MEMO: Apartment Update For Residents & Loved Ones

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The following Memo will be delivered to apartment suite doors in the afternoon on Wednesday, Nov 18. 

Menno Place Memo

To:             Residents, Families & Friends: Apartments
Re:             2 Positive COVID-19 Case in Menno Home East 2
Date:         Wednesday, November 18, 2020

We are sad to share with you that in spite of all the hard work we have done for the past 8 months, we now have 2 COVID positive residents at Menno Home E2. All of the Menno Home E2 staff and residents have been swabbed for COVID-19 and we await all the test results. Families of E2 Home residents have been notified. Our COVID-19 Response Plan is in place and Fraser Health will be onsite in Menno Home today. NO staff from Menno Home E2 work in any other location at Menno Place.

There are NO COVID positive residents or staff in Menno Place Apartments (Primrose Gardens, Terrace East, Terrace West or Pavilion).

What does this mean for you, a resident of a Menno Place Apartment?
The situation in nearby Tabor Home is concerning. As of Monday, 42 staff members and 59 residents have tested positive for COVID-19. In light of how COVID-19 is spreading quickly throughout our community and in healthcare facilities in Abbotsford, please follow these recommendations:

  1. Don’t go out. We strongly recommend that you only leave the building for essential outings such as medical appointments. Stop going to your church, stores, family dinners, restaurants or gatherings.
  2. Stay in your own apartment suite. Do not gather in hallways or lobbies with other residents.
  3. Follow the best practices to keep yourself safe. Always wear your mask if you must go outside of your own suite. Wash your hands and/or use hand sanitizer frequently. Use the screening questions to monitor yourself for any symptoms.

For Primrose Gardens, Terrace West and Pavilion:
Registered Visitors (including housekeepers) may still enter your suite as before, following all previous protocols. They are to continue screening themselves for symptoms, wearing masks, cleaning or sanitizing their hands, and signing in and out of the apartment building. Dining in the dining room continues.

For Terrace East, all suites:
Designated Visitors may still have booked socially-distanced safe visits with you in the Terrace East lounge. Grocery delivery continues in the mornings at Reception. Dining in the dining room continues.

We will continue to keep you informed through memos delivered to your door, Channel 10 TV noon announcements during the week and emails.

We recommend that you use a delivery service for your groceries or continue to have your Registered Visitors bring you groceries and other essentials.

If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl Dawes, 604.851.4020

Would you buy medical grade masks from Menno Place?

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If Menno Place supplied Level 1 Medical Grade Mask Boxes (50 per box) for $20/box, would you purchase a box (or more than one) for yourself and/or your loved one? There is a current poll asking this question on the Menno Place Facebook – CLICK HERE
This poll is primarily for Registered Visitors and Residents in the Apartments.
You will need a Facebook profile in order to gain access to the poll. Don’t have FB? Send a message directly to Sharon.Simpson@MennoPlace.ca

These masks would be made available at Reception and would be billed to residents directly.

Orders would be delivered to residents.

Medical Grade Masks – What are they and how do I get them?

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Medical Grade Masks

Definition from Fraser Health is below.

What you are looking for is ASTM Level 1 or Level 2 barrier.
The Level 2 barrier provides more protection than Level 1.
These are Level 1 ASTM Masks: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B088K9GDN5/
You can search Amazon for “Level 1 ASTM” to find the price-point that suits you.
Question: Should you wear a mask with a vent?
Answer: No. CDC does not recommend using masks with exhalation valves or vents because this type of mask may not prevent you from spreading COVID-19 to others. The hole in the material may allow your respiratory droplets to escape and reach others.
Medical mask definition from Fraser Health: A medical grade face mask that meets the ASTM International and ISO (or equivalent) performance requirements for bacterial filtration efficiency, particulate filtration efficiency, fluid resistance, pressure differential, flame spread, skin sensitivity and cytotoxic testing.
These photos are of a box of ASTM Level 1 masks that we had out for our staff today.
CDC Recommendations on Masks: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/cloth-face-cover-guidance.html
Note: The new Fraser Health Order requires the use of MEDICAL GRADE MASKS inside all buildings at Menno Place.

