LTC Family Council Meeting – June 19, 2025

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Please plan to join us for our Family Council Meeting for Menno Place LTC (Menno Home and Menno Hospital)

WHAT: Our regular meeting of the Family Council which includes you!

WHY: Be a voice in decision-making that affects our loved ones and all residents! Lend your observations, experiences, ideas, and work together to improve the resident experience at Menno Place LTC.

WHEN: Wednesday, June 19, 2025 TIME: 7-8 pm

WHERE: Virtual Meeting (see meeting link below). An in-person daytime meeting is being planned for a future meeting.

Virtual Access, join a few minutes prior to 7pm on June 19th. Click on the ‘Join the meeting Now’ below:

Join the meeting now

Meeting ID: 282 668 265 192 4
Passcode: ap7om6ov

Contact the Family Council!

E-Mail: mennoplacefamilycouncil[at]gmail.com

The Family Council Executive is:

  • Robert Schulz, Chair (Meeting Facilitator)
  • Sarah Browne, Co-Chair
  • Marlee Groening, Co-Chair
  • Kathleen McMillan, Co-Chair
  • Leah Savage, Co-Chair

All Family Members and Friends of a resident at Menno Place are welcome to join and participate in the Family Council

Remember: The Executive are family volunteers coordinating on your behalf.

We look forward to seeing you!

(This document will be e-mailed to all Family members.)

Family & Friends Caregiver Support Group – Summer Series 2025

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Family, friends and caregivers from Menno Home and Menno Hospital are invited to our summer series Caregiver Support Group.  

As family and friends you share similar experiences, and you are not alone.  Many emotions can arise by having your loved in long term care.  Our support group will meet to share stories and support each other through the difficult moments.

Our 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 gain tools to assist you in taking care of yourself.  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, and a minimum of 5 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 4 sessions in this summer series with dates as follows:

Dates: July 9th and July 16th August 6th and August 13th

Time:  2:30 -3:30 pm

Location: Terrace East Boardroom

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 Fall of 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[at]mennoplace.ca (604)851-1361

Join us for the Annual Butterfly Release!

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Join us for the Menno Place Butterfly Release on Friday, June 13 at 2:30pm, following our annual memorial service where we’ll be honouring those who have passed since June 2024. Click for details on how you can pre-purchase your butterfly!

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Please Do Not Park in the Roundabout by Menno Hospital

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To: All Friends, Family and Guests of Menno Place
From: Maintenance Team
Date: May 28, 2025
Re: Please do not park in the roundabout by Menno Hospital

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To all friends, family, staff and guests of Menno Place,

We kindly ask that you refrain from parking in the roundabout area in front of Menno Hospital. We have noticed vehicles parking in the yellow loading zone along the sidewalk between Menno Hospital and Terrace West. Keeping this space clear is essential for the safe and efficient access of first responders, hospital transfers, and the Menno Place bus, which transports our residents. If you need to park in this area please use the available parking stalls only.

Your cooperation helps us provide the best care and service possible. Thank you for your understanding.

Mother’s Day Flowers – May 11, 2025

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Every year on Mother’s Day our campus is flooded with beautiful floral arrangements that bring joy to residents all over Menno Place. If you’re thinking about gifting flowers this year we wanted to remind you of a couple of guidelines.

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National Volunteer Week 2025: Volunteers Make Waves

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Our 100 active volunteers have already contributed nearly 2,000 hours in 2025

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Celebrating Easter

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Send Your Thanks to the Visitation Hosts

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This is your chance to say thank you to the visitation hosts before the program ends at the end of April.

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Fire Equipment Safety Testing Apr 11-17, 2025

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Fraser Valley Fire Protection will be on our campus April 11 – 17 to conduct our annual fire equipment inspection as required by code.  For residents in the apartments a technician will need to enter each apartment. The technician will be wearing a uniform shirt with the Fraser Valley Fire Protection logo on it. Residents do not need to do anything during the test and can stay in their apartment while the test takes place. The test is brief but it can be loud. Residents are asked to remain seated during the test and keep out of the way of the technician.

Please note these tests will cause the fire alarms to sound briefly. They may also cause the fire panels to beep. The bells will turn on and off quickly. In the event of an actual fire alarm the bells would sound and keep ringing.

Announcements will be made in each apartment building at lunch to remind the residents. Each day that the technicians are here they will begin around 8am and work their way through each building floor by floor. We are not able to predict when they will reach each room. For the apartments the testing usually lasts most of the day.

The schedule for 2025 is:

  • Friday, April 11, 2025, starting at 8:00 AM: Menno Hospital
  • Monday, April 14, 2025, starting at 8:00 AM: Pavilion
  • Tuesday, April 15, 2025, starting at 8:00 AM: Terrace East and West
  • Wednesday, April 16, 2025, starting at 8:00 AM: Primrose Gardens
  • Thursday, April 17, 2025, starting at 8:00 AM: Menno Home

If you have any questions for Menno Home and Menno Hospital please contact Garry Janzen. For the apartments please contact Leonard Klassen.