September 13 & 14, 2021 – MENNO HOME OUTBREAK – New COVID positive = 0 (T=38: 37/E1 : 1/W2 )

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COVID UPDATE – September 13 & 14, 2021 – Menno Home Outbreak

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = Menno Home: 38 (22 residents / 16 staff) (37/E1: 1/W2)

PASSED AWAY: TODAY = 0  (T = 2 residents on E1)

RECOVERED STAFF = 7 more!  (T=10 recovered)

We are happy to report that SEVEN more of the E1 staff have recovered and are back at work! We are so grateful for this team of amazing staff! There are no new COVID positive results to report with either residents or staff for both of these days. Today, 120 doughnuts arrived from another care home to encourage our staff!

As stated earlier, we believe that the W2 staff positive is from an external exposure unrelated to the E1 Home Outbreak.

Thank you for your continued prayers and well-wishes.

Memo for families and loved ones of residents in Terrace East / Terrace West

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Memo / Notes for Families and Loved ones of residents in Terrace East/West

In order to get an accurate picture of how COVID has impacted Terrace East, there will be NO visitors and NO outings for residents. This includes any activity where a resident exits the apartment building such as going for a walk, outdoor visits with loved ones, church, etc.
In the past, family and friends have used the enterphone to call their loved one and enter in the early morning or after Visitation Host hours. This has also happened through the parkade or other external doors. Please be advised that entering Terrace East or taking a resident out of Terrace East without arrangement with Cheryl Dawes, Manager, Community Enrichment is in violation of the Public Health Order and is subject to penalties outlined in the Public Health Act. Video surveillance is active at all entrances to the building.

Urgent (life-dependent) medical appointments will likely be permitted for residents but must be arranged. Please call Cheryl Dawes, 604.851.4020 to make arrangements. She will have to get permission from the Medical Health Officer for any exception.

Also, we are not receiving drop-off deliveries at this time. All essential deliveries must be arranged through Reception: 604.851.4004. This is because all of our staff who worked in the past 4 days must get a COVID swab before returning to work. This means that we are very short-staffed in Terrace East. We appreciate your understanding. In the past, we allowed “essential deliveries” to include cheezies, pop and other extras. At this time, we will only accept items that are essential to the life of the resident such as incontinence products, hearing aids and medications.

Please phone your loved one to encourage them! This news will hit hard today and they need to know that they are not abandoned or alone. We encourage you to call them often!

Terrace West – Communal dining in the Dining Room continues for Terrace East floors 1-4 and Terrace West (separated in the dining room). Terrace West may have social visitors and personal service providers at this time. Residents required to wear a mask when out of their apartment or with others inside their apartment. Activities are temporarily suspended.

If you have questions, please call Leonard Klassen, Life Enrichment Coordinator: 604.851.4006

Memo for Terrace East Residents – September 12, 2021

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MEMO

Date:             September 12, 2021
To:                  Terrace East Residents
Re:                  COVID-19 positive residents in Terrace East

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There are 2 COVID positive residents in Terrace East. As a result, new Public Health Orders are in place.

Residents on floors 5 & 6:

As a result, Public Health has ordered all residents of the 5th and 6th floor to be on droplet precautions. This means that you must remain in your apartment suite. Anyone who enters must wear full personal protective equipment (gown, goggles, mask). This does not mean that you are COVID positive. It is a precaution to help keep you safe. Your meals will be delivered to your apartment suite. All residents will be COVID swabbed on September 13th.

Residents on floors 1 to 4:

For residents living on floors 1-4, you will continue to go to the dining room for your meals. Masks are now mandatory anytime you are with someone in your apartment suite or if you are outside of your apartment suite (hallway, elevator). Keep your social distance and wash hands/sanitize frequently, especially when you return to your apartment.

For all residents in Terrace East:

There are no social visits during this time. You may not let anyone into the building using the enterphone. This includes family, housekeepers, friends or other personal service providers. You may not exit the apartment building to go on any outings, including going to church. No outside walks or visits, including going to the Gazebo or walking the Menno Place pathways. No entering others apartment suites. If you have an urgent medical appointment, please call Cheryl Dawes to make arrangements: 604.851.4020

All Recreation and Chaplain activities are temporarily suspended.

Essential deliveries must be arranged with Reception. Examples of essential items are: incontinence products, hearing aids, medications. There will not be someone at the door at all times, so delivery of these items must be approved through Reception: 604.851.4004.

Essential visitors are people whose visits have been assessed by nursing as essential, primarily those who are visiting a palliative resident. Only essential visitors are permitted to enter and they must arrange every visit with the nurse who will assist them with donning (putting on) and doffing (taking off) their Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

We do not know when these orders will be lifted. It will be when Public Health is confident that COVID has not spread and that there are no contagious individuals. This is usually a 14-day period, but will be re-evaluated daily. It will be extended if there are any new COVID positive cases.

