National Seniors Day – Oct 1, 2022
This Saturday, October 1, 2022 is National Seniors Day! THANK YOU, seniors for your wisdom and love and for the impact you have in all of our lives!
National Day for Truth & Reconciliation – Sept 30
Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
The day honours the children who never returned home and survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.
Menno Place will recognize September 30th as a Statutory Holiday.
As a Christian faith-based organization, we believe in a God who reconciles us to Himself and to one another. We value this opportunity to reflect, learn, and seek healing together as a nation.
Here are a few helpful resources to get you started:
Learn more about Residential School History
Watch first-person stories of survivors
Four Ways the Church Can Observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation by The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
Approaching Truth and Reconciliation with Love in Our Hearts, the MB Herald’s conversation with John Johnstone of the Leq’á:mel First Nation
Support Services Appreciation Day 2022
At Menno Place, support service workers play an integral role on the care team, and their hard work directly contributes to the best quality of care possible. To show respect and appreciation to these workers, SafeCare BC is establishing a Support Services Appreciation Day on September 22nd!
Thank you, Support Service Teams at Menno Place!
- Finance & Operations
- Maintenance
- Houskeeping
- Food Services
- Laundry
- Recreation
- Human Resources/Staffing
- Communications
- Unit Clerks
- Reception
- Life Enrichment Team
The Menno Place Recreation Team was also featured by SafeCare BC in their Support Services Appreciation Day showcase.
You can also check out this short video featuring Menno Place Recreation & Volunteer Manager, Linda Weatherly!
Be prepared to rapid test yourself at home – BEFORE coming to visit your loved one
Be ready to rapid test at home if you have ANY symptoms!
Have a rapid test kit on hand if you have any COVID symptoms.
Don’t come to visit your loved one if you have any symptoms.
BC makes Rapid Antigen Testing Kits available at your local pharmacy – CLICK HERE FOR INFO
Rapid antigen testing kits are free for everyone. A pharmacy should never ask you to pay for a kit.
Visit your local pharmacy and ask for your testing kit. Anyone can ask for a kit. You don’t have to show ID.
If you can’t go to a pharmacy, a friend or family member can pick up a test kit for you.
What are the COVID symptoms that are used for self-screening?
Do you have ANY of these symptoms?
Follow COVID-19 testing instructions if the answer is yes.
- Fever (above 37.8C)
- Cough
- Nausea
- Headache
- Chills
- Sore Throat
- Runny nose
- Loss of sense of smell
- Vomiting
- Loss of appetite
- Extreme fatigue or tiredness
- Body aches
- Loss of sense of taste
- Difficulty breathing
- Diarrhea
Welcome, Sonia Singla, Physiotherapist
Welcome Sonia Singla, to Menno Place as the Menno Home and Hospital Physiotherapist! Sonia graduated with her Bachelors in Physical Therapy in 2007, and her Masters in Orthopedics and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy from University of Pittsburgh in 2011. Sonia has worked in a variety of settings including acute care, rehabilitation hospitals, residential care facilities and private physiotherapy clinics. Her passions are to help people achieve their goals by providing them with the skills and exercises that will allow them to function as independently as possible. When not at work, Sonia enjoys running, volleyball, yoga and spending time outdoors.
Sonia’s services are by referral in Menno Home and Hospital.
MEMO: Terrace East Designated Visitors Only
We are noticing a significant spread of COVID in Terrace East and Terrace West. As of today, August 25th, the Public Health Office has put new safety measures in place to help limit the spread of COVID in our community. This affects how visiting will happen in Terrace East for the next while.
Each Terrace East resident will be able to choose two (2) designated visitors.
- Only the designated visitors will be allowed to enter the building.
- Call reception 604-851-4004 to let us know who your visitors will be.
- Visits will take place in your apartment or outside. Visitors cannot meet in public areas of the building – ie lounges, the main lobby, etc.
When the designated visitor arrives at the door they will need to show proof of vaccination to the visitation host.
- The host will confirm that the visitor is on the designated visitor list.
- The visitor will take a COVID rapid test.
