COVID-19 Update: Terrace East Assisted Living on Enhanced Monitoring – Terrace West also affected

Due to increased cases of COVID-19 in the Terrace East Assisted Living Apartment, Public Health has placed the building on Enhanced Monitoring. Please see the memo below for detailed information regarding dining, recreation activities, mask wearing and visiting. As the Terrace West Independent Living Apartment is connected to Terrace East, residents in this apartment will also be impacted. A separate memo for Terrace West residents is also included below.

 

MEMO

Date:               June 3, 2024
To:                   Terrace East Residents
Re:                   Enhanced Monitoring – Update re: COVID-19 Cases
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Dear Residents of Terrace East,

Unfortunately, I am writing to inform you have we have several cases of COVID-19 in Terrace East. Additionally, some staff and Terrace West residents are symptomatic. Please inform care staff if you aren’t feeling well.

Public health has placed Terrace East on Enhanced Monitoring. Effective immediately, the following protocols are in place:

  • Dining Room is closed – staff will be delivering meals to each suite.
  • Morning break snacks are available for pick-up only from the dining room (please pick up your snacks and enjoy them in your suite).
  • In-person Recreation Activities are cancelled – watch channel 10. (We are postponing our Men’s Breakfast – stay tuned for the new date.)
  • If you have symptoms (fever/chills, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle/body ache, headache, new loss of taste/smell, sore throat, congestion/runny nose, diarrhea/nausea/vomiting), we will place a cart by your door with personal protective equipment for anyone entering your suite.
  • If you are sick, please stay in your suite unless you are on your way out of the building (and please wear a mask).
  • Staff are required to wear masks.
  • Visitors will be screened at the door and asked to wear a mask (please remind your visitors not to come visit if they are sick).

Thank you for your patience and understanding. We will get through this together. As a reminder, showing care and concern for each other is our overarching approach. Let’s do our part in stopping the spread.

Leonard Klassen, Manager of Community Enrichment

 

MEMO

Date:               June 3, 2024
To:                   Terrace West Residents
Re:                   Update re: COVID-19 Cases in Terrace East – Impacting Terrace West
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Dear Residents of Terrace West,

Public health has placed Terrace East on Enhanced Monitoring due to increasing numbers of residents with COVID-19 and has put screening and mask requirements in place for Terrace East. As a result of that, we are closing the dining room and stopping in-person recreation activities for both Terrace East and Terrace West.

Effective immediately, staff will be delivering your meals to your suite.

Morning break snacks will be available for pick-up in the Terrace West bistro.

I’d like to remind you that there are some activities available on channel 10. The bistro area remains open. Please note that we are postponing the Men’s Breakfast – stay tuned for the new date.

If you are sick, we are asking that you stay in your suite unless you are on your way in/out of the building, and we’d appreciate if you’d wear a mask in this situation. Symptoms to watch for include fever/chills, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle/body ache, headache, new loss of taste/smell, sore throat, congestion/runny nose, diarrhea/nausea/vomiting.

Thank you for your patience and understanding. We will get through this together. As a reminder, showing care and concern for each other is our overarching approach. Let’s do our part in stopping the spread.

Leonard Klassen, Manager of Community Enrichment



For family and friends, further updates will be communicated under the ‘Visiting Updates’ section on our homepage HERE.

You may also want to take a few minutes to refamiliarize yourself with our covid, flu or cold protocols for visitors HERE.

Thank you for playing your part in keeping our residents and staff safe!

Purchase a Butterfly to Donate to a resident

There is such JOY in releasing a butterfly at our Annual Butterfly Release!

Residents enjoy having these butterflies on their hand, flitting around them, and watching them fly away.

“We do not remember days… we remember moments”

Do you want to purchase a butterfly for a resident to enjoy a special moment?

The cost of each butterfly is $30. The Recreation Team will provide a resident with your donated butterfly.

 

If you would like to donate a butterfly to a resident, CLICK HERE to purchase.

To learn all about our annual BUTTERFLY RELEASE CELEBRATION, click here.

BUTTERFLY RELEASE CELEBRATION

Date: Friday, June 14, 2024

Time: 2:30 pm

Location: Menno Place Courtyard

Gates open at 1:30 pm | Butterflies available for pick-up at 2:00 pm

Refreshments to Follow

A joyful time to release butterflies into the beautiful courtyard. Join with residents to share a special moment of excitement as butterflies are released by those who have pre-purchased a butterfly in anticipation of sharing this precious memory together.

Hymn Stories – June 2024

Some of our greatest hymns were written by young adults. And this hymn of deep devotion, “My Jesus, I Love Thee,” was written by William Ralph Featherston at age sixteen. Find out more about this Canadian author.

Click to listen.

Spring Flower Donations – May 22-24

Donations of annual flowers, potting soil and new/like-new pots on May 22 – 24

Hymn Stories – May 2024

Few hymns paint such a vivd picture of God’s love as this one by Samuel Trevor Francis. Find out more about the hymn, “O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus,” and how its author experienced the mercy of God.

Click to listen.

Save the Date: Butterfly Release

Menno Place’s annual Memorial and Butterfly Release will take place on Friday, June 14th.  Mark your calendars and join us as we remember and celebrate the ones we love who are no longer here with us. Information about how to purchase a butterfly will be available in the coming weeks along with further details about the event, parking, and more.

We hope to see you there!

SAFER Grant Information

Recently, BC Housing’s SAFER Grant has been in the news. SAFER stands for “Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters.” It is a grant available for eligible seniors who are renters in the province of BC. If you live in Pavilion, Terrace West, Primrose Gardens, or Terrace East (private pay assisted living only), you may qualify. This grant is not available for residents in Long-Term Care (Menno Home, Menno Hospital) as they already receive government subsidy.

All information can be found at BC Housing’s SAFER website (Click here)

If you are over the age of 60, have lived in BC for at least 12 months, and spend more than 30% of your monthly income on rent, you should consider applying. Please note that your income must be below the maximum threshold (which was just announced as increasing to approximately $3,000/month). An estimate calculator and application forms are available online.

NOTE: When using the calculator enter your MONTHLY income, not your annual income.

The SAFER Grant is completely independent of Menno Place. All applications must be directly submitted by the tenant, and there is no obligation to inform Menno Place of whether you are receiving this grant. If you are unsure of any specific information about your rental, please contact a member of the Life Enrichment Team.

If you feel you may be eligible, we encourage you to apply.

The BC government also recently announced a one-time additional payment for all current recipients of the SAFER Grant. This was followed up with a reminder that BC Housing will never invite recipients to claim this benefit via a text message. Remember to be careful with your personal information.

National Volunteer Appreciation Week – Every Moment Matters!

It’s National Volunteer Appreciation Week and we want to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of the amazing volunteers who give of their time and their hearts here at Menno Place.

Listening for the Future – We Want to Hear from You!

If you have ideas to share as we plan for 2025 please fill out this survey.

Hymn Stories – April 2024

This poem, written by an Irish woman named Jean Sophia Pigott, became the favorite hymn of J. Hudson Taylor, the great missionary to China. Find out how the hymn Jesus, I am Resting, Resting helped strengthen the faith of an overwhelmed man near breakdown.

Click to listen.