All residents on floors 5 & 6 as well as all staff who worked from September 8-12 will be COVID swabbed in the first point-prevalence testing. This test provides a baseline so that Public Health can know if or how widely COVID has spread within Terrace East.

We are pleased to remind you that we have a very high percentage of fully vaccinated residents and staff. We are finding in the Menno Home outbreak that the severity of the symptoms is significantly less for those who contract COVID than for the unvaccinated. This is very good news. It reminds us, however, that it is essential to report even the mildest of symptoms to the nursing team or to Reception. See below for list of symptoms.

COVID vaccination is not 100% protection from COVID, but it is the best protection we have against symptoms, hospitalization and death. We are very grateful that so many of you are vaccinated.

If you have any questions, please call me,

Cheryl Dawes, Manager, Community Enrichment – 604.851.4020

Do you have any of these COVID symptoms – even mildly? Tell the nurse.

Fever or chills? Cough? Unproductive cough?
Sore throat? Extreme fatigue or tiredness?
Body aches? Muscle aches? Diarrhea?
Difficulty breathing? Loss of sense of smell or taste?
Loss of appetite? Headache?
Nausea or vomiting?  

 

September 12, 2021 – TERRACE EAST – New COVID positive = 2 (T=2)

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COVID UPDATE – September 12, 2021 – Terrace East

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 residents

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (2 residents)

We are sad to report that there are two COVID positive residents in Terrace East. The first COVID positive resident returned from a visit to Abbotsford Regional Hospital having had a COVID swab but without receiving the result of that swab. The resident was discharged and returned by family to Terrace East. Unfortunately, the result came back positive and additional residents and staff were exposed to COVID. Consequently, a second resident has tested positive. Families have been informed.

Residents of the 5th and 6th floor of Terrace East are now on droplet precautions.
This means that they are to remain in their apartment suites. All who enter their suites must wear full PPE.
All meals for 5th and 6th floor residents delivered to their suites.

No social visits for any Terrace East residents. No outings or exiting the TE building.
Essential visitors permitted – call Cheryl: 604.851.4020 if you are designated as an Essential Visitor.

Recreation activities temporarily suspended. A memo for residents will be handed out today and published on this site as well.

As we are in a time of high COVID prevalence, it is essential that everyone returning from Hospital (ER or admitted) receives a COVID test and obtains the results PRIOR to returning to Menno Apartments. Cheryl Dawes, Manager, Community Enrichment and her team are able to help residents and families navigate steps that keep residents and staff safe, including communication with Fraser Health.

MANDATORY MASKS FOR RESIDENTS: As a result of this situation, we require all Apartment residents to wear masks (mandatory) when they leave their apartment or when a visitor (IL) is in the apartment with them. It has been several weeks since we announced mandatory masks for all visitors. Medical grade masks are the preferred mask to be worn and are available at the foyer in every apartment for both residents and visitors.

WHAT TO DO IF YOUR LOVED ONE IS IN HOSPITAL AND THEN RETURNING HOME: We will be putting a poster on every apartment door that outlines what family should do if their loved one needs to go or return from hospital. As the apartment resident lives in communal living, their return from ARH puts at risk many others if they are COVID positive.

  1. INFORM MENNO PLACE OF HOSPITAL VISIT TO ER OR HOSPITAL ADMISSION – If your loved one goes to Hospital for any length of time (ER or Admitted), you must call our nursing team to inform them – Nursing Team: 604.615.7652.
  2. INFORM MENNO PLACE OF REQUESTED RETURN FROM HOSPITAL: Additionally, Cheryl and her team will provide the support you need to ensure that your loved one does not return to Menno Apartments with a COVID positive result. Do not discharge them or return from ER without the results of the COVID test. If they are COVID positive, Cheryl Dawes, Manager, Community Enrichment and her team will provide the support you need to navigate this situation while keeping others safe.
  3. KEEPING OTHERS SAFE: The protocols for a COVID positive resident include isolation in their room and full PPE (personal protective equipment) for the staff. It also includes enhanced cleaning of any objects touched by a COVID positive individual (railings, door handles, elevator buttons). If we don’t know about your loved one’s test result or pending test result, we can’t do everything required to keep other residents and staff safe.

ASK THE DAILY SCREENING QUESTIONS: As COVID prevalence has become greater in our community, it is all the more important to have these daily questions asked to each resident. We are encouraging family members to include these questions in your conversations. Click here for Screening Questions.

September 12, 2021 – MENNO HOME OUTBREAK – New COVID positive = 1 (T=38: 37/E1 : 1/W2 )

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COVID UPDATE – September 12, 2021 – Menno Home Outbreak

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 staff W2

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = Menno Home: 38 (22 residents / 16 staff) (37/E1: 1/W2)

PASSED AWAY: TODAY = 0  (T = 2 residents on E1)

RECOVERED STAFF =  (T=3 recovered)

We have one new COVID positive staff member today. This staff member is from the W2 unit and is the first COVID positive outside Menno Home E1. We are waiting for input from Public Health to determine next steps. We believe that this case is from an external exposure.

