MENNO PLACE – Updates for the Christmas Season

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Reception / Deliveries

There will be no Reception available at any entrance (Home, Hospital or Apartments) to receive any deliveries on Dec. 25, 26, 28 or January 1

In the Apartments, during these days Reception will be available:

24, 27, 29, 30, 31 – Morning at Terrace East (to receive deliveries) | Afternoon, Primrose Gardens

Wearing Masks – The Apartments

In a time when the community prevalence of COVID-19 is significant, we are requiring that visitors wear a medical grade mask at all times when on the Menno Place campus or while visiting as a Registered or Designated visitor. This includes inside a resident’s apartment suite (Independent Living), during a safe visit (Assisted Living, Long Term Care), going on a walk or taking a resident on an essential outing. If you are enjoying a meal with your loved one, ensure that you are 6 feet apart and that you are wearing a mask at all times when you are not eating or drinking.

Dining Rooms – Pavilion and Primrose Gardens

The dining rooms in Pavilion and Primrose Gardens are closed during this time while there is COVID-19 related isolation taking place. Terrace West has no COVID-19 related isolation, although there are isolation carts. There is no change to Terrace West or Terrace East dining.

Isolation Carts – The Apartments

If your loved one has an isolation cart at their apartment suite, you must wear FULL Personal Protective Equipment to enter the suite and be with them.

This includes:

Goggles, Surgical mask, Gown

Instructions for use are located at the isolation cart. Don the gear (put it on) before you enter the suite. Doff (take it off) and dispose at exit.

Watch these videos to prepare yourself:

 

DECEMBER 18 – APARTMENTS – New residents on isolation = 1 (T=16) New Covid Positive = 0 (T=2)

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APARTMENTS ISOLATION/COVID UPDATE – December 18 – 2020

The Apartments (Pavilion, Terrace West, Terrace East, Primrose Gardens)

NEW RESIDENTS ON ISOLATION = 1 (Pavilion)
TOTAL NUMBER OF RESIDENTS ON ISOLATION: T = 16
NEW APARTMENT RESIDENTS COVID-POSITIVE = 0
NUMBER OF APARTMENT RESIDENTS COVID POSITIVE = 2 (Pavilion)
BY BUILDING:
TERRACE EAST (Assisted Living) = 0 (0 COVID positive)
PAVILION (Independent Living) = 3 ( 2 COVID positive)
TERRACE WEST (Independent Living) = 2 (neither are COVID-related isolations)
PRIMROSE GARDENS (Independent Living) = 11 (0 COVID positive) 
*NOTE: THERE ARE SPECIFIC BUILDING UPDATES FOR ANY BUILDING WITH COVID-POSITIVE RESIDENTS
Residents on isolation have an isolation cart outside their apartment door. It contains Personal Protective Equipment (sanitized) and directions on usage. Residents may be on 14-day isolation for one of these reasons:
  1. COVID-positive exposure
  2. Return from acute care hospital
  3. They are COVID positive
Residents are on isolation because they pose a risk to others to transmit COVID-19 if they are not isolated for 14 days. The presence of an isolation cart does not indicate that the resident is COVID-positive.

DECEMBER 17 – APARTMENTS – New residents on isolation = 0 (T=15)

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ISOLATION UPDATE – December 17 – 2020 – The Apartments (Pavilion, Terrace West, Terrace East, Primrose Gardens)

NEW RESIDENTS ON ISOLATION = 0

NUMBER OF RESIDENTS ON ISOLATION: T = 15
This number does not indicate number of COVID positive residents.
CURRENTLY:
TERRACE EAST (Assisted Living) = 0
PAVILION (Independent Living) = 3 ( +2 COVID positive who are in ARH)
TERRACE WEST (Independent Living) = 1
PRIMROSE GARDENS (Independent Living) = 11 
*NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE DAILY COVID POSITIVE UPDATES FOR NUMBERS OF RESIDENTS WITH COVID**
Residents may be on 14-day isolation for one of these reasons:
  1. COVID-positive exposure
  2. Return from acute care hospital
  3. They are COVID positive
The residents who are on isolation have an isolation cart outside of their apartment suite. This does not mean that they are COVID positive. In any of the cases (above), without the 14-day isolation period, they are a risk to others.

