AUGUST 9, 2021 – TERRACE EAST COVID-19 EXPOSURE

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COVID UPDATE – August 9, 2021 – Terrace East (TE)

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES  = 1(0 residents / 1 staff)

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 (0 residents/ 1 staff)

TOTAL NEW SYMPTOMATIC = 0 (0 resident / 0 staff)

Dear Tenants and Families of Menno Terrace,

We are writing to notify you that someone at Menno Terrace was diagnosed with COVID-19. The Fraser Health COVID-19 Public Health team is working with the staff at the home to identify anyone who may have been exposed and to take steps to protect the health of all tenants and staff. Our Medical Health Officer has not declared a COVID-19 outbreak at this time.

This exposure does not mean you/your famly member is sick with COVID-19. Tenants and staff will be screened twice-daily for any signs of illness. Those who develop symptoms will be isolated, tested for COVID-19 and provided the care they need.

The health and safety of tenants and staff is our first priority and a responsibility we take very seriously. To date, as part of our proactive management, Fraser Health has worked to ensure enhanced measures are in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at this home.

Your loved one may be required to isolate based on their exposure and COVID-19 vaccination status. We know that staying away from your loved one is very difficult and we appreciate your cooperation with the goal of keeping residents, staff and medical staff healthy. At this time there are no residents in isolation. Visits continue with screening by the Visitation Hosts.

Staff at this home will continue to provide care and services to you to enhance your safety and well-being while maintaining routines where it is safe to do so. We will also keep you up-to-date if there are any changes related to your family member’s health status.

For general information about COVID-19, call 8-1-1, or visit HealthLinkBC:

https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-feature/coronavirus-covid-19.

If you have further questions, please contact Cheryl Dawes, Manager, Community Enrichment, Tel. No. 604-851-4020

MEMO: All Apartment Residents – How to stay cool and safe in extreme heat

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This memo was handed out to all Apartment residents (Independent & Assisted Living) on July 30, 2021

MEMO

Date:                July 30, 2021
To:                   All Apartment Residents: Independent & Assisted Living
Re:                   How to stay cool and safe in extreme heat
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Dear Residents,

We recently went through a major heatwave in British Columbia, and some higher temperatures are beginning again. We wanted to take a moment and remind residents how to stay safe and cool during these hot days.

How to keep your body cool and comfortable:

  • Drink lots of fluids (Top #1 tip to keep cool)
  • Stay in a cool space (Top #2 tip to keep cool)
  • Wet a facecloth or hand towel with cold water and put it on the back of your neck.
  • Dress appropriately – loose fitting, light colored and breathable
  • Pay attention to how you feel and watch for symptoms of heat illness (see below)

 

How to keep your suite cool and comfortable:

 

  • Turn off the heat in your room on the thermostat
  • If you have air-conditioning, keep your doors and windows closed to keep the cold air in
  • Close your blinds or curtains in bedroom and living room
  • Do not go outside, or choose to take your walks early morning
  • Take a break if your suite is hot, and spend some time on the 1st floor of your building in the air-conditioned common areas. Bring a book, or some knitting and relax.

If you can’t get cool enough, call your family or support friends and check in. Let them know you could use some help. Try to plan a visit with your family who has air-conditioning.

Heat Exhaustion Symptoms

Anyone with one or more of these symptoms should move to a cool space immediately and let someone know they are not feeling well; skin rash, heavy sweating, headache, dizziness or fainting, nausea or vomiting, rapid heartbeat and breathing, muscle cramps, extreme thirst, and/or dark urine or decreased urination.

Heat Stroke Symptoms

Anyone with any of these symptoms should call 911 immediately; high body temperature, dizziness or fainting, confusion, lack of coordination, very hot and red skin.

Stay cool!

Sincerely,

Cheryl Dawes
Manager of Community Enrichment – 604 851 4020

 

*Update* Hair Salon Pricing Changes – Effective August 1, 2021

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As of August 1, 2021, the pricing at the hair salons on campus will be the following:

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Fire Education Meeting Notes

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David Janzen, Building Services & Emergency Response Coordinator, has been educating residents in each independent and assisted living buildings about what to do in case of a fire in their suite, and what to do if they hear fire bells.
We wanted to share the full notes that David went over at each lunch meeting and provide some visual awareness of where their emergency placard is in each building suite type.

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Fire Safety Education Week for The Apartments

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MAY 28, 2021 – INDEPENDENT LIVING: PRIMROSE GARDENS & PAVILION – VACCINATION CLINIC JUNE 7TH

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COVID-19 UPDATE – INDEPENDENT LIVING: PRIMROSE GARDENS & PAVILION – MAY 28, 2021

This memo with great news about the 2nd vaccine was distributed to residents of Primrose Gardens and Pavilion.

Hello Residents,

We have great news! We have just got the call today that all Primrose and Pavilion residents that need their 2nd dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will have it on MONDAY, JUNE 7th. We will organize a vaccination clinic just like the first dose.

In preparation for the vaccination clinic, we will need to have every consenting resident’s CONSENT FORM filled out and ready to go.

You will have received a 2nd paper with this memo; that is your CONSENT FORM. Please fill out the top “Client Demographics” section, or have a loved one help you. This includes:

  • Last name, first name, middle name
  • BC Personal Health Number, Date of Birth, Email (if applicable)
  • Male or Female, Home Phone Number

We have filled out the address areas for you. You will give verbal consent for your vaccine at the clinic in person. No other areas of the form needed to be completed.

Please bring your completed vaccine consent form to the DINING ROOM of your building on Monday , May 31 or Tuesday, June 1st. Staff will be there to collect. Tuesday, June 1st is the deadline to hand in your consents. If you need help with your consent form, please ask a loved one, or Reception at the number below.