Flu Shots – Menno Place residents

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Flu shots will be provided for residents of Menno Home on November 2, 3, 4th

Flu shots will be provided for residents of Menno Hospital on November 5th and 6th

Flu shots will be provided in the Apartments the week of October 26th

Changes to Independent Living – Registered Visitor Program

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INDEPENDENT LIVING ONLY (Pavilion, Terrace West, Primrose Gardens):
We are pleased to announce the following change to the Registered Visitor program in the Independent Living Apartments (Pavilion, Terrace West & Primrose Gardens). This does NOT apply to Terrace East (Assisted Living), Menno Home or Menno Hospital.
We have expanded the Registered Visitor program to include TWO Registered Visitors per suite in the 3 Independent Living Apartment buildings. Today, residents of Primrose Gardens, Terrace West and Pavilion will receive the memo below that explains the expanded Registered Visitor program.
Please note that Registered Visitors will now be responsible to deliver groceries directly to the suite of the residents. Last grocery delivery to Independent Living apartments is Sunday, October 18th.
Registered Visitors may provide essential services as well as social visits within the apartment suite.
You may apply as the 2nd Registered Visitor using this link: www.mennoplacelife.com/register
Here is the memo that we will be distributed this afternoon:

MEMO TO INDEPENDENT LIVING RESIDENTS:

Menno Apartments is now allowing TWO Registered Visitors per suite in the Independent Living Apartments: Pavilion, Terrace West, Primrose Gardens
As we prepare for the cooler days of winter, Menno Apartments has expanded the Registered Visitor program to include TWO Registered Visitors per apartment suite.
The current Registered Visitor does not need to re-apply. You may choose another one of your family members, a housekeeper, a friend or someone who provides personal care services for you.
Registration is open now. We will be processing the applications over the next several weeks. Your second Registered Visitor will receive a badge as soon as possible so that they can visit with you in your suite. www. MennoPlaceLife.com/Register
What are the changes?
· TWO people who don’t live in your apartment building can visit with you or provide services (housekeeping, care) in your apartment suite.
· Grocery drop-off ends. Your registered visitor will bring your groceries to your suite and ensure that they are safe. Last grocery drop-off day is Sunday, October 18, 2020.
· There are no limits to the kinds of services or length of visits for your Registered Visitors.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Does my housekeeper count as a Registered Visitor? Yes.
2. Can I have more than two people as Registered Visitors? No.
3. Can we visit in the common areas, such as the lobby? No. You can only visit in your apartment suite at this time.
4. How do I keep myself safe if I have visitors in my suite? Keep a safe distance apart (6 feet), wear masks and use hand sanitizer frequently.
5. Can I change Registered Visitors? Yes, but not frequently. Contact Nik if you want to make a change to the people who are Registered to visit you – Nik: 604.851.4006
6. What happens to my groceries that are delivered? Your Registered Visitor will bring them to you.

Elections BC and Voting at Menno Place

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All residents of Menno Place – Menno Home, Menno Hospital, Primrose Gardens, Terrace East, Terrace West and Pavilion have been registered for mail-in ballots for voting in the upcoming provincial election.

The mail-in ballots were ordered several weeks ago and will arrive on Monday, October 19th. Residents may vote until the 22nd when the ballots will be picked up from Menno Place by Elections BC.

If a resident in Menno Home or Hospital wishes to vote, they may tell the nursing team. We will provide assistance for them to vote. You may also request their ballot during a safe social visit. We will provide it to you and you can indicate their vote, seal it and return it to the Visitation Host. Please make arrangements with Garry.Janzen@MennoPlace.ca for this prior to your visit so we can be prepared with the ballot.

MEMO: Fraser Health Home Support Worker Tests Positive for COVID-19

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Menno Place Memo

To: All Residents, Staff & Families of Menno Place
Re: Use an Abundance of Caution on Campus — Fraser Health Home Support Worker Tests Positive for COVID-19
Date: Friday, August 21, 2020 6:30pm

On Friday, August 21st, 2020 Menno Place was notified that a Fraser Health Home Support Worker tested positive for COVID-19.

The individual has worked in both Primrose Gardens and Terrace West Independent Living Apartments within the last two weeks. Public Health has NOT declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Menno Place.

There is no cause for alarm at this time. We are informing you out of an abundance of caution. NO Menno Place staff or residents have tested positive for COVID-19 at this time. 