DECEMBER 15 – APARTMENTS – Total on isolation = 12 (T=12)

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This is a new report that shares how many residents in the Apartments are on 14-day isolation. They may be on isolation for one of two reasons:
  1. COVID-positive exposure
  2. Return from acute care hospital
The residents who are on isolation have an isolation cart outside of their apartment suite. This does not mean that they are COVID positive. It means that, without the 14-day isolation period, they could be a risk to others.

**NEW** ISOLATION UPDATE – December 15 – 2020 – The Apartments (Pavilion, Terrace West, Terrace East, Primrose Gardens)

NUMBER OF RESIDENTS ON ISOLATION
PAVILION = 3
TERRACE WEST = 1
TERRACE EAST = 0
PRIMROSE GARDENS = 8

RESIDENT MEMO: TERRACE EAST – ASSISTED LIVING

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This memo has been handed out to residents of the Terrace East Assisted Living Apartments as of 2:30pm, December 11, 2020

MEMO

Date: December 10, 2020
To: Menno Place TERRACE EAST ASSISTED LIVING Apartment Residents, Family & Friends
Re: New Infection Control Guidelines for the Holiday Season 2020

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The holiday season this year will be challenging for all of us as we face unprecedented COVID-19 positive case numbers in our community. Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, has released safer protocols for all of those living in Assisted Living facilities in B.C.

How does this affect you, a resident of Menno Place Terrace East Assisted Living?

  1. Essential Outings Only
    Essential outings do not include: visiting family homes, shopping, going out to restaurants or cafes, attending church, or receiving external salon services (the TE hairdresser and on-site foot care will still be available).
  1. Essential Medical Appointments Only
    If a medical appointment could prevent an eventual visit to the ER, it is considered essential. An example of a non-essential medical appointment is a regular visit to the dentist.
  2. Grocery Deliveries Continue
    Groceries can to be delivered to Terrace East Reception 9:00am-11:30 am, seven days a week. Residents may leave the Menno Place campus for essential supplies. i.e. to pick up medications that cannot be delivered.
  3. Walks Off-Campus are Permitted

If you go for a walk with someone else, remember to wear your mask and stay 6-feet apart.

  1. If you go to a family home over Christmas, you will need to self-isolate in your apartment for 14 days upon your return to Terrace East. [su_highlight]THIS IS HIGH RISK and not recommended by the Provincial Health Officer.[/su_highlight]

You will be billed for the isolation process and required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

  1. Christmas gifts can be delivered to Terrace East Reception beginning Dec 10 until Dec 21 in order to be quarantined for 48-hours. Deliveries can be made Every day from 9:00am to 11:30am. Gifts will be delivered to residents

What continues?

  • The regular meal rotation in the dining room will continue.
  • Physically distanced activities led by the Menno Place Recreation Team continue (no singing).
  • The Terrace East hairdresser is open.
  • Foot care is still available.
  • Safe Social Visits with your one Designated Visitor continue in the Terrace East Lounge Sunday through Friday between 11:15am and 6:15pm (except STAT holidays). All Designated Visitors have received links to make bookings.
  • Flower deliveries are being received as long as they are in a wipeable container. Orders can be made through Buckets Fresh Flower Market in Abbotsford at abbotsfordflorist.com

Keep yourself and others safe this holiday season! Remember to wear a mask over your mouth and nose outside of your apartment. Stay 6 feet apart from others. Use hand sanitizer or wash your hands with soap and hot water regularly. Do not touch your face. Practice proper respiratory etiquette.

If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact Cheryl Dawes, Manager of Community Enrichment for Apartments at Cheryl.Dawes@mennoplace.ca or 604-851-4020.

Send a Christmas gift to your loved one at Menno Place!

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Here’s how you can safely deliver a Christmas gift to your loved one this year.

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Send your thanks to Nik Van Egdom as he starts a new adventure

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In 2017, we created a new role, Life Enrichment Coordinator and sought a person who would be the ultimate liasion for residents of The Apartments at Menno Place. Nik van Edgom was the first to take on this position and he has done it with great joy, energy and compassion. Nik is about to embark on a new adventure – following his life passion for baking, he is the new owner of a Cobb’s Bread franchise in Mission, BC. Previous to working at Menno Place, Nik was a cook and a manager of several Cobb’s stores. We wish Nik well in his new adventure and thank him for all of his kindness and help over the past 3 years that he has served in the Apartments.

Would you like to add your thanks to ours?

Please fill out the form below before December 8th to have your words added to ours at Nik’s virtual going-away party.

Fill out my online form.

