VACCINATION UPDATE – HOME, HOSPITAL AND ALL STAFF | PAVILION WAITS FOR SWAB RESULTS

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Menno Home and Hospital residents will be receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine on Tuesday, December 29, 2020. Medical Decision Makers have been given a link to provide consent for their loved one. We will be calling all primary contacts to ensure that they are comfortable with their decision.

All staff who wish to be vaccinated will be able to drop-in on Tuesday, Dec. 29th – details will be communicated when we know them. It will likely be in the Hospital Chapel after resident’s vaccinations.

CLICK HERE for answers to Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Vaccines.

PAVILION – We are waiting to hear from the Public Health Officer about the results of the COVID-swab testing. We hope to know more tomorrow.

Thinking of you today as you celebrate Christmas

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Merry Christmas to all the Family, Friends and Residents of Menno Place!

Thank you for your love, dedication and advocacy for your loved one who calls Menno Place their home.

We are privileged to partner with you in the care and support of your loved one.

We think, especially today of your separation from your loved one at Menno Place and how difficult this is on you and on your loved one.

A we care and love your family member today, may you experience the blessings of hope, peace, joy and love this Christmas Day.

Warmly,

The Team at Menno Place

Blessing the Menno Place Staff!

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Blessing the Menno Place Staff!

We give thanks for all the people who show their love and kindness at this time – below are some photos of the people who are reaching out – Thank you!
If you want to bring some treats, we would happily accept any gifts for our staff!
Here are some Do’s and Don’ts that will ensure we can accept the gifts:
  1. All food must be commercially prepared and individually packaged – cookies individually packaged, muffins.
  2. We will accept cut flowers for the staff to take a bundle when they leave their shift
  3. We love plants/bouquets in individual pots
  4. Do you have a special mug? Corporate mugs? We’d love them!
  5. Drinks! Gatorade, water, special individualized drinks – the staff are VERY hot under their PPE.
  6. Fastners to keep the mask elastics from pulling on ears
  7. Individually wrapped chocolates!!!!!!!
  8. Catered lunches – we didn’t accept this previously, but now do! Boston pizza provides individual mini-pizzas – ask for elementary school pricing.
  9. Individually wrapped sandwiches (commercially prepared)
  10. Personal size hand sanitizers
  11. Hand lotion
  12. Vitamins – yes! Bring on the energy!
  13. Cards – the residents are receiving cards – the staff would love to receive them, too.
  14. Gift cards ($5) for a Starbucks, Tim’s or McDonald’s coffee – perfect for after a shift or on the way to night shift
  15. Any other encouragement – personal sized, individually wrapped.
If you want to donate directly to the E2 COVID positive staff, please indicate that is your wish. Garry W. Janzen will let you know quantities.
ALL of the Menno Place staff have been working so hard to keep our seniors safe – please consider donating to a specific unit or building OR to anywhere on the campus.
Blessings to you!
Please contact Garry.Janzen@MennoPlace.ca, 604.851.1332 if you would like to make a donation.
All donors will be acknowledged in the Abbotsford News when the outbreak is over! We look forward to that day!

COVID-19 Vaccination has begun!

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We are pleased to let you know that Menno Place began the COVID-19 mRNA (Pfizer / BionTech) vaccination program today. 10 of our frontline staff received the first step of this two-step vaccination this afternoon. Fraser Health is communicating with us day-by-day to let us know the numbers of staff that we can have vaccinated each day. We are very excited about being able to bring this level of safety to Menno Place.

Here is a photo of our much-appreciated Manager of Dining Experience, Angela Ross-Fehr happily sharing her record of immunization.

 

Send a Christmas gift to your loved one at Menno Place!

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Here’s how you can safely deliver a Christmas gift to your loved one this year.

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DECEMBER 9 – HOSPITAL E1 & E2 – 0 additional positives – Total = 1 (has returned to work)

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Thank you to the staff of Menno Hospital!
Well done! To Encourage the Frontline – CLICK HERE
Updates will no longer be daily for Menno Hospital.
COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – Dec. 9 – 2020 – Menno Hospital E1 & E2
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 staff (has returned to work)
RECOVERED= 1 staff
ACTION:
  • We are OFF droplet precautions!!!!!!
  • Essential visits will begin again
  • Safe social visits will begin again (stay tuned as we need to re-organize the staff for this)
  • Meals will take place in the dining room
  • Residents are free to exit their rooms!!!

DECEMBER 8 – HOSPITAL E1 & E2 – 0 additional positives – Total = 1 RECOVERED staff

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COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – Dec. 8 – 2020 – Menno Hospital E1 & E2
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 staff / 0 residents
RECOVERED= 1 staff
ACTION:
  • We are very hopeful as we continue to care for the residents on droplet precautions (E1 & E2) and isolation (W2)
  • An abundance of caution is being used to determine next steps

DECEMBER 7 – HOSPITAL E1 & E2 – 0 additional positives – Total = 1 RECOVERED staff

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COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – Dec. 7 – 2020 – Menno Hospital E1 & E2
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 staff / 0 residents
RECOVERED= 1 staff
ACTION:
  • We are very hopeful as we continue to care for the residents on droplet precautions (E1 & E2) and isolation (W2)
  • The Director of Care is in regular communication with Public Health
  • An abundance of caution is being used to determine next steps

DECEMBER 6 – HOSPITAL E1 & E2 – 0 additional positives – Total = 1 RECOVERED staff

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COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – Dec. 6 – 2020 – Menno Hospital E1 & E2
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0
ZERO ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CASES SINCE YESTERDAY
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 staff / 0 residents
RECOVERED= 1 staff
ACTION:
  • Please continue to pray for our staff and residents as they work with droplet precautions on E1 and E2 and isolation precautions on W2

DECEMBER 5 – HOSPITAL E1 & E2 – 0 additional positives – Total = 1 RECOVERED staff

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We are very hopeful as we go through this weekend. We have had only one COVID case with one staff member discovered on November 25.
We continue to pray for protection as we pass the 10-day mark.
COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – Dec. 5– 2020 – Menno Hospital E1 & E2
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0
ZERO ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CASES SINCE YESTERDAY
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 staff / 0 residents
RECOVERED= 1 staff
ACTION:
  • No new pending swabs for staff or residents
  • Please continue to pray for our staff and residents as they work with droplet precautions on E1 and E2 and isolation precautions on W2