Over the weekend, we encourage residents of Primrose Gardens and Terrace West to stay in their suites as much as possible, to wear masks whenever they are in indoor or outdoor public spaces, and to continue to wash or sanitize their hands regularly.

Meals will go back to being served in the apartment suites, and all hair appointments will be cancelled.

We ask that Registered Visitors of Primrose Gardens and Terrace West refrain from visiting or making deliveries to the campus this weekend unless absolutely necessary. Security will be on the premises to remind visitors.

We hope to have an update for you on Monday, August 24 or if Public Health advises us differently. Let’s continue to do as Dr. Henry asks and be kind, be calm, and be safe.

Karen Biggs
CEO, Menno Place

Have you found our Family & Friends website? For information and updates, go to: www.MennoPlaceLife.com

For information and discussion with others whose loved one lives at Menno Place, please ask to join the Menno Place Family & Friends Facebook Group.

 

*UPDATE* The residents who may have been exposed (and their families) have already been notified.

APARTMENTS UPDATE: Outdoor Masks & 14-Day Isolation – August 20, 2020

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Independent Living (Pavilion, Terrace West, Primrose Gardens) Apartments Memo: August 20, 2020 – Please read in full

Residents in Pavilion, Terrace West & Primrose Gardens will receive this memo copy at their suite door August, 20, 2020 in the afternoon.

 

OUTDOOR MASKS UPDATE

Physical distancing of six feet is required on the Menno Place campus and is key to your safety.

If you are more than six feet away from another person OR by yourself OUTSIDE, you are no longer required to wear a mask OUTDOORS on the Menno Place campus.

If you aren’t able to physically distance, you are safest wearing your mask.

Inside the buildings, we continue to ask you, staff, and any visitors to wear masks.

Protect yourself: wearing a mask within 6 feet of anyone is the safest thing for you to do.

 

FAQs

1. Do I need to wear a mask inside?

Yes. Menno Place is asking all who are in the public areas of Menno Place buildings to wear a mask.

2. Does my Registered Visitor need to wear a mask inside?

Yes. Your Registered Visitor should continue to wear a mask while inside Menno Place buildings.

3. Do I need to wear a mask if I am visiting with my loved ones outside?

No, not if you are six feet apart from them. If you need to be closer to hear, you can purchase a clear mask from Reception to keep you and your loved ones safe.

 

14-DAY ISOLATION UPDATE

If you are returning from an overnight visit, hospitalization, or are moving into the Independent Living Apartments, you are no longer required to isolate for 14 days.

Continue to screen yourself for any new onset symptoms of COVID-19.

Self-Screening Questions

Do you have new onset of any of these symptoms:

Fever

Sore throat or painful swallowing

Muscle aches

Cough

Loss of sense of smell

Fatigue

Shortness of breath

Loss of sense of taste

Nausea and/or vomiting

Headache

Loss of appetite

Diarrhea

Chills

Runny nose

Do you have any of these risk factors?

Been in close contact with anyone diagnosed with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19?

Been advised to self-isolate or quarantine at home by public health or a medical doctor/nurse?



Assisted Living (Terrace East Apartments) Memo: August 20, 2020 – Please read in full

Residents in Terrace East will receive this memo copy at their suite door August, 20, 2020 in the afternoon.

PLEASE NOTE: ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENTS ARE STILL REQUIRED TO SELF-ISOLATE FOR 14-DAYS AFTER MOVING IN OR RETURNING FROM HOSPITALIZATION.

 

OUTDOOR MASKS UPDATE

Physical distancing of six feet is required on the Menno Place campus and is key to your safety.

If you are more than six feet away from another person OR by yourself OUTSIDE, you are no longer required to wear a mask OUTDOORS on the Menno Place campus.

If you aren’t able to physically distance, you are safest wearing your mask.

Inside the buildings, we continue to ask you and staff to wear masks.

Protect yourself: wearing a mask within 6 feet of anyone is the safest thing for you to do.

FAQs

1. Do I need to wear a mask inside?

Yes. Menno Place is asking all who are in the public areas of Menno Place buildings to wear a mask.

2. Do I need to wear a mask if I am visiting with my loved ones outside?

No, not if you are six feet apart from them. If you need to be closer to hear, you can purchase a clear mask from Reception to keep you and your loved ones safe.