days later, around February 4th. Essential visitors (what are the guidelines?) qualify for vaccination. Please contact Garry.Janzen@MennoPlace.ca for instruction if you are an essential visitor.
Terrace East residents were vaccinated on January 2, 2021. They will receive their 2nd dose 35 days later, around
Essential visitors (what are the guidelines?) qualify for vaccination. Please contact Garry.Janzen@MennoPlace.ca for instruction if you are an essential visitor.
Pavilion continues to be on isolation. Isolation will end on January 17th at midnight if there are no further COVID positive cases in the Pavilion.
We continue to anticipate that Independent Living residents will receive vaccination shortly. Please hand in your completed PARIS consents to Reception.
Be prepared for when it is your turn! Follow these steps – CLICK HERE