ZOOM Calls Continue as Booked for Home W1, W2, E1
MENNO HOME E1, W1, W2 – Zoom Calls will continue as booked. We apologize for this confusion.
November 22 – No additional positives – Total=3 residents in Menno Home E2
COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – Nov. 22, 2020 – Menno Home E2
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 (for both residents and staff)
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 3 residents in Menno Home E2; 0 staff
SWAB RESULTS
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All of the resident results for Home E2 have been returned. 3 positive / remaining are negative. Residents will be swabbed again this week.
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Most staff results have been returned. All that have been returned are negative. Staff with pending results are on isolation at home.
MENNO HOME (ENTIRE BUILDING) IS ON FULL PRECAUTIONS
The Medical Health Officer has ordered full precautions for every unit in Menno Home. This means that all residents are in isolation in their own room. There are no window visits that require staff assistance as the residents cannot leave their rooms. Staff tasks have shifted to take on additional duties during this full precaution period. Safe visits and Zoom visits are cancelled for all of Menno Home at this time. Residents who are actively dying are permitted visits. The nurse will contact the family.
Update – Visits at Menno Place
Update: VISITS
We are very sad that we’ve had to make some changes to the visits in Menno Home – we know how important these are to family.
You may wish to use the Send a Message of Love. We will print and deliver to any resident: CLICK HERE
Menno Home E2 – COVID positive unit (outbreak) – Long Term Care
- All visits are cancelled during the outbreak
- Actively dying (COVID related or not), nursing will call the family to be with their loved one
- Essential deliveries only with the exception of cards
Menno Home W1, W2, E1 – Long Term Care
- Zoom Calls – continue as normal
- Essential Visits – temporarily suspended while we are on full droplet precaution
- Window Visits – temporarily suspended while we are on full droplet precaution
- Actively dying – nursing will call the family to be with their loved one
- Safe Visits – cancelled for 2 weeks, we will keep you informed
- Essential deliveries only with the exception of cards
Menno Hospital – Long Term Care
- All visits continue
- Deliveries continue, including “extras” (eg: snacks)
Terrace East – Assisted Living
- All Safe Visits continue
- Deliveries continue, including “extras” (eg: snacks)
- Residents have been advised to stay in their suites and limit outings to essential outings only
Primrose Gardens, Terrace West, Pavilion – Independent Living
- Registered Visitor program continues
- Residents have been advised to stay in their suites and limit outings to essential outings only
November 20 – No additional positives
A third resident was confirmed COVID positive this morning. Family has been notified.
November 18 – TOTAL COVID positive = 2 residents in Menno Home E2
Menno Place – WEDNESDAY, NOV 18, 2020
Nov 18 – A second COVID positive resident was confirmed today – Menno Home E2
Total COVID Positive Residents – 2
Total COVID Postive Staff – 0
The families of the COVID positive residents have been notified.
We are waiting for swab results for the rest of the residents and staff.
COVID-19 Positive – E2 Home
We are sad to share with you that in spite of all the hard work we have done for the past 8 months, this morning, November 17th, a COVID-19 positive result came back for one (1) resident in Menno Home E2.
We are in close communication with Public Health and our Medical Director. All of the Menno Home E2 staff and residents were swabbed (tested) for COVID-19 today.
The family of the positive COVID resident was notified first. All family members of E2 residents were called notifying them of the COVID-19 positive resident on their loved one’s unit.
We have put in place our COVID-19 Response Plan, including:
- securing the unit to all in-and-out travel
- implementing the requirement for all staff in Menno Home E2 to wear full Personal Protective Equipment (gowns, masks, goggles and gloves) in every resident’s room
- E2 staff using a separate entrance and exit to the building and continue to be screened when they arrive at work and part way through their shift
- no East 2 staff are working in any other location on the Menno Place campus
- essential visits in Menno Home are cancelled at this time
- safe visits in Menno Home are cancelled at this time
Frequently Asked Questions:
1. Will you call me if my loved one is COVID-positive?
Yes. The resident’s primary contact will receive a phone call as soon as we receive the positive result.
2. Will you call me if my loved one’s results are negative?
Yes. The resident’s primary contact will receive a phone call as soon as we receive the negative result.
