November 28 – HOME – 1 new positive staff – Total = 12 – Menno Home E2

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COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – NOV. 28 – 2020 – MENNO HOME E2
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1
1 ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CASE SINCE YESTERDAY
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 12 – (10 residents in Menno Home E2 & 2 staff Home E2)
ACTION
  • We continue to swab any staff or residents who show any symptoms, no matter how mild
  • As the staff are cloistered (only allowed on one unit) and off while waiting for the full 14 day isolation to be complete, we are desperately needing housekeeping assistance.
  • WE ARE ASKING FAMILIES AND FRIENDS FOR HELP: We will be posting an opportunity for family members whose loved ones live on W1, W2, E2 Menno Home to provide housekeeping, laundry or dietary assistance in full PPE. You will be able to see your loved one. A link to an online form to express your interest will be posted shortly.
  • We are receiving the deliveries of overbed tables (they are arriving in smaller deliveries), putting them together and getting them to the resident rooms for meals in their rooms.
  • We are waiting for 80 more overbed tables to arrive!

November 27 – HOSPITAL – 1 staff – Total = 1 – Menno Hospital E1 & E2

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COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – Nov. 27 – 2020 – Menno Hospital E1 & E2

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0
ZERO ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CASES SINCE YESTERDAY
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 staff / 0 residents
ACTION
  • We continue to monitor staff and residents.
  • No symptomatic residents.
  • We continue to order and receive appropriate levels of PPE.

November 27 – HOME – 0 additional positive cases – Total = 11 (eleven) – Menno Home E2

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COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – Nov. 27 – 2020 – Menno Home E2

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0
ZERO ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CASES SINCE YESTERDAY
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 11 – (10 residents in Menno Home E2 & 1 staff Home E2)
ACTION
  • We continue to swab any staff or residents who show any symptoms, no matter how mild
  • Resident Swabs – We swabbed all of the residents on Home E2 on the 17th and again on the 24th. The result of the swabs done on the 24th were reported yesterday, 4 positive results. The rest of the residents were negative.
  • Continued communication with Fraser Health with daily meetings each morning.
  • We continue to order and receive appropriate quantities of PPE.
Please pray for our staff – they are getting weary and some are anxious.

November 26 – HOSPITAL – No additional positives since yesterday

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COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – Nov. 26, 2020 – Menno Hospital E1 & E2

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0
CHANGE FROM YESTERDAY = NO CHANGE
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 staff member / 0 residents
ACTION
  • All residents Hospital in E1 and E2 have been swabbed
  • We are swabbing all of the staff who were exposed
  • E1 and E2 are are on droplet precaution – full PPE required (gowns, goggles, masks with appropriate PPE changes between care for residents)
  • W2 is on isolation – residents are in their own rooms. Staff continue to wear masks and goggles as they have been throughout the pandemic. Residents do not come out of their rooms, including eating and personal hygiene care.
  • All staff are now cloistered – this means that staff can only work in one specific unit for the duration of the outbreak. Some staff will need to work in more than one unit (maintenance) but the majority of the staff will only work in one unit for the duration of the outbreak
  • Previously, a staff member could work in one unit per shift, exercising covid protocols between shifts (showering, clean clothing, etc.)

November 26 – HOME – 4 (four) additional positive residents & 1 positive staff – Total = 11 (eleven) – Menno Home E2

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COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – Nov. 26 – 2020 – Menno Home E2
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 5 (4 residents & 1 staff Home E2)
FIVE ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CASES SINCE YESTERDAY
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 11 – (10 residents in Menno Home E2 & 1 staff Home E2)
ACTION
  • We continue the droplet precautions on all of the Menno Home units
  • Staff continue to be cloistered to one unit. They will only work on this unit for the duration of the outbreak.

November 25 – HOME – 1 (one) additional positive resident – Total = 6 (six) residents in Menno Home E2

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NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 resident (family has been informed)

ONE ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CASE SINCE YESTERDAY

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 6 residents in Menno Home E2; 0 staff

SWABS

  • We continue to await results for several staff. The swabs are in process.
  • Most of the staff swabs have come back – all negative. Waiting for 6 more to return results.

NEW – HOSPITAL – November 25 – One (1) positive staff – Total = 1 staff / 0 residents – Affected units: E1 & E2

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Despite our efforts to keep COVID out of Menno Place over the past 8 months, we are sad to report that we have a confirmed COVID positive test result for ONE (1) Menno Hospital staff member.

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 staff member

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 staff member / 0 residents

AREAS OF EXPOSURE: Hospital E1 and Hospital E2

IS THIS COVID OUTBREAK RELATED TO THE ONE IN MENNO HOME? No. The COVID positive staff member does not work at Menno Home.

NEXT STEPS:

  • We have cancelled Safe Visits and Essential Visits for all Menno Hospital units – E1, E2, W2
  • Zoom calls continue.
  • Visits for residents who are actively dying continue to be permitted. Nursing will contact the primary contact of any resident who is in this stage of the palliative journey.
  • Window Visits requiring staff support are cancelled.
  • We await instruction from the Medical Health Officer about swabbing residents and staff.

PRAYERS:

Thank you for your prayers for Menno Place and each other.

November 24 – Two (2) additional positives – Total = 5 residents in Menno Home E2

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COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – Nov. 24, 2020 – Menno Home E2

2 ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CASES SINCE NOV. 23

NEW POSITIVE CASES = 2 (2 residents / 0 staff)

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 5 residents in Menno Home E2; 0 staff

SWABS

  • Several residents in E2 awaiting swab results.
  • We continue to await results for some of the staff. The swabs are in process.
  • UPDATE: Staff whose swab results are negative are NOT able to return to work on other units.
  • PER COVID-19 PROTOCOL, ALL E2 RESIDENTS WHO TESTED NEGATIVE ARE BEING RETESTED TODAY.

November 23 – No additional positives – Total=3 residents in Menno Home E2

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COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – Nov. 23, 2020 – Menno Home E2

NO CHANGE IN POSITIVE CASES FROM NOV 22
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 (for both residents and staff)
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 3 residents in Menno Home E2; 0 staff
SWABS
  • Several residents in E2 have be re-swabbed. Families have been notified
  • We continue to wait for test results for some of the staff

Staff whose swab results are negative are now able to return to work in other units wearing full PPE.

ZOOM Calls Continue as Booked for Home W1, W2, E1

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MENNO HOME E1, W1, W2 – Zoom Calls will continue as booked. We apologize for this confusion.