Booking a Group Visit – Outdoors – Menno Home, Menno Hospital

Families and Friends of residents can book an outdoor gathering (up to 10 people) through Reception.

Menno Home, call 604.853.2411

Menno Hospital, call 604.859.7631

Visits will be booked for the large tent in the central courtyard. There are 2 available time slots each day, seven days per week (14 times in total per week): 10am-12pm and 1pm-4pm. The location is covered making gatherings on a rainy day a possibility.

These gatherings follow the BCCDC Guidelines that were provided to Long-Term Care providers April 1st.

This states that:

Bookings for outdoor visits must align with the current PHO guidance on outdoor gatherings for the public.

Application:

1. Current Public Health Officer guidance, and site capacity will inform safe outdoor group visitation. A number of factors should be considered including staffing levels, space layout, the ability to maintain safe social distances and provide adequate PPE.
   For Menno Home and Hospital: One large location is available for bookings twice per day, seven days per week. The available hours coincide with the Visitation Host schedules. The Visitation Hosts will provide entrance to the gathering area. This location is under the large tent in the central courtyard. Visitors must remain inside the central courtyard for the duration of their visit as the courtyard is a locked, secure location for residents. Do not admit or let out any person who is not a part of your visitor group, including staff or others.
   https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/info/restart
2. A visitor list should be maintained to manage social visits and allow for contract tracing if necessary.
   For Menno Home and Hospital: All visitors will be screened by the Visitation Host prior to entering the central courtyard. Contact information will be required at the time of screening. Visitors will be required to perform hand hygiene and safe physical distancing from all who are outside of their visitor group. Physical contact with resident make take place if hand hygiene is performed, mask is worn, vaccination (desired) and any other recommended precautions / layers of protection.
   Medical Masks are required for outdoor visits. Visitors will be instructed on appropriate use of outdoor space and all required Infection Prevention and Control practices.
3. For Menno Home and Hospital: Medical masks are provided at the time of screening by the Visitation Hosts. Visitors may not remove their mask while visiting which means no eating or drinking while visiting.
4. Visitor access to washrooms and other amenities inside the facility will be provided as required. For Menno Home and Hospital: There are restrooms available at the main entrance of Menno Hospital. Visitors may not enter resident spaces to use the restroom. There is a port-a-potty available at the courtyard gate as an alternate restroom that is in close proximity to the tent in the central courtyard.
5. Outdoor gatherings will be booked in advance. For Menno Home and Hospital: Bookings must take place 48 hours in advance (minimum). Receptionists are available Monday – Friday from 8am – 4pm. Nursing does not book these gatherings.
6. Visitors will clean and disinfect the surfaces of furniture in the gathering area at the end of each visit.
   For Menno Home and Hospital: The Visitation Host will provide you with cloths and cleaner to do the disinfecting of all surfaces at the end of your gathering.
7. Gatherings will cease immediately if an outbreak or enhanced monitoring is declared for the unit in which your loved one resides.
8. One or two social visitors will be given entrance to the unit in order to transport your loved one to the large tent in the courtyard.
9. Visitors are expected to remain within the large tent space in the courtyard and not walk throughout the courtyard. This is a resident space.
10. No smoking on the Menno Place campus. Residents do have a smoking area provided. This is not for visitor use.
11. A table will be provided if you wish your loved one to have a space to sit or place a birthday cake or snacks for your loved one. There is no eating or drinking allowed at this time by visitors.