Upcoming Overnight Water Shut Offs

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We are upgrading our water systems on campus. As a result, there will be a complete water shutdown (hot and cold) overnight on the following dates. All nursing staff will have access to hand wash stations while the water is shut off. We trust that the overnight hours will have only a minimal impact on our tenants.

Water Shut Off Schedule:


For tenants who live in the apartments:

Ensure you have some water set aside to drink before you go to bed. Every toilet gets one flush after the water is shut down; you may wish to fill a bucket with water for an additional flush. Hand sanitizer can be used to clean your hands as needed.

For residents who live in Long-Term Care:

Care staff will make sure you have what you need.

For all:

We will have maintenance staff on campus during this time. The fire sprinkler system will remain active during the shutdown.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation.

Long-Term Care Caregiver Support Group

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Family, friends, and caregivers of residents from Menno Home and Menno Hospital are invited to join our Caregiver Support Group.

As family and friends, you share similar experiences and you are not alone. Our Family & Friends Caregiver Support Group is about having a safe place to talk about your emotions, connect with other family, friends and caregivers, learn how to support your loved one in care and learn how to take care of yourself.  Our support group will meet to share stories and support each other through the difficult moments. Our hope is that you will feel encouraged, supported and strengthened to continue this ongoing journey.

Details:
The Family and Friends Support Group will be a closed group with a maximum of 10 members. This is to create a safe and familiar space where you can build trust with other members over time and feel comfortable sharing with one another. Registration will be on a first come first serve basis. There will be a total of 6 sessions, occurring once every 2 weeks:

Dates:
November 7, 21, Dec 5, 19, Jan 2, 16 (Biweekly)

Time:
2:30 -3:30 pm

Topics may include:

  • Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Secondary Stress Syndrome
  • Ambiguous Loss and Grief
  • Understanding behaviors
  • Learning to cope with difficult emotions
  • Communication (how to have a good visit, effective communication)

After this group has completed, another group will be started in Spring 2025. Members who have completed a Family & Friends Caregiver Support Group series can register for another group in the future.

The group will be facilitated by Menno Home Social Worker Kim Wiebe and Menno Hospital Social Worker Dan Janzen.

For more information and to register please contact Menno Home Social Worker kim.wiebe@mennoplace.ca (604)851-1361

Hymn Stories – October 2024

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“My soul cried for deliverance, and God’s unlimited promises stood out like stars above me. But I wasn’t willing to pay the price.” The author of “Standing on the Promises,” Russell Kelso Carter, author was an athlete, educator, rancher, preacher, and physician. Find out more about his captivating testimony of surrender.

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Menno Place Observes Truth and Reconciliation Day

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Menno Place honoured Truth and Reconciliation Day on campus on Thursday, September 26, 2024.

Staff were invited to wear an orange t-shirt. (Read about why we wear orange shirts on Truth and Reconciliation Day.) There was a presentation for the residents by Cecelia Reekie, a member of the Haisla First Nation, at 2:00 in the Menno Hospital Chapel.

As the Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, said, “Education got us into this mess and education will get us out of it.” Leaning into this need to start with education, staff from Menno Place participated in a series of discussions based on the Listening to Indigenous Voices curriculum. The discussions were facilitated by Bridget Findlay, Mennonite Central Committee BC Indigenous Neighbours Coordinator, along with guest speakers from local indigenous communities.

If you would like to go through this material it is available online at: http://ltiv.ca 

Taking Steps Towards Reconciliation

As we honour Truth and Reconciliation Day it can be hard to know where to begin to tackle such a complex and painful history. In the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada the authors wrote about the importance of all Canadians practicing reconciliation in our everyday lives.

Here are 5 ways you can step into the conversation and practice reconciliation:

  1. READ about residential school history
    https://nctr.ca/education/teaching-resources/residential-school-history/
  2. EXPLORE the stories of the victims and survivors
    https://witnessblanket.ca/explore
  3. LISTEN to kids from the Sk’elep School of Excellence sing “We Won’t Forget You”
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0YYkvIWbng
  4. WATCH stories of survivors:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJHR1STq_-s
  5. PARTICIPATE in the Stetís ímexstowx Gathering at The Reach Gallery Museum in Abbotsford
    https://thereach.ca/events/stetis-imexstowx-gathering/

Menno Place is Music Care Certified!

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We are delighted to announce that Menno Place is the first long-term care home in Canada to be Music Care Certified!

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Grandparents Day is coming up on Saturday!

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Bring the whole family to Menno Place on Saturday, September 7th for a free afternoon of fun and games!

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Hymn Stories – September 2024

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Cecil Frances Alexander wrote the hymn, “All Things Bright and Beautiful” as a song for children to explain the phrases and truths of the Christian faith expressed in the Apostles’ Creed. This series of hymns was published in 1848 in “Hymns for Little Children.” It became one of the most successful hymn-publishing projects in history, going through over one hundred editions.

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Join us weekly for Tuesday Chapel Services

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Will we see you at Grandparents Day on September 7th?

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Bring the whole family to Menno Place on Saturday, September 7th for a free afternoon of fun and games!

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