DECEMBER 3 – HOME E2 – 9 new positive residents – Total new positives = 9 (T=41) Recovered: 4 residents

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We are very sad to report that one resident has passed away due to COVID-19. This is heartbreaking for us and for the family. We are saddened to bring you today’s report as it continues to reflect how difficult it is to stop the spread of this virus. We are pleased that our staff across the campus are reaching out to their colleagues to encourage them in this very challenging situation. We are grateful that 4 residents have recovered. We are grateful that it has not spread to any other units at Menno Home. Please pray for all who are COVID-positive and for protection over the staff and residents who are working and living in this unit.
COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – December 3 – 2020 – Menno Home E2
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 9 residents in E2
9 ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CASE SINCE YESTERDAY
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 41– (25 residents in Menno Home E2 & 16 staff Home E2)
TOTAL RECOVERED = 4 residents / 0 staff
PASSED AWAY = 1 resident
ACTION:
  • We are working closely with the FH team to provide staff for the unit – thank you to Fraser Health for the daily support!
  • Lada, our Educator is working closely with the Fraser Health educator to ensure that all staff have the support they need for PPE usage and hand hygiene.
  • Our Dietary Manager, Angela, is ensuring that the staff of E2 are nourished – both in appreciation for their work and as a way to sustain them in their tasks
  • We regularly swab both residents and staff who have symptoms
  • There are regular audits done of the unit, including Environmental Audit (cleaning); PPE Audit and Hand Hygiene Audit.
  • We have reached out to the community to come and decorate trees and shrubs at Menno Place to show community allegiance and support. We hope they come!

IN THE MEDIA:

  • The News continues to be fascinated with our “out-of-the-box” program to hire family members – Karen Biggs (CEO) has had many more news outlets interview her on this decision to hire family members.
  • The first two Temporary Multi-Skilled Workers went through Orientation today to start their new job!
  • WE ARE ASKING FAMILIES AND FRIENDS FOR HELP: Here is an opportunity for family members whose loved ones live on W1, W2, E1 Menno Home to provide housekeeping, laundry or dietary assistance in full PPE. You will be able to see your loved one. TEMPORARY MULTI-SKILLED WORKERS

DECEMBER 2 – HOME E2 – 2 new positive staff / 3 new positive residents – Total new positives = 5 (T=32) Recovered: 2 residents

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COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – December 2 – 2020 – Menno Home E2
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 staff in E2 Home / 3 residents in E2
9 ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CASE SINCE YESTERDAY
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 32– (16 residents in Menno Home E2 & 16 staff Home E2)
TOTAL RECOVERED = 2 residents / 0 staff
ACTION:
  • We are working closely with the FH team to provide staff for the unit 
  • We regularly swab both residents and staff who have symptoms
  • There are regular audits done of the unit, including Environmental Audit (cleaning); PPE Audit and Hand Hygiene Audit.
  • We are grateful to a new member of our staff, Lada Kyslik who is our Coordinator of Accreditation, Projects and Education. Lada worked at Menno Place previously and brings tremendous skills and heart as our Educator. She is working closely with Fraser Health to ensure proper understanding and 100%use of PPE and hand hygiene.
  • 13 prayer shawls are in quarantine, ready to go to the residents in Home E2 who are COVID positive. Thank you to the team of women led by Tina Dyck who create these meaningful gifts – praying for the recipient with every stitch they knit.

IN THE MEDIA:

  • Karen Biggs, CEO, interviewed by many news outlets about our program to hire family members as Multi-Skilled Workers (Temporary positions during COVID outbreak)
  • WE ARE ASKING FAMILIES AND FRIENDS FOR HELP: Here is an opportunity for family members whose loved ones live on W1, W2, E1 Menno Home to provide housekeeping, laundry or dietary assistance in full PPE. You will be able to see your loved one. TEMPORARY MULTI-SKILLED WORKERS

DECEMBER 1 – HOME E2 – 7 new positive staff / 2 new positive residents – Total new positives = 9 (T=27)

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The news today is disheartening. We are very sad that this virus is spreading among the staff and the residents. We have worked very hard and effectively for 9 months to keep our staff and residents safe and yet, the virus is continuing to impact and infect.
We are working very closely with Fraser Health and appreciate their daily support. They are supplying supplemental staff to Menno Home to help us cover the gaps. We are as perplexed as they are about how it is spreading.
We will post shortly about how you can give gifts or cards to the staff. We have been inundated with requests and for this, we are deeply grateful.
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COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – December 1 – 2020 – Menno Home E2
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 7 staff in E2 Home / 2 residents in E2
9 ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CASE SINCE YESTERDAY
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 27 – (13 residents in Menno Home E2 & 14 staff Home E2)
ACTION:
  • Fraser Health staffing assigned to support the staff shortages due to staff testing positive
  • We regularly swab both residents and staff who have symptoms or concern
  • Weekly point prevalence swabs done today for all staff and residents
  • Karen Biggs, CEO, interviewed by CBC and Global TV about our program to hire family members as Multi-Skilled Workers (Temporary positions during COVID outbreak)
  • WE ARE ASKING FAMILIES AND FRIENDS FOR HELP: Here is an opportunity for family members whose loved ones live on W1, W2, E1 Menno Home to provide housekeeping, laundry or dietary assistance in full PPE. You will be able to see your loved one. EMERGENCY FAMILY SERVICE WORKER APPLICATION