COVID-19 SCREENING QUESTIONS – A TOOL FOR RESIDENTS IN AL/IL

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COVID SYMPTOMS SCREENING QUESTIONS

Do you have any new or worsening* symptoms of COVID-19?

  • Fever or chills?
  • Cough?
  • Sore throat?
  • Extreme fatigue or tiredness?
  • Body aches? Muscle aches?
  • Diarrhea?
  • Difficulty breathing?
  • Loss of sense of smell or taste?
  • Loss of appetite?
  • Headache?
  • Nausea or vomiting?

Anyone with mild symptoms should be tested.

If you are unsure if you should be tested, call the Fraser Health Virtual Care team at 1-800-314-0999 between 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. seven days a week.

*Symptoms should be new or worsening – ie: unrelated to or exacerbatio of known pre-existing medical condition (eg: allergies) or other circumstance (eg: muscle aches from aggrevation or injury). If it is unclear if the individual has a symptom, proceed as a YES.

If you live in Terrace East, please call the Nurse LPN if you have symptoms. They will proceed with testing. For Primrose Gardens, Terrace West and Pavilion, please book an appointment for a COVID swab here:

COVID-19 TESTING CENTER:

Book online: CLICK HERE  |  Call: 604.857.3936

Abbotsford COVID-19 testing centre
32470 Haida Drive, Building 1, Abbotsford
Enter through Gate 2
8:45am – 3:30pm, 7 days/week

 

 

September 11, 2021 – MENNO HOME OUTBREAK – New COVID positive = 1 (T=37 / E1)

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COVID UPDATE – September 11, 2021 – Menno Home Outbreak

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 staff

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = Menno Home E1: 37 (22 residents / 15 staff)

PASSED AWAY: TODAY = 0  (T = 2 residents on E1)

RECOVERED STAFF =  (T=3 recovered)

September 10, 2021 – MENNO HOME OUTBREAK – New COVID positive = 0 (T=36 / E1)

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COVID UPDATE – September 10, 2021 – Menno Home Outbreak

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = Menno Home E1: 36 (22 residents / 14 staff)

PASSED AWAY: TODAY = 0  (T = 2 residents on E1)

RECOVERED STAFF = 2 staff returned to work today (T=3 recovered)

There are no new COVID positives to report today and no deaths.
We continue to monitor the residents for symptoms and when there are symptoms, we swab for COVID.
There have been several instances of symptoms like a cough or diarrhea. All returned negative. Our care team are swabbing everyone even with the slightest symptom in order to ensure that we do not have COVID in any other resident or unit. We are grateful that all have been negative.
We continue to collect and gather results from the staff. This can be challenging as the staff’s COVID swabs are not reported directly to Menno Place. Instead, they are reported to the individual staff member who follows up with a call to Menno Place.
In total, over 450 swabs have been done to test residents and staff in Menno Home plus the 2nd round of point-prevalence testing for the E1 residents and staff.
Thank you to all of the nursing team who do the COVID swabbing and to the admin team who ensure that every sample has the correct identifiers for each person – and send them to the lab for analysis.
Thank you for your continued prayers for Menno Home – residents and staff. Today was a good day to see some of the initial COVID positive staff return to work.

Menno Place Map and Orientation

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The following information will help you as you navigate the Menno Place campus.

As most families go to primarily ONE building, it can be confusing to figure out the other areas on the campus. We hope that this helps.

Menno Place is a campus-of-care with six buildings. It is 11 acres and is bordered by 3 main streets: Marshall Road (south), Primrose Street (east) and Brundige Avenue (on the north). Read more

September 9, 2021 – MENNO HOME OUTBREAK – New COVID positive = 2 (T=36 / E1)

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COVID UPDATE – September 9, 2021 – Menno Home Outbreak

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (1 staff / 1 resident)

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = Menno Home E1: 36 (22 residents / 14 staff)

PASSED AWAY:  1 death today, E1  (T = 2 residents on E1)

RECOVERED STAFF = 1 staff returned to work today

It is with saddness that we announce a 2nd death on Menno Home E1. Please continue to support, encourage and pray for the staff – they are very attached to the residents whom they care for and are taking these deaths very hard. There was also a death just prior to the outbreak, so they have lost 3 of their residents within the past several weeks. We are grateful for staff who are so present for the residents they serve and love.
We are now seeing the staff recovering and return to work. We welcome back to E1 Home one of the staff who was an original COVID positive reported on August 31st. We thank Fraser Health for providing staff to fill in when our staff were sick, contagious and unable to work. We are grateful for our daily call with Fraser Health. The COVID-Response Team
The only COVID positive results at this time are contained to Menno Home E1, Chalet side. See map below.
All swabs returned from the expanded point-prevalence testing on W1, W2, E2 are negative. There are some outstanding.
Menno Home E1 Map
Red = Chalet
Orange = Lounge