Update – Visits at Menno Place

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Update: VISITS

We are very sad that we’ve had to make some changes to the visits in Menno Home – we know how important these are to family.
You may wish to use the Send a Message of Love. We will print and deliver to any resident: CLICK HERE

Menno Home E2 – COVID positive unit (outbreak) – Long Term Care

  • All visits are cancelled during the outbreak
  • Actively dying (COVID related or not), nursing will call the family to be with their loved one
  • Essential deliveries only with the exception of cards

Menno Home W1, W2, E1 – Long Term Care

  • Zoom Calls – continue as normal
  • Essential Visits – temporarily suspended while we are on full droplet precaution
  • Window Visits – temporarily suspended while we are on full droplet precaution
  • Actively dying – nursing will call the family to be with their loved one
  • Safe Visits – cancelled for 2 weeks, we will keep you informed
  • Essential deliveries only with the exception of cards

Menno Hospital – Long Term Care

  • All visits continue
  • Deliveries continue, including “extras” (eg: snacks)

Terrace East – Assisted Living

  • All Safe Visits continue
  • Deliveries continue, including “extras” (eg: snacks)
  • Residents have been advised to stay in their suites and limit outings to essential outings only

Primrose Gardens, Terrace West, Pavilion – Independent Living

  • Registered Visitor program continues
  • Residents have been advised to stay in their suites and limit outings to essential outings only

MEMO: Apartment Update For Residents & Loved Ones

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The following Memo will be delivered to apartment suite doors in the afternoon on Wednesday, Nov 18. 

Menno Place Memo

To:             Residents, Families & Friends: Apartments
Re:             2 Positive COVID-19 Case in Menno Home East 2
Date:         Wednesday, November 18, 2020

We are sad to share with you that in spite of all the hard work we have done for the past 8 months, we now have 2 COVID positive residents at Menno Home E2. All of the Menno Home E2 staff and residents have been swabbed for COVID-19 and we await all the test results. Families of E2 Home residents have been notified. Our COVID-19 Response Plan is in place and Fraser Health will be onsite in Menno Home today. NO staff from Menno Home E2 work in any other location at Menno Place.

There are NO COVID positive residents or staff in Menno Place Apartments (Primrose Gardens, Terrace East, Terrace West or Pavilion).

What does this mean for you, a resident of a Menno Place Apartment?
The situation in nearby Tabor Home is concerning. As of Monday, 42 staff members and 59 residents have tested positive for COVID-19. In light of how COVID-19 is spreading quickly throughout our community and in healthcare facilities in Abbotsford, please follow these recommendations:

  1. Don’t go out. We strongly recommend that you only leave the building for essential outings such as medical appointments. Stop going to your church, stores, family dinners, restaurants or gatherings.
  2. Stay in your own apartment suite. Do not gather in hallways or lobbies with other residents.
  3. Follow the best practices to keep yourself safe. Always wear your mask if you must go outside of your own suite. Wash your hands and/or use hand sanitizer frequently. Use the screening questions to monitor yourself for any symptoms.

For Primrose Gardens, Terrace West and Pavilion:
Registered Visitors (including housekeepers) may still enter your suite as before, following all previous protocols. They are to continue screening themselves for symptoms, wearing masks, cleaning or sanitizing their hands, and signing in and out of the apartment building. Dining in the dining room continues.

For Terrace East, all suites:
Designated Visitors may still have booked socially-distanced safe visits with you in the Terrace East lounge. Grocery delivery continues in the mornings at Reception. Dining in the dining room continues.

We will continue to keep you informed through memos delivered to your door, Channel 10 TV noon announcements during the week and emails.

We recommend that you use a delivery service for your groceries or continue to have your Registered Visitors bring you groceries and other essentials.

If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl Dawes, 604.851.4020

Change to Assisted Living Grocery Delivery on Fridays

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Dear Friends and Families of Terrace East Residents,

On Fridays only, grocery drop off will begin at 9:30am.

Canada Post has notified Menno Place that they will not deliver mail if there are people at the entrance of the building. This is for the protection of their staff members. Canada Post has very strict rules in place to keep their delivery staff safe. If we are not able to keep the doorway clear they will not deliver the mail.

Terrace East Grocery Drop-Off:
Fridays: 9:30am – 11:30am
All other days of the week grocery hours remain 9:00 – 11:30am.

Thank you for working with us to keep Menno Place safe during these challenging times