NOVEMBER 30 – HOME E2 – 2 new positive staff / 1 new positive resident – Total new positives = 3 (T=18)

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COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – Nov. 30 – 2020 – Menno Home E2
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 staff in E2 Home / 1 resident in E2
2 ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CASE SINCE YESTERDAY
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 18 – (11 residents in Menno Home E2 & 7 staff Home E2)
ACTION:
  • Assistance in staffing has been requested from Fraser Health.
  • We are still in the 14 day incubation period and seeing results from the initial COVID exposure.
  • We regularly swab both residents and staff who have symptoms or concern
  • Weekly point prevalence swabs will be done Dec. 1 (all staff and residents)
  • WE ARE ASKING FAMILIES AND FRIENDS FOR HELP: We will be posting an opportunity for family members whose loved ones live on W1, W2, E1 Menno Home to provide housekeeping, laundry or dietary assistance in full PPE. You will be able to see your loved one. EMERGENCY FAMILY SERVICE WORKER APPLICATION

November 29 – HOME E2 – 3 new positive staff – Total = 15 – Menno Home E2

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COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – Nov. 29 – 2020 – Menno Home E2
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 3 staff in E2 Home
3 ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CASE SINCE YESTERDAY
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 15 – (10 residents in Menno Home E2 & 5 staff Home E2)
ACTION:
  • We continue to swab any staff or residents who show any symptoms, no matter how mild
  • Assistance in staffing has been requested from Fraser Health.
  • 2 pending swabs for symptomatic residents (families are notified)
  • WE ARE ASKING FAMILIES AND FRIENDS FOR HELP: We will be posting an opportunity for family members whose loved ones live on W1, W2, E1 Menno Home to provide housekeeping, laundry or dietary assistance in full PPE. You will be able to see your loved one.
  • CLICK HERE TO APPLY

Menno Home Emergency Family Essential Service Worker

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Menno Home Outbreak – Relief Work

LEND A HAND WHERE YOU LOVED ONE LIVES
Click HERE to apply
As we face the shortages in essential services, such as housekeeping, food services and laundry, we are reaching out to family and close friends to offer their support as temporary relief workers. We have created an opportunity for you to be employed with Menno Home (rate = $20.58/hr) for this short time while we have gaps to fill in staffing – and to give our staff relief.
You are invited to work on the unit where your loved one lives.
You will be able to connect with your loved one, wearing full PPE during your shift. You must be able to physically do the work, including lifting 20lbs. You do not have to be the Designated Visitor. This is an opportunity for children and grandchildren as well. This emergency program is open to multiple family members of loved ones in Menno Home. You will be required to complete a Vulnerable Persons Criminal Record Check (cost covered by Menno Place).

November 28 – HOME – 1 new positive staff – Total = 12 – Menno Home E2

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COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – NOV. 28 – 2020 – MENNO HOME E2
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1
1 ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CASE SINCE YESTERDAY
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 12 – (10 residents in Menno Home E2 & 2 staff Home E2)
ACTION
  • We continue to swab any staff or residents who show any symptoms, no matter how mild
  • As the staff are cloistered (only allowed on one unit) and off while waiting for the full 14 day isolation to be complete, we are desperately needing housekeeping assistance.
  • WE ARE ASKING FAMILIES AND FRIENDS FOR HELP: We will be posting an opportunity for family members whose loved ones live on W1, W2, E2 Menno Home to provide housekeeping, laundry or dietary assistance in full PPE. You will be able to see your loved one. A link to an online form to express your interest will be posted shortly.
  • We are receiving the deliveries of overbed tables (they are arriving in smaller deliveries), putting them together and getting them to the resident rooms for meals in their rooms.
  • We are waiting for 80 more overbed tables to arrive!

November 27 – HOME – 0 additional positive cases – Total = 11 (eleven) – Menno Home E2

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COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – Nov. 27 – 2020 – Menno Home E2

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0
ZERO ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CASES SINCE YESTERDAY
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 11 – (10 residents in Menno Home E2 & 1 staff Home E2)
ACTION
  • We continue to swab any staff or residents who show any symptoms, no matter how mild
  • Resident Swabs – We swabbed all of the residents on Home E2 on the 17th and again on the 24th. The result of the swabs done on the 24th were reported yesterday, 4 positive results. The rest of the residents were negative.
  • Continued communication with Fraser Health with daily meetings each morning.
  • We continue to order and receive appropriate quantities of PPE.
Please pray for our staff – they are getting weary and some are anxious.

November 26 – HOME – 4 (four) additional positive residents & 1 positive staff – Total = 11 (eleven) – Menno Home E2

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COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – Nov. 26 – 2020 – Menno Home E2
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 5 (4 residents & 1 staff Home E2)
FIVE ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CASES SINCE YESTERDAY
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 11 – (10 residents in Menno Home E2 & 1 staff Home E2)
ACTION
  • We continue the droplet precautions on all of the Menno Home units
  • Staff continue to be cloistered to one unit. They will only work on this unit for the duration of the outbreak.

November 25 – HOME – 1 (one) additional positive resident – Total = 6 (six) residents in Menno Home E2

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NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 resident (family has been informed)

ONE ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CASE SINCE YESTERDAY

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 6 residents in Menno Home E2; 0 staff

SWABS

  • We continue to await results for several staff. The swabs are in process.
  • Most of the staff swabs have come back – all negative. Waiting for 6 more to return results.