Air Conditioners at Menno Place Apartments

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Summer is just around the corner and it’s time to think about air conditioners.  The common areas of each of the apartment buildings are air conditioned but the apartments are not.  Air conditioners are in stores now. If you want to buy one, don’t wait. They tend to sell out quickly.

What kind of air conditioner should you choose?

  1. Choose a portable air conditioner – one that sits on the floor and vents out the window. We are not able to install units that hang outside the window.
  2. Select a unit that is 8000 BTUs or less. Anything higher than that will trip the breakers.
  3. Menno Place’s maintenance team must do the installation to ensure it’s done correctly and safely. There is a $36.00 charge for installation which includes removal at the end of the season.
  4. If your apartment does not have a balcony/patio please check with Leonard to ensure a unit can be installed before purchasing.

How to request installation:

  1. Make sure the unit is on site, in the resident’s suite and unboxed.
  2. Provide a 3-pronged extension cord approximately 6 feet in length.
  3. Contact the receptionist in your building to request an install. The receptionist will fill out a work request and the maintenance team will attend. Air conditioner installs can usually be completed in 2-3 days.

If you order an air conditioner online please be sure to give the resident’s full address including their suite number. The unit needs to be delivered to their apartment. We have had issues in the past where delivery companies have tried to drop the units off at our warehouse which causes confusion, lost units and delays.

If you have any questions about air conditioners please contact your receptionist – Lynn for Primrose Gardens and Pavilion (604 851-4000) or Claire for Terrace East and Terrace West (604-851-4004).

Friends and Family Council Meeting – June 16 2022 – 2:30pm

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On June 16, 2022, Family and Friends (Family Council) will be meeting via Microsoft TEAMS (online Video). Please click the following link to join the meeting by video, or call the number with the code beside it to call in to the meeting. It is recommended to download Microsoft TEAMS onto your device to benefit from all its features, but it not, you can still click the link and use TEAMS through your internet browser.

JUNE 16TH AT 2:30PM PST

Join on your computer or mobile app
Click here to join the meeting
Or call in (audio only)
+1 778-731-1352,,923115380# Canada, Port Moody
Phone Conference ID: 923 115 380#

Family and Friends is a regularly scheduled meeting for family members, friends or representatives of our residents in Menno Home and Menno Hospital. We will be having our Director of Community Enrichment, Sharon Simpson and Recreation/Volunteer Manager Linda Weatherly join us as our guest speakers. Sharon and Linda will be discussing their roles, as well as how families can be involved in our resident’s lives within their departments.

Family Council is a great way to connect and learn about the opportunities that are on the Menno Place campus, as well as getting to know other family members that are on a similar journey with their loved ones in long term care. We hope you will be able to join us.

Menno Place is preparing for Accreditation in October 2022

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ACCREDITATION – THE 5 ‘Ws’

Menno Home and Hospital (long-term care) are preparing for an Accreditation Survey with Accreditation Canada (www.Accreditation.ca). Terrace East (Assisted Living) will follow in the next year. Independent Living is awaiting the results of a similar survey through Engage BC’s Assurity program (https://engageseniors.ca/assurity). We are currently accredited with Exemplary Standing through Accreditation Canada.

WHY

We want to BEE the best! Being accredited allows Menno Place to be measured against world class evidenced based health care standards. The goal is to provide the best healthcare and services to our residents so we can do what we do best: care for and improve lives.

WHEN

Save the Date: Oct 17th to Oct 21st, 2022

These are the dates the Accreditation surveyors will be on site. Preparation is already underway and will continue until then. Our staff will stay connected by attending your team huddles, reading  updates, and participating in the fun events to come.

WHERE

Onsite at Menno Home and Menno Hospital in all areas of care, services, and support.
Will you BEE prepared?

WHO

Accreditation Canada (AC) is an independent, non-government, not-for-profit organization affiliated with Health Standards Organization (HSO), located in Ottawa, Ontario. AC is committed to inspiring people to make positive change that improves the quality of health and social services in Canada and around the world. HSO develops world-class and evidence-based standards, assessment programs, and quality improvement solutions. AC and HSO use a People-centered care philosophy and approach to setting its standards and guiding the accreditation process.

WHAT

The Accreditation Tool is organized into six chapters:

Chapter 1: Governance and Leadership

Addresses criteria assessed by governing bodies and/or leadership teams and defines the standards under which the organization or LTC home’s management operates.

Chapter 2: Delivery of Care Models

Addresses thematic areas related to team management, talent development, work-life, information management, quality improvement and delivery of virtual health services.

Chapter 3: Emergency Disaster Management

Addresses emergency, disaster, and outbreak management, focusing on reducing risk and being prepared to respond to and recover from an emergency, disaster or outbreak that occurs inside or outside of the organization.

Chapter 4: Infection Prevention and Control

Addresses organizational infection prevention and control (IPC) practices that promote a collaborative approach in providing safe and reliable services and preventing transmission of pathogens and health care-associated infections.

Chapter 5: Medication Management

Addresses organizational medication management practices that promote a collaborative approach in providing safe and reliable services.

Chapter 6: Residents’ Care Experience

Focuses on ensuring the needs of LTC home residents are met by providing safe and quality individualized care from competent teams.