If you have:

  1. Changed your mind and wish to still get your FIRST VACCINE DOSE
  2. Do not want to get the 2nd vaccination
  3. Have already received your 2nd dose through a community booking

Please contact Cheryl Dawes at 604 851 4020 as soon as possible.

We will send out a memo with any further vaccination clinic details closer to clinic date. The clinic will be in the dining rooms of each respective building.

Any questions, please contact Brenda at Reception 604 851 4000

MAY 27, 2021 – INDEPENDENT LIVING APARTMENTS: PAVILION, TERRACE WEST, PRIMROSE GARDENS

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COVID UPDATE – INDEPENDENT LIVING – PAVILION, TERRACE WEST, PRIMROSE GARDENS – MAY 27, 2021

Effective immediately, we have ended the Registered Visitor program at Pavilion, Terrace West and Primrose Gardens.

Since March 2020, the Registered Visitor program has successfully provided support to the 250 residents of these apartments during a global pandemic. There have been NO instances of COVID exposure by visitors through this program. This effective program has kept our residents safe from this deadly virus that is most dangerous for those over 80 years old, particularly those with multiple health issues. It is with incredible gratitude that we retire this effective safety support program.

The Independent Living Apartments residents and their visitors will now be expected to follow the BC Restart Plan:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/info/restartRecreation, spiritual and social activities for Independent Living residents will follow this plan as well. As you know, the plan will move forward in four steps under the direction of BC’s public health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry. These steps are dependent on: the percentage of vaccinated individuals over 18 years of age, number of COVID cases, number of hospitalizations.

Residents in these three apartment buildings will be receiving a memo today notifying them of this change.

  • The primary change today is that up to 5 people from different households can visit their loved one in their apartment.
  • Also, one household at a time (up to 7 people living at the same address) can come to celebrate a birthday.

We expect visitors to continue their vigilance in Infection Control Protocols, including mask-wearing in the building, hand-hygiene and social distancing. Please go directly to and from your loved one’s apartment suite and do not move around the apartment building. At this time, we have not opened the guest suites or guests to join in meals.

We anticipate that the 2nd dose vaccination clinic for Primrose Gardens and Pavilion residents will take place the last week of June. We will keep you posted on this. Terrace West has already had the 2nd dose vaccination clinic as they are in physical proximity to our Assisted Living apartment, Terrace East. If you wish to register your loved one through the BC Vaccination Registration, you may do that as well: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/vaccine/register

It is with gratitude that we thank the individuals who are responsible for the effective Registered Visitor program – thank you to Nik Van Egdom, Brenda Mertke and Leonard Klassen for implementing this plan to keep our residents safe. Thank you to Cheryl Dawes and Sharon Simpson for creating and implementing this program early into the pandemic. We know that there have been many sleepless nights, particularly at the beginning of the pandemic and recently as community prevalence / variants became a concern. We have prayed that COVID would not enter nor spread in our apartment buildings. With the layers of protection, including social distancing, mask-wearing and vaccination practiced throughout our community, we are grateful that we can end this program.

Thank you to God for His protection, to the residents for their endurance and vigilance during this time, to the families for your care and diligence, to the staff for your faithful practices of infection prevention and to the team who made this amazing safety program possible.

We have been waiting for a change that moves us back to “normal” and this is the first step in that direction. It’s a good day for us all! Please continue to be safe!

Please send any words of encouragement or gratitude to the Menno Place team to Sharon.Simpson@Mennoplace.ca. They will be passed along to these amazing staff!

 

What about Terrace East Assisted Living Apartments? We have not, yet, heard any update in protocols from Fraser Health. We will post them when we are made aware. Until then, we continue with social visits for families. Book your social visit: www.MennoPlaceLife.com

HOW TO HAVE A SAFE OUTDOOR VISIT – THE APARTMENTS

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How to have a safe outdoor visit

For the families and residents of Independent Living Apartments (Pavilion, Terrace West and Primrose Gardens) and Assisted Living Apartments (Terrace East)
As we head into the nicer weather months, you will likely be visiting outside with your loved one, your family and friends.
At the Apartments, there are lovely outdoor areas to visit, including patios with tables & chairs outside of each apartment, benches and the Living Waters Garden with the large gazebo.

  1. Follow Public Health Restrictions – Visitors and residents are required to follow the orders of the Public Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry when having an outdoor gathering. At the time of this writing, the provincial restrictions require British Columbians to have no more than 10 people gathering outdoors. Stick to the same people – don’t gather with several groups of new people. Continue to use COVID-19 layers of protection and maintain physical distancing.

     

  2. No Entrance to Buildings– the only visitors who can enter the Menno Place apartment buildings are Registered Visitors (Independent Living) and Social Visitors/Essential Visitors (Assisted Living). If you need to use the washroom while on an outside visit, there are 2 porta-potties available for use. One is at the Living Waters Gazebo (between Terrace East and Primrose Gardens) and the other is at the courtyard gate (near Pavilion).

     

  3. Avoid crowding and other visitors. Find a place where your gathering can take place without getting too close to another set of visitors. Keep six feet away from people who aren’t in your bubble/household.

     

  4. Have fun! Enjoy your time together. You may want to take a stroll together around the gardens. The flowers are truly magnificent at this time of year! We have a 9-hole putting green and a bocce/lawn bowling green that are also a lot of fun. There are benches located at both of these activities for spectators to enjoy. A great way to keep the young and the young-at-heart happy! Bring your own equipment.
Have a great visit!
We are so thankful for the donations from residents and their families that made our beautiful grounds possible! We are grateful for these generous gifts.
Donation Information, including dedicating a bench: www.mennoplace.ca/gratitude-legacy/
Current Provincial Restrictions for BC: www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/info/restrictions#pho-order