Portable Air Conditioners in Menno Apartments
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APRIL 26 – TERRACE EAST – Total COVID positive = 2
COVID UPDATE – April 26, 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 swabbed for COVID-19 today (2nd swab test)
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!
APRIL 19 – TERRACE EAST AND TERRACE WEST – Total COVID positive = 2
COVID UPDATE – April 19, 2021 – Terrace East and Terrace West
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 (0 residents / 2 staff)
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents/ 2 staff)
TOTAL NEW SYMPTOMATIC = 0 (0 residents / 0 staff)
SWABBED FOR COVID – 24 residents and all staff
There is no update of information today except to say that there are no new symptomatic residents nor staff. Some staff swabs have come back, all are negative.
We have received a number of emails from family members along with phone calls that prompts this next set of Frequently Asked Questions. If you have additional questions, please email them to Sharon.Simpson@MennoPlace.ca
Frequently Asked Questions:
- My loved one lives in Terrace West and is in need of my help daily with medication administration. How can I help them? Will Menno Place provide them with this help? Answer: You may apply for Essential Visitor status through a conversation with Cheryl Dawes, Manager, Community Enrichment – 604.851.4020. This is a new kind of visitor for those living in Independent Living. All Essential Visitors must be assessed and permitted through Cheryl Dawes. You can read about Essential Visits on the Fraser Health website – CLICK HERE
- I need to get some important paperwork to my loved one in Terrace West. What do I do? Call Leonard Klassen, Life Enrichment Coordinator – 6043851.4006+ to arrange pick-up of the paperwork from you to the resident.
- Why are residents on isolation when they have been vaccinated? This decision to isolate residents is made by Public Health. They have collected all the information about who was in contact with the initial COVID positive staff member and have evaluated the risk to the residents.
We know that the chance of a double-dose vaccinated person becoming COVID-19 positive is a 5% chance (efficacy rate of 2 doses of Pfizer-BioNtech is 95%) and that it lessens the symptoms and severity of the disease if you are vaccinated.
We expect as time passes and the evidence of how the vaccine protects people becomes stronger that there will be more freedom. Until the population is vaccinated to herd immunity (60-70%), it is likely that there will be continued caution. - Why aren’t staff getting vaccinated? 94% of our staff are vaccinated. There are medical and personal reasons why a staff member may choose to not get vaccinated. It is important to remember that medical information is confidential. Staff are not required to disclose to Menno Place (employer) whether or not they are vaccinated. We receive the percentage of staff vaccinated from Fraser Health’s records. All healthcare workers are required to state their employer when they get their vaccination.
Please send further questions to Sharon.Simpson@MennoPlace.ca
You will receive daily reports on www.MennoPlaceLife.com and www.Facebook.com/groups/MennoPlace
If you have questions, please address them to Cheryl Dawes, Manager, Community Enrichment, 605.851.4020 – Cheryl.Dawes@MennoPlace.ca
APRIL 18 – TERRACE EAST AND TERRACE WEST – Total COVID positive = 2
COVID POSITIVE – April 18, 2021 – Terrace East and Terrace West
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 (0 residents / 2 staff)
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents/ 2 staff)
TOTAL NEW SYMPTOMATIC = 4 (2 residents / 2 staff)
SWABBED FOR COVID – 24 residents and all staff
24 residents were swabbed for COVID today. Primary contacts for all residents have been contacted. These 24 residents are on droplet precaution and full PPE (personal protective equipment) is required to enter their suite. This includes gown, gloves, goggles, mask. This does not mean that they have COVID. This is a precaution to prevent spread.
All staff are required to be swabbed for COVID.
All residents in Terrace East and Terrace West are on isolation. No visitors, no leaving their apartment suite. If all is well and this does not spread, this isolation will end at midnight on May 1st. This will change if there COVID spreads.
We are following orders from public health who have gathered all pertinent information to assess the risk of the situation to other staff and residents in both Terrace East and Terrace West.
As you know, we locked down visitation March 16th, 2020 and have now passed the 13 month point since that date. We are pleased with the way that we’ve been able to manage outside visits for Terrace East which has not been possible for other Assisted Living buildings. Thank you for keeping your loved ones safe in these visits. There has been no COVID exposure through these visits. We are pleased with the very successful Registered Visitor program which has allowed all Independent Living residents to have up to 2 Registered Visitors. There has been no COVID exposure through this program. A tribute to the loved ones of our Independent Living residents!
We are MOST pleased with the opening of social visits on April 1, 2021. This was pure joy for our staff to witness the reunions of loved ones. The love expressed between residents and their families/friends was a daily emotional happiness for us. The staff in Terrace East and Terrace West have wept with the news of lockdown, knowing how difficult this will be once again for the residents they love and serve.
We are grateful to the Visitation Hosts who screened 199 visits from April 1 – 14, the first two weeks of social visits. 79% of the Terrace East residents received one or more visits. Many received many more. This open visiting was short-lived, but it will resume one day. For now, we are working in cooperation with Public Health to ensure that COVID does not spread any further.
You will receive daily reports on www.MennoPlaceLife.com and www.Facebook.com/groups/MennoPlace
If you have questions, please address them to Cheryl Dawes, Manager, Community Enrichment, 605.851.4020 – Cheryl.Dawes@MennoPlace.ca
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-19 UPDATE – April 16, 2021 – TERRACE EAST APARTMENTS – COVID POSITIVE STAFF
We received the report today that there is a COVID positive staff member who worked at Terrace East. All booked social visits have been cancelled for Friday and Saturday. *UPDATE* – Social visits will be cancelled for 2 weeks, opened again on May 1st if all is clear of COVID.
The dining room will be closed and residents will have their meals delivered to their apartments. All recreation activities are temporarily cancelled. No entrance into the building.
All who were in contact with this staff member will be contacted through public health tracing.
We are awaiting instruction from public health to let us know the next steps to keep residents and staff safe. We will keep you posted.
MEMO: Family & Friends of Terrace East (Assisted Living) Residents
MEMO
Date: April 9, 2021
To: All Terrace East Family and Friends
Re: All Visits Must Be Scheduled
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Dear Family and Friends of Terrace East Residents (Assisted Living),
We are delighted to be able to welcome you back into the Terrace East building! At this time we wanted to remind you of a couple of guidelines that will help keep the visiting program open and thriving:
- All visits must be scheduled. Current Public Health guidelines for Assisted Living require ALL visits to residents to be scheduled. This ensures that we can keep accurate records of who is in the building and properly screen each potential visitor before they enter the building.
You can schedule your visit online at mennoplacelife.com . If you have special circumstances or want to inquire about an evening visit please phone
Garry Janzen 604 851-1332. - Wait for the visitation host to let you in. Many of you have keys for the Terrace East building and before COVID were able to come and go as you please. Please do not use your key to open the building at this time. The Visitation Host will come out to you. We are required to screen all visitors before they enter the building.
Also, we welcome Scott McKenzie, temporary chaplain, to the office in Terrace West. Leonard Klassen, Life Enrichment Coordinator is now located in Primrose Gardens. When John Dyck returns, he will be working from the Terrace West office.
Thank you for your cooperation. It is lovely to see so many visitors coming to see the residents.
Cheryl Dawes
Manager of Community Enrichment
