Hymn Stories – July 2022
This month’s hymn, “‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” was written by a remarkable woman out of one of her darkest hours. Read more about the origins of this hymn and find other helpful resources for seniors.
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Resource and Support for Family Caregivers:
Resource and Support for Family Caregivers:
Subscribe to the www.familycaregiversbc.ca newsletter for:
- Caregiver Connection, a quarterly newsletter full of interesting and informative articles directly related to family caregiving
- Our monthly e-news, featuring upcoming events and caregiving news
- Invitations to monthly free webinars and other events
- Breaking news and occasional messages, such as survey requests, from fellow caregiving organizations
Subscribe:
https://www.familycaregiversbc.ca/contact-us/newsletter-subscription
Resources:
https://www.familycaregiversbc.ca/for-family-caregivers
Resource and Support for Family Caregivers:
Subscribe to the www.familycaregiversbc.ca newsletter for:
Caregiver Connection, a quarterly newsletter full of interesting and informative articles directly related to family caregiving
Our monthly e-news, featuring upcoming events and caregiving news
Invitations to our monthly free webinars and other events
Breaking news and occasional messages, such as survey requests, from fellow caregiving organizations
Subscribe:
https://www.familycaregiversbc.ca/contact-us/newsletter-subscription
Resources:
https://www.familycaregiversbc.ca/for-family-caregivers
Menno Place welcomes three new chaplains this summer!
Menno Place hires three chaplains to replace our current team. Click to find out who they are!
Watch Memorial Livestream & Butterfly Release 2022
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 | Watch Recording
Menno Place honours the lives of those who have passed away between September 1, 2021 – May 31, 2022.
Butterfly Release Livestream | Watch Recording
Menno Place releases butterflies to remember our loved ones who have passed – or to enjoy the beauty of the butterfly.
Hymn Stories – June 2022
“While many hymns are born out of a particular dramatic experience, this hymn was simply the result of the author’s morning by morning realization of God’s personal faithfulness.” Read more about the origins of ‘Great is Thy Faithfulness’ and other helpful resources for seniors.
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Memorial Livestream & Butterfly Release 2022 #2
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.
Air Conditioners at Menno Place Apartments
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?
- 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.
- Select a unit that is 8000 BTUs or less. Anything higher than that will trip the breakers.
- 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.
- 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:
- Make sure the unit is on site, in the resident’s suite and unboxed.
- Provide a 3-pronged extension cord approximately 6 feet in length.
- 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
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
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.
- Population focus: Work with my community to anticipate and meet our needs
- Accessibility: Give me timely and equitable services
- Safety: Keep me sage
- Work-life: Take care of those who take care of me
- Client-centred services: Partner with me and my family in our care
- Continuity of services: Coordinate my care across the continuum
- Appropriateness: Do the right think to achieve the best results
- Efficiency: Make the best use of resources
Watch for these themes to come in future bulletins.
