Join the fun for Grandparents Day on September 7th!
You’re invited to celebrate the role grandparents play in the lives of their grandchildren! Bring the whole family to Menno Place on Saturday, September 7th for a free afternoon of fun and games!
Staying Cool & Safe in Hot Weather
The following memo was distributed to apartment residents on July 5.
Date: July 5, 2024
To: All Apartment Residents: Independent & Assisted Living
Re: Staying cool and safe in hot weather
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Dear Residents,
It’s going to be hot for the next couple of days. Make sure you know how to stay cool and safe and watch out for symptoms of heat exhaustion. Your safety is important.
How to keep your body cool and comfortable:
- Drink lots of fluids – water is available in each building – see reverse for details
- Stay in a cool space
- Wet a facecloth with cold water and put it on the back of your neck
- Dress in loose fitting, light colored and breathable fabrics
- Pay attention to how you feel and watch for symptoms of heat exhaustion
How to keep your apartment cool and comfortable:
- Make sure the heat is turned off
- Keep your doors and windows closed during the day (you can open them overnight)
- Close your blinds or curtains
- Limit outside walks to the early morning
- Cool off in the air-conditioned common areas of your building
Watch out for symptoms of heat exhaustion:
If you experience any of the following symptoms move to cool space immediately and let someone know you are not feeling well: skin rash, heavy sweating, headache, dizziness or fainting, nausea or vomiting, rapid heartbeat and breathing, muscle cramps, extreme thirst, and/or dark urine or decreased urination.
Portable air-conditioning units are allowed in the apartments.
If you have a unit installed, please use it. If you want to get a unit, contact the Life Enrichment Team at 604-851-4004 for details and our maintenance team will install.
Leonard Klassen, Manager of Community Enrichment
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Water Locations in Menno Apartments
Please note that our Dining Experience Team is providing cold water in all our buildings. Staying hydrated is crucial, so we want to ensure that everyone has easy access to filtered drinking water.
Please contact either the Dietary or Life Enrichment Team if the bottles in the dispenser are empty.
Primrose Gardens
Water is available in the juice dispensing machine in the Bistro.
Water is in the dispenser in the 1st floor activity room.
Terrace East and Terrace West
Water is in the dispenser in the 1st floor lobby of Terrace East.
Water is available in the juice dispensing machine in the TW Bistro.
Pavilion
Water is in the dispenser in the dining room.
Please remember to bring your own reusable cups or water bottles to minimize waste and support our sustainability efforts.
Hymn Stories – July 2024
After recovering from an injury, the author of the hymn “Sunshine in My Soul,” was overcome with joy. Returning home, she picked up her pen and immediately wrote this hymn. Find out more about this hymn and its author, Eliza E. Hewitt.
Click to listen.
Summer Fun at Menno Place!
Join your loved one this summer at these special events around the Menno Place campus. More details about specific events will be shared throughout the summer.
Menno Place in the CANADA DAY Parade! Come and Join Us!
Are you going to the Abbotsford Canada Day Parade? Join us! Wear a pink t-shirt and come to the beginning or join in the middle!
Look for us in Abbotsford’s Canada Day Parade – July 1st!
The Menno Place team will be in Abbotsford’s Canada Day Parade again this year!
Canada Day Car Show – Friday, June 28th!
Bring your loved one to the Menno Place Courtyard to enjoy a Canada Day Car Show! Friday, June 28 at 11am – 1:30pm.
Save the Date for Grandparents Day – September 7th!
You’re invited to celebrate the role grandparents play in the lives of their grandchildren! Bring the whole family to Menno Place on Saturday, September 7th for a free afternoon of fun and games! More details to come…
COVID-19 Update: Terrace East Off of Enhanced Monitoring
Terrace East
We are officially off enhanced precautions at Terrace East. All activities can resume as before.
- Staff are not required to wear mask in common areas.
- No need for visitor screening/ mask mandate.
- Group activities may resume as before.
Thank you to TE team for all your hard work for the past two weeks. Please continue to be diligent in hand washing and following all other infection control measures.
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!
