MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – FEBRUARY 17, 2022

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

HOME W2: OUTBREAK (declared 16/02/2022)

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 staff  

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 20 (16 residents | 4 staff)

There is a correction to the number of staff (remains at 4 staff even though we have an additional COVID positive staff today). This can be challenging as there are staff who contract COVID who do not directly intersect with the unit as a concern for transmission (residents or staff). It takes some contact tracing to work through these details day to day. Staff who were COVID positive prior to today have returned to work.
Protocols:
  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • All residents isolated and on droplet precaution
  • Communal dining discontinued
  • Group activities discontinued
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles until further notice
  • Only essential visitors allowed.

HOME E2: Enhanced Monitoring until further notice (no change 17/02/22)

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 residents

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (2 residents | 0 staff)

 

 

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles

  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

HOME E1: Monitoring (Scenario 1)

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 3 (0 residents | 3 staff)

 

 

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

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HOSPITAL E2: Monitoring (Scenario 2)

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 (1 resident | 1 staff)

We have a staff member who has tested positive for COVID. Symptomatic residents have been swabbed.

 

East 2 is on Scenario 2 Protocols:

• Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents.
• All symptomatic residents will be placed on isolation and swabbed
• Communal dining on the affected unit is stopped.
• Group activities on the affected unit are stopped.
• Social visits and essential visits on the affected can continue
• Continued admissions/transfers to the affected unit without approval from MHO
• Staff to wear goggles and masks in the care areas
• Staff to be cohorted to East 2

MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – FEBRUARY 16, 2022

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FEBRUARY 16, 2022

HOME W2: OUTBREAK DECLARED – 16/02/22

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 3 residents, 1 staff  

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 20 (16 residents | 4 staff)

W2 was officially declared an outbreak today by the Medical Health Officer.
Protocols:
  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • All residents isolated and on droplet precaution
  • Communal dining discontinued
  • Group activities discontinued
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles until further notice
  • Only essential visitors allowed.

HOME E2: Enhanced Monitoring until futher notice (no change 16/02/22)

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 residents

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (2 residents | 0 staff)

 

 

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles

  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

HOME E1: Monitoring until further notice (no change 16/02/22)

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents | 2 staff)

 

 

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

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HOSPITAL E2: Monitoring (Scenario 2) No change 16/02/22

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 (1 resident | 0 staff)

One of our residents in East 2 hospital has tested positive. The resident’s visitor tested positive for Covid on Feb 9th , who visited the resident during infectious period.

 

East 2 is on Scenario 2 Protocols:

• Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents.
• All symptomatic residents will be placed on isolation and swabbed
• Communal dining on the affected unit is stopped.
• Group activities on the affected unit are stopped.
• Social visits and essential visits on the affected can continue
• Continued admissions/transfers to the affected unit without approval from MHO
• Staff to wear goggles and masks in the care areas
• Staff to be cohorted to East 2

MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – FEBRUARY 15, 2022

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

HOME W2: Enhanced Monitoring (Scenario 3) until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2  

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 16 (13 residents | 3 staff)

We continue on Scenario 3. There are an additional 4 residents who have been swabbed for COVID and results are pending. The Public Health Officer has not (yet) declared this an outbreak.
Protocols:
  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Symptomatic residents isolated and swabbed
  • Communal dining discontinued
  • Group activities discontinued
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles until further notice
  • Only essential visitors allowed.

HOME E2: Enhanced Monitoring until futher notice (no change 15/02/22)

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 residents

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (2 residents | 0 staff)

 

 

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles

  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

HOME E1: Monitoring until further notice (no change 15/02/22)

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents | 2 staff)

 

 

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

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HOSPITAL E2: Monitoring (Scenario 2)

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 (1 resident | 0 staff)

One of our residents in East 2 hospital has tested positive. The resident’s visitor tested positive for Covid on Feb 9th , who visited the resident during infectious period.

 

East 2 is on Scenario 2 Protocols:

• Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents.
• All symptomatic residents will be placed on isolation and swabbed
• Communal dining on the affected unit is stopped.
• Group activities on the affected unit are stopped.
• Social visits and essential visits on the affected can continue
• Continued admissions/transfers to the affected unit without approval from MHO
• Staff to wear goggles and masks in the care areas
• Staff to be cohorted to East 2

THE APARTMENTS – PAVILION: Off Monitoring at midnight on 15/02/22

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 (1 resident | 0 staff)

 

 

Protocols:

  • Wellness check for COVID positive and any symptomatic residents
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Visits continue – we ask that all visitors are vigilant about screening themselves when they enter the building – check for symptoms, wear a MEDICAL mask (provided), sanitize hands. Do not enter if you are sick.

MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – FEBRUARY 13, 2022

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FEBRUARY 13, 2022

HOME W2: Enhanced Monitoring (Scenario 3) until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 7  

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 14 (11 residents | 3 staff)

We have seen a significant increase in COVID positive residents over the past 24 hours with 11 residents now COVID positive. We continue on Scenario 3 which is a specific set of protocols that include residents being isolated to their rooms and only essential visits.
Protocols:
  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Symptomatic residents isolated and swabbed
  • Communal dining discontinued
  • Group activities discontinued
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles until further notice
  • Only essential visitors allowed.