- We will NOT require the green visitor badges that we used last year.
There will be extra recreation programming on Channel 10 to help keep everyone connected while in-person activities are on hold. You can find further details about daily COVID numbers on our website: mennoplacelife.com .
Please limit your movement going between Terrace West and Terrace East and do not visit in other buildings on campus. If you have a loved one in Menno Home or Menno Hospital contact care staff to find out about options for visiting.
If you feel unwell or have any COVID symptoms please use your pendant to call care staff so we can assist you.
MEMO: Terrace West Visitation Guidelines
We are noticing a significant spread of COVID in Terrace West and Terrace East. As of today, August 25th, we are putting a couple of safety measures in place to help limit the spread of COVID in our community.
Visitors are welcome in Terrace West provided they follow these guidelines:
- All visitors must sign in at the door and self-screen. If a visitor feels sick they should not enter the building.
- All visitors are required to wear a mask.
- Visits must take place in your apartment or outside. No visitors are allowed in public areas of the building – ie lounges, the bistro space, etc.
- We recommend visitors take a rapid test. Tests will be available at the door.
Meals will be delivered outside your door and placed on the black crates. Dietary staff will knock to let you know the meal has arrived.
There will be extra recreation programming on Channel 10 to help keep everyone connected while in-person activities are on hold. You can find further details about daily COVID numbers on our website: mennoplacelife.com
Please limit your movement going between Terrace West and Terrace East. You can access the wellness center if needed, but please do not visit in other buildings on campus.
If you feel unwell or have any COVID symptoms please call reception to request a rapid test: 604-851-4004. If you test yourself and it comes back positive, please let us know.
Partner with Fraser Health and Patient Voices Network
Help Fraser Health shape the future of Long-Term Care and Assisted Living.
Be a volunteer and partner!
Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Network
What is the opportunity?
Long-Term Care and Assisted Living is looking for people living in care and their caregivers to volunteer and share their perspective. This is an opportunity to partner with Fraser Health leadership to improve the quality of life and care in Long-Term Care and Assisted Living throughout the region.
What will we do?
Share your perspective about:
- Long-Term Care and assisted Living Services
- Data Review and Analysis
- Collaborative partners
- Strategic Planning
- Resources for the region to support consistent, high quality and safe care
What is the time commitment?
Participate in virtual meetings via MS Teams with Long Term Care and Assisted Living leaders, physicians and clinical and operational supports.
The meetings will be 4 times a year on the third Thursday of the month. Next meeting is September 15.
I’d like to get involved:
If you are interested in taking part then be prepared to:
- Share your experiences in ways tha tothers can learn from them
- See beyond your own personal experiences
- Show concern for more than one issue or topic
- Listen well
- Respect the experience of others
- Speak comfortably in a group
- Available to attend meetings
For more information please contact Laura Klein – patient.engagement@fraserhealth.ca
604.613.6598
in partnership with
Memo: Terrace Dining Room Closed
We are sorry to report that as of today there are 11 COVID positive residents in the Terraces – 8 in Terrace East and 3 in Terrace West. The affected residents are isolating in their apartments. Because of this increase in cases the Public Health office has put some extra measures in place to keep everyone safe.
Here’s what changes starting Tuesday:
- The Terrace dining room is closed. Staff will bring your meals and snacks to you in your apartment starting with morning snack Tuesday morning.
- All in person recreation activities, including bus trips, are cancelled. Channel 10 programming will continue.
- We recommend that all residents wear a mask whenever you are outside of your apartment.
- Menno Home and Menno Hospital MIGHT make changes to their visitation rules. Please call ahead before going to visit a loved one.
We are NOT in lockdown. You are still free to leave your apartment, move around the building, visit other residents, go outside, run errands and receive visitors. Please be careful. Please do not visit with residents who have an isolation cart outside their apartment.
If you start to feel unwell press your call button and let the care staff know. If you have any questions please call reception 604-851-4004.
Menno Place Video: Welcome Home
Watch and enjoy this joyful Menno Place video filmed last summer on our campus of care! Be sure to share the video from our Facebook page!