These chapters are further broken down into eight quality dimensions that all play a part in providing safe, high-quality care.

  1. Population focus: Work with my community to anticipate and meet our needs
  2. Accessibility: Give me timely and equitable services
  3. Safety: Keep me sage
  4. Work-life: Take care of those who take care of me
  5. Client-centred services: Partner with me and my family in our care
  6. Continuity of services: Coordinate my care across the continuum
  7. Appropriateness: Do the right think to achieve the best results
  8. Efficiency: Make the best use of resources

Watch for these themes to come in future bulletins.

Memorial Livestream & Butterfly Release 2022

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Join Menno Place in honouring the precious lives of those who’ve passed away between September 1, 2021 – May 31, 2022.

June 10th, 2022

Memorial Livestream | 2 pm

Butterfly Release Livestream | 3pm

The Menno Place Remembers Memorial Service will be led by our chaplains, Ingrid Schultz, John Dyck, and Ingrid Stahl. The service will be livestreamed across campus and here on our website. Due to continued Covid restrictions, the Butterfly Release program will also be livestreamed.

We hope you will join us for these virtual events.

CLICK HERE for details on how to join us online!

Would you like to release a butterfly?

Reserve your butterfly for pick up! The first 100 people to register will be able to pick up a butterfly. One butterfly can be issued per family unit. Pick up location is Courtyard gate on June 10th from 2pm – 3pm. You may wish to release your butterfly in a quiet location on campus with your family or in memory of a loved one.

RESERVE YOUR BUTTERFLY

There are robotic cats making a huge difference around Menno Place!

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Check out this darling robotic cat! The residents LOVE her!

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Another Great Outcome!

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From May 2 – 5, 2022 Menno Place was audited by the BC Municipal Safety Association to determine the status of our Occupational Health and Safety Program. This is a voluntary audit that Menno Place chooses to have done each year to ensure we meet and exceed the safety standards required by WorkSafeBC.

We are very pleased that we passed with flying colors – with a final score of 94%! This is an exceptional outcome, considering the extra staffing challenges and safety requirements we have gone through this past year.

Thanks to all our team members, supervisors, Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee members, and the entire leadership team for your dedication and commitment to Safety at Menno Place!

Come Join Us for the Summer!

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Menno Place is inviting friends and family of our staff and residents to apply for various summer positions funded through the Canada Summer Jobs Program.

Each position is a temporary 8 week full time position funded through the Canada Summer Jobs program (there is a possibility of permanent employment). As with all employees, the worker in this position is required to have a commitment to the vision, mission and values of Menno Place performing duties following Menno Place policies and procedures and ensuring the provision of Resident and Family Centred Care (RFCC) while safeguarding staff and residents.

Each position requires teamwork, communication and cooperation. It is the expectation that the individual contributes to a positive, safe working environment, takes instruction well and cooperates with their supervisor and co-workers. This person manages their time well and participates in continuous quality improvement of services provided.

Please apply if you are interested in any of the following opportunities:
• Food Service Helper
• Accounting Clerk
• Recreation Therapy Assistants

Your resume must clearly state which position you are applying for. All resumes can be sent to recruitment@mennoplace.ca. If you are referred by one of our employees please write their name as well.  Learn more about these positions by downloading the info sheet here.

Required: Criminal Record Check, TB screen, COVID-19 vaccination and influenza immunization.

As per the Canada Summer Jobs requirement, the participant must be:
• Between 15-30 years of age (inclusive) at the start of employment
• A Canadian Citizen, permanent resident, or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; and
• Legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations.
*international students are not eligible.

2022 Walk for Alzheimer’s

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After almost two years of navigating this virtual world, Menno Place is excited to announce, the 2022 IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s, returning to Abbotsford on Sunday May 29, 2022!

The Walk is a way Menno Place can celebrate and remember people in our lives who have been affected by dementia, while we raise valuable funds and awareness to create change in our community.

The Walk is the Alzheimer Society of B.C.’s flagship fundraising event and a great way for family, friends and the staff at Menno Place to demonstrate leadership in our community by stepping up and showing we care!

If you would like to take part in the Walk, encourage your family and/or co-workers to fundraise and participate! To register as an individual or a team, visit the Walk website at www.walkforalzheimers.ca.

Location: Gardner Park, 31070 Gardner Ave, Abbotsford (Note: The entrance to the park and parking area is off of Livingstone Avenue.)

Route information: There will have three routes (all under 300 meters), one wheelchair accessible and two gravel loops around the park.
Date: Sunday, May 29, 2022
Registration time: 11 a.m. Walk time: 12 – 2 p.m.

Contact: Jordan Penner | Mitchell Wiens

Go to: www.walkforalzheimers.ca to sign up!

Memorial Livestream & Butterfly Release 2022 Save the Date

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Mark your calendars for the Menno Place Memorial Livestream & Butterfly Release on Friday, June 10 at 2:00pm and 3:00pm, where we’ll be honouring those who have passed since September 2021. More details about the livestream and how you can participate in this remembrance event will be available soon!

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Happy Nurses Week!

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Thank you, Long-Term Care and Assisted Living RN’s and LPN’s for your extraordinary service!

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