HOME E2: Enhanced Monitoring until futher notice (no change 13/02/22)

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 residents

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (2 residents | 0 staff)

 

 

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles

  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

HOME E1: Monitoring until further notice (no change 13/02/22)

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents | 2 staff)

 

 

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

THE APARTMENTS – PAVILION: Monitoring until further notice (no change 13/02/2022)

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 (1 resident | 0 staff)

 

 

Protocols:

  • Wellness check for COVID positive and any symptomatic residents
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Visits continue – we ask that all visitors are vigilant about screening themselves when they enter the building – check for symptoms, wear a MEDICAL mask (provided), sanitize hands. Do not enter if you are sick.

MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – FEBRUARY 12, 2022

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FEBRUARY 12, 2022

HOME W2: Enhanced Monitoring (Scenario 3) until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2  

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 7 (4 residents | 3 staff)

Unfortunately, we have two more COVID positive residents and further symptomatic residents. Designated visitors not permitted – only essential visits. Essential visitors are assessed by the nurse on the unit for essential purposes only.
Protocols:
  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Symptomatic residents isolated and swabbed
  • Asymptomatic residents are not isolated
  • Communal dining discontinued
  • Group activities discontinued
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles until further notice
  • Only essential visitors allowed.

HOME E2: Enhanced Monitoring until futher notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 residents

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (2 residents | 0 staff)

 

 

Unfortunately, we have two COVID positive residents on Menno Home E2.

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

HOME E1: Monitoring until further notice (no change 12/02/22)

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents | 2 staff)

 

 

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

THE APARTMENTS – PAVILION: Monitoring until further notice (no change 12/02/2022)

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 (1 resident | 0 staff)

Unfortunately, we have a new COVID positive case at Pavilion. The resident is isolated and we are providing enhanced cleaning in the building.

 

Protocols:

  • Wellness check for COVID positive and any symptomatic residents
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Visits continue – we ask that all visitors are vigilant about screening themselves when they enter the building – check for symptoms, wear a MEDICAL mask (provided), sanitize hands. Do not enter if you are sick.

MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – FEBRUARY 11, 2022

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FEBRUARY 11, 2022

HOME W2: Enhanced Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 5 (2 residents | 3 staff)

Unfortunately, we have a second COVID positive resident on W2 Home.
Protocols:
  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Symptomatic residents isolated and swabbed
  • Asymptomatic residents are not isolated
  • Communal dining discontinued
  • Group activities discontinued
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles until further notice
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue – one essential visitor and one social designated visitor per resident

HOME E1: Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents | 2 staff)

 

 

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

THE APARTMENTS – PAVILION: Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 (1 resident | 0 staff)

Unfortunately, we have a new COVID positive case at Pavilion. The resident is isolated and we are providing enhanced cleaning in the building.

 

Protocols:

  • Wellness check for COVID positive and any symptomatic residents
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Visits continue – we ask that all visitors are vigilant about screening themselves when they enter the building – check for symptoms, wear a MEDICAL mask (provided), sanitize hands. Do not enter if you are sick.

MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – FEBRUARY 10, 2022

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FEBRUARY 10, 2022

HOME W2: Enhanced Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 4 (1 resident | 3 staff)

Unfortunately, we have a COVID positive resident on W2.
Protocols:
  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Symptomatic residents isolated and swabbed
  • Asymptomatic residents are not isolated
  • Communal dining resumes
  • Group activities resumes
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles until further notice
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue – one essential visitor and one social designated visitor per resident

HOME E1: Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents | 2 staff)

 

 

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – FEBRUARY 9, 2022

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FEBRUARY 9, 2022

 

THE APARTMENTS

There is a COVID positive staff member in the Apartments (08/02/22) who has worked in more than one of the apartments. Staff member was not a close contact with any staff or residents (Close contact = within 6 feet for 15 minutes without mask in a 24 hour period). All staff and residents should continue self-monitoring for COVID symptoms which should become a daily practice for all during this pandemic.

HOME W1: Off Enhanced Monitoring! 09/02/22

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 11 (2 residents | 9 staff)

Protocols:
  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Symptomatic residents isolated and swabbed
  • Asymptomatic residents are not isolated
  • Communal dining resumes
  • Group activities resumes
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles until further notice
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue – one essential visitor and one social designated visitor per resident

 

HOME W2: Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 3 (0 residents | 3 staff)

 

 

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

HOME E1: Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents | 2 staff)

 

 

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

Thoughts on COVID at Menno Place

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Some thoughts on COVID at Menno Place:

