Portable Air Conditioners in Menno Apartments
Important Notice regarding new air conditioning units purchased for Menno apartment suites.
APRIL 22 – TERRACE EAST – Total COVID positive = 2
COVID UPDATE – April 22, 2021 – Terrace East (TE)
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 (0 residents / 0 staff)
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents/ 2 staff)
TOTAL NEW SYMPTOMATIC = 0 (0 resident / 0 staff)
SWABBED FOR COVID – 24 residents – all results are NEGATIVE – YAY! | 27 staff swabbed – 27/27 NEGATIVE!
We continue to communicate with Public Health. There is expectation that all staff and residents who were originally swabbed for COVID will be re-swabbed on April 25th.
APRIL 21 – TERRACE EAST AND TERRACE WEST – Total COVID positive = 2
COVID UPDATE – April 21, 2021 – Terrace East (TE)
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 (0 residents / 0 staff)
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents/ 2 staff)
TOTAL NEW SYMPTOMATIC = 0 (1 resident / 0 staff)
SWABBED FOR COVID – 2 residents (1 pending + 1 negative) | 2 staff (1 pending + 1 negative)
All residents and all staff who were swabbed with be swabbed again on April 25
Why are the Terrace West residents off isolation and the Terrace East residents still on isolation?
Terrace West residents were not directly in contact with either COVID positive staff member. The Medical Health Officer determined that they were not at risk and would not need to isolate.a
APRIL 20 – TERRACE EAST AND TERRACE WEST – Total COVID positive = 2
COVID UPDATE – April 20, 2021 – Terrace East (TE) and Terrace West (TW)
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 (0 residents / 2 staff)
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents/ 2 staff)
TOTAL NEW SYMPTOMATIC = 1 (1 resident / 0 staff)
SWABBED FOR COVID – 24 residents – all results are NEGATIVE – YAY! | 27 staff swabbed – 23/27 negative awaiting 4 more results
Terrace East remains on isolation and all who require full PPE continue to require full PPE for staff to enter their apartment suite. We are so grateful to our chaplain, Scott McKenzie for his ministry in Terrace East. He will be spending time with residents encouraging them as they go through this 14 day isolation. If you would like Scott to pay a visit to your loved one, please email him: Scott.McKenzie@MennoPlace.ca
ISOLATION ORDERS LIFTED FOR TERRACE WEST
The Medical Health Officer has assessed the situation and Terrace West is NO LONGER ON ISOLATION!
Registered Visitors may resume visits and support.
Today was an audit by Fraser Health to ensure that all of our practices support the safety of residents and staff. They were very pleased with the way that our staff team is managing the protocols and safety. Thank you to Cheryl Dawes and the amazing staff of Terrace East & West!
COVID UPDATE – APRIL 17 – TERRACE EAST AND TERRACE WEST – MEMO
This memo was handed out to the residents of Terrace East and Terrace West on April 16, 2021
Dear Residents of Terrace East & Terrace West,
We were notified this morning that a staff member in Terrace East has tested positive for COVID. Because East and West share a dining room the Public Health Office has ordered a two week isolation for both Terrace East and Terrace West.
The following rules are in place from Friday April 16 – Saturday May 1:
- All residents must remain in their suites at all times. You are not permitted to walk the halls or go outside.
- The dining room is closed. All meals will be served in your suite.
- All recreation activities are cancelled. Recreation programming on
Channel 10 will continue. - Grocery delivery will resume. Your loved ones can drop off essential groceries and laundry from 9-11am, seven days a week.
- All visits to Terrace East residents have been cancelled.
- Registered Visitors are NOT permitted inside Terrace West during this time.
- All medical appointments will need to be rescheduled. If you have an urgent appointment please call the LPN for direction: 604 615-7652
If you have any questions please phone Claire at Reception: 604 851-4004.
Thank you for working with us to keep everyone safe. We understand how hard it is to be in isolation, especially in such nice weather. We hope to be able to get back to normal as soon as possible.
Cheryl Dawes
Manager of Community Enrichment
COVID-19 UPDATE – April 17, 2021 – TERRACE EAST AND WEST APARTMENTS – COVID POSITIVE STAFF
16- April-2021
Dear Residents and Families of Menno Place Terrace- East,
We are writing to notify you that someone at Menno PlaceTerrace- East was diagnosed with COVID-19. The Fraser Health enhanced monitoring team is working with the staff and medical staff at the home to identify anyone who may have been exposed and to take steps to protect the health of all residents, staff and medical staff. Our Medical Health Officer has not declared a COVID-19 outbreak at this time.
This exposure does not mean that your family member is sick with COVID-19. Residents, staff and medical 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 residents, staff and medical 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.
We know that staying away from your loved one is very difficult and we appreciate that you are cooperating with this request with the goal of keeping residents, staff and medical staff healthy.
Staff and medical staff at this home will continue to provide care and services to our residents to enhance their safety and well-being while maintaining routines where it is safe to do so. We will also keep you up-to-date on 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, 604.851.4020
COVID UPDATE – MARCH 7, 2021 – PAVILION
COVID Update – Pavilion 3rd floor isolation lifted tonight – March 7, 2021
Effective midnight March 7, 2021, quarantine is lifted. Residents may return to COVID precautions:
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Registered Visitors may resume visits
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Continue to practice hand hygiene, social distancing, wearing masks
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Essential outings only
COVID UPDATE – MARCH 7, 2021 – SAFE VISIT UPDATE
COVID-19 Update – March 7, 2021 – Safe Visits
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.
Vaccination Update – Menno Home and Independent Living Apartments
Vaccination Updates – Menno Place – February 23, 2021
Menno Home – We have been informed that the 2nd doses of Pfizer-BioNTech will take place for Menno Home residents TOMORROW, February 24th!
Independent Living – Primrose Gardens, Terrace West, Pavilion
Menno Place has been contacted for preparation for upcoming vaccinations for Independent Living residents. There is a new consent form that will need to be filled out. We will provide more information this week on this. The date for vaccination is not confirmed, but we have been required to supply Fraser Health with the number of residents who will require their 1st dose of vaccine.
COVID UPDATE – FEBRUARY 22 – PAVILION
COVID-19 Update, Feb. 22, 2021 – PAVILION
Memo to Residents in Pavilion – 3rd floor – distributed this evening:
Good afternoon:
I received a call from Public health last evening stating there is a Covid Positive resident who lives on the 3rd floor of Pavilion Apartments. This resident is currently in hospital but was infectious prior.
The Medical Health officer has ordered that ONLY all of the tenants on the 3rd floor be placed on isolation until further notice. All tenants on the 3rd floor will be swabbed for Covid as soon as it can be arranged by Home Health. Once I have the date and time of the swabs, I will contact you and provide information to you. All Fraser Health Home Support workers will also be swabbed.
Effective today February 22, 2021 all meals and snacks will be served in your suites. We will get through this, thank you for your understanding.
Blessings to you all,
Cheryl Ann Dawes, Manager, Community Enrichment, 604.851.4020