2. Will you keep us informed?
Yes. We will inform you through emails and through the Family, Friends and Resident’s website: www.MennoPlaceLife.com
From the CEO, Karen Biggs
“I am very proud of how well the Menno Place Team has done during this pandemic. We are in this together with a strong and capable Leadership Team. We are confident in the strength of our each member of our team. Together we have protected our seniors and campus for 8 long months! Please continue to be kind, be calm and be safe. Please pray for God’s protection and His wisdom as we continue to be vigilant with our COVID ResponsePlan. With the Lord’s help, we will get through this together.”
Elections BC and Voting at Menno Place
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.
Additional Time Slots for Home & Hospital Safe Social Visits
Additional time slots have been added to the Home & Hospital Safe Social Visits calendar for Oct, Nov and Dec. Designated Visitors for Home & Hospital received an email on Tuesday, October 13th with links to book.
If you have any questions about Safe Visits with your loved one in Home or Hospital, please contact Life Enrichment Coordinator, Garry Janzen at at 604-851-1332 or Garry.Janzen@mennoplace.ca
Two monthly Safe Social Visits now available in Menno Home & Hospital
Additional Visitation Hosts are now in place in Menno Home and Hospital, making two monthly visits possible for designated visitors moving forward. An email was sent to Designated Visitors on Friday, October 2 with links to book additional visits.
Safe Social Visits are still only available to ONE designated visitor per resident by order of the Public Health Officer. We will be announcing details for Safe Social Visits for Assisted Living Residents in Terrace East soon.
If you have any questions about Safe Visits with your loved one in Home or Hospital, please contact Life Enrichment Coordinator, Garry Janzen at at 604-851-1332 or Garry.Janzen@mennoplace.ca
Safe Visit Update- Home, Hospital, Terrace East Assisted Living
Sept. 12, 2020 – Safe Visit Update
- Hiring for Additional Visitation Hosts – We are pleased with the number of applicants who have applied for the Vistation Host positions. We will be hiring next week. Most of the applicants will need to give 2 weeks notice, so the process will necessarily take time to put into motion.
- Funding for Terrace East Assisted Living visits – The funding has arrived to hire a Visitation Host for Terrace East Assisted Living. This is good timing as the weather is turning and outdoor visits will become increasingly difficult. If your loved one lives in Terrace East, be aware that Fraser Health is requiring the same protocols for Assisted Living safe visits as for long-term care safe visits (one designated visitor, physical distance, supervised, in a Visitor Center) – Click to READ THE SAFE VISIT PROTOCOLS
- You may be missing Isaiah, Visitation Host for Menno Home – We said good-bye to Isaiah as he got a placement in the Education Program at UFV. We wish him the best and know that he will be an incredible educator. Congratulations, Isaiah!
- Thank you, designated visitors, for filling out the Safe Social Visit Preference Survey – we received 108 responses to the survey. We appreciate that you took the time to help us understand how the visits are going and what you’d like to see going forward. Our team met to discuss your concerns and preferences. This has helped us form our visitation calendar.
- October Booking Calendar – We will make a minor change to the times of the visits in the October bookings. This is in response to feedback about the 5pm appointment time. This visit starts just as supper is being served and has proved challenging for some residents. When we open the October calendar for booking, the changes will be made so please take note.
- Month by Month Bookings – These will be a thing of the past once we have our Visitation Hosts hired. You will be able to book your visits months in advance. Thank you for your patience in all of this. The past two months have allowed us the opportunity to discover patterns and plan appropriately. We are always aware that the visitation schedule can change in a moment if we have a COVID-19 positive test or if the protocols change from Fraser Health.
- 119 of you have filled out the Safe Visit Satisfaction Survey that is emailed to you after your safe social visit. Thank you for taking the time to let us know how you are experiencing the visits. 92.44% of you are Somewhat Satisfied (12.51%), Satisfied (24.37%) or Very Satisfied (55.46%) with your visits. Only 1.68% are Very Dissatisfied and their corresponding comments were related to the inability of their loved one to connect with them during the visit. 74% of you felt that your loved one was satisfied with the visit. It has been very meaningful for us to facilitate your visits. We seek to do all that we can to continue to provide you with the best visits possible while following Fraser Health Safe Visit protocols.