We are very happy that the number of COVID positives for residents is not growing. This is a huge relief for our leadership, staff and families. We know that this very infectious variant (Omicron) is still bringing about high numbers of hospitalizations and deaths in BC – and that is a very sad situation for so many who are impacted by the virus in this way.
BOOSTERS – We are grateful for the booster shot for our residents and staff members – this is proving to reduce risk of hospitalization by 50% as compared to only 2 shots. We know that this layer of vaccination protection is what is making this wave of COVID at Menno Place a much more manageable situation. We have still struggled with staffing shortages when our staff are off sick and we continue to look for nurses to join out Menno Place team. If you know of any you’d like to refer, please send them to https://www.MennoPlace.ca/careers to apply.
COMMUNITY MEETINGS AT THE APARTMENTS – Because of the high rate of booster shots, we are working to bring back more of our normal life with a focus on the Apartments that does not have the same visitor restrictions at this time. This means that we are working hard to keep the dining rooms open and will be holding Community Meetings for all the apartment buildings for the first time in 2 years! This is an exciting opportunity for residents to share their challenges, hopes and vision for the next stage of the pandemic. We are so pleased to see how many residents remain committed to the additional layer of mask-wearing.
RESIDENT COUNCIL AT HOME AND HOSPITAL – We have also returned to having resident council meetings at the Home and Hospital – a great way for us to hear from residents. This brings us all so much joy to hear their gratitude and ideas for how we can have good times together again as we plan for the future.
VISITING AT HOME AND HOSPITAL There are no changes to the visitation restrictions for Menno Home and Hospital. One essential visitor and one social visitor for each resident (one at a time) at this time. Our Visitation Hosts are happy to greet essential and social visitors and to, screen you and get you safely in to see your loved one. If you are visiting a palliative resident, please come as an essential visitor regardless of your vaccination status. We will outfit you in appropriate PPE to ensure you have this very important time with your loved one. Please arrange this with the nurse on the unit.
GOOD NEWS! There are 2 units off Enhanced Monitoring today – one in Home (E2) and one in Hospital (W2). What good news! Great job by the staff in preventing transmission of COVID among the residents!
MENNO TV – Chaplain John Dyck and Leonard Klassen (Life Enrichment Coordinator) do an amazing job bringing information to the residents of Menno Place each Tuesday and Friday at 11am on Menno TV (channel 10 in apartments, channel 59 in Home/Hospital). It’s really fun to watch them and residents love that they can hear the announcements CLEARLY in their own space. They go to Terrace West to do these announcements in person.
SUNSHINE COMING! We love that there is good weather coming up. This will help to cheer our residents and our staff. The weather has been particularly challenging this year – or is it that we are all just so very tired of COVID?
WORKSHEET DOWNLOAD – GOOD ONE! We created a worksheet that is really helpful for you if you are deciding what the risks of hospitalization are for your loved one – some of you are wondering how to plan a special birthday party or attend a funeral – these questions can be informed by the specific risk your loved one faces – check out the worksheet (PDF) – click here: https://mennoplacelife.com/wp-content/uploads/bsk-pdf-manager/2022/01/COVID-19-Hospitalization-Risk.pdf
DAILY UPDATES – With the level of COVID in our community and impacting our staff, we have had a difficult time updating you on a daily basis. Updates on staff who are COVID positive will now be focused only on the COVID positive staff who have had close contact with residents.
THANK YOU – We know that you are walking this journey with us – and that you feel the stress of the changes and the length of time. A friend told me that there is a German saying – if you know it, please put it in the comments – in English, “It’s the length that is the burden.” Yes, it is. This has been a long and difficult journey together. So much has been lost that we can barely remember the vibrant ways we did life together here at Menno Place. As Leonard Klassen said today on Menno TV – “We will get through this together.” We will. We are.

MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – FEBRUARY 8, 2022

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FEBRUARY 8, 2022

 

HOSPITAL W2: Off Enhanced Monitoring! – 08/02/22

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 5 (4 residents | 1 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 29, 2022

 

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Symptomatic residents and residents who test positive are to be placed on isolation/droplet precautions.
  • Communal dining permitted
  • Group activities permitted
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

 

PRIMROSE GARDENS: Off Monitoring! 05/22

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 16 (14 residents | 2 staff)

Dining re-opened on Saturday, Feb. 5/22.

 

 

THE APARTMENTS – 08/22

There is a new COVID positive staff member in the Apartments who has worked in more than one of the apartments. We are doing the contact tracing today with respect to whom this staff member was in contact with (staff and residents).

 

HOME W1: Enhanced Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 11 (2 residents | 9 staff)

Protocols:
  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Symptomatic residents isolated and swabbed
  • Asymptomatic residents are not isolated
  • No communal dining
  • No group activities
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

 

HOME W2: Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 3 (0 residents | 3 staff)

 

 

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

HOME E1: Monitoring until further notice

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents | 2 staff)

 

 

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Group activities continue
  • Communal dining continues
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue

 

HOME E2: Off Enhanced Monitoring! 08/02/22

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 5 (1 resident |  4 staff)

 

 

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Symptomatic residents and residents who test positive are to be placed on isolation/droplet precautions.
  • Communal dining permitted
  • Group activities permitted
  • Social visits/essential visits can continue