MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – MARCH 23, 2022

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MARCH 23, 2022

Fraser Health Scenarios for Protocols – CLICK HERE 

TERRACE EAST:  MONITORING – Scenario 2 (March 12, 2022)

NO NEW CASES

TOTAL RESIDENTS AND STAFF RECOVERED: 9

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (11 total, 9 recovered)

If we continue with no new cases through Thursday then we anticipate being able to reopen the dining room starting with lunch on Friday, March 25th. In-person recreation activities would also resume at that time.  Look for an update late Thursday afternoon.

Protocols:

  • No communal dining. The Terrace East dining room is CLOSED effective suppertime on Tuesday March 15th. All meals will be served to residents in their apartments.
  • No in-person group activities for Terrace East.
  • No change to social visits. Visits continue. We ask that all visitors are vigilant about screening themselves, completing a rapid test when they enter the building, wear a MEDICAL mask (provided), sanitize hands. Do not enter if you are sick.
  • Cohorting staff to the affected area (building).
  • Twice a day monitoring for all staff and residents
  • Staff must wear masks and goggles in all resident areas.

Terrace East is NOT in lockdown. Residents are still free to leave their apartment, move around the building (with a mask on), go outside, run errands and receive visitors. Please be careful. Residents are asked not to visit with residents who have an isolation cart outside their apartment. (Isolated residents CAN receive outside visitors provided the visitor wears full PPE.) All visitors coming in to the building will take a rapid test, every visit, until this situation has passed.

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PRIMROSE GARDENS:  SELF-MONITORING – Scenario 1 (March 22, 2022)

NO NEW CASES

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1

The resident who tested positive is self-isolating. There are no other changes for Primrose Gardens at this time. The dining room remains open.

 

 

MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – MARCH 22, 2022

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MARCH 22, 2022

Fraser Health Scenarios for Protocols – CLICK HERE 

PRIMORSE GARDENS:  SELF-MONITORING – Scenario 1 (March 22, 2022)

NEW POSITIVE CASES = 1 RESIDENT

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1

The resident who tested positive is self-isolating. There are no other changes for Primrose Gardens at this time. The dining room remains open.

 

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TERRACE EAST:  MONITORING – Scenario 2 (March 12, 2022)

NEW POSITIVE CASES = 1 STAFF / 0 RESIDENTS

TOTAL RESIDENTS RECOVERED: 2

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 9 (11 total, 2 recovered)

The Terrace East dining room will remain closed this week.

Protocols:

  • No communal dining. The Terrace East dining room is CLOSED effective suppertime on Tuesday March 15th. All meals will be served to residents in their apartments.
  • No in-person group activities for Terrace East.
  • No change to social visits. Visits continue. We ask that all visitors are vigilant about screening themselves, completing a rapid test when they enter the building, wear a MEDICAL mask (provided), sanitize hands. Do not enter if you are sick.
  • Cohorting staff to the affected area (building).
  • Twice a day monitoring for all staff and residents
  • Staff must wear masks and goggles in all resident areas.

Terrace East is NOT in lockdown. Residents are still free to leave their apartment, move around the building (with a mask on), go outside, run errands and receive visitors. Please be careful. Residents are asked not to visit with residents who have an isolation cart outside their apartment. (Isolated residents CAN receive outside visitors provided the visitor wears full PPE.) All visitors coming in to the building will take a rapid test, every visit, until this situation has passed.

 

 

MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – MARCH 21, 2022

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MARCH 21, 2022

Fraser Health Scenarios for Protocols – CLICK HERE 

TERRACE EAST:  MONITORING – Scenario 2 (March 12, 2022)

NEW POSITIVE CASES = 1 RESIDENT

TOTAL RESIDENTS RECOVERED: 2

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 8 (10 total, 2 recovered)

 

The Terrace East dining room will remain closed this week.

Protocols:

  • No communal dining. The Terrace East dining room is CLOSED effective suppertime on Tuesday March 15th. All meals will be served to residents in their apartments.
  • No in-person group activities for Terrace East.
  • No change to social visits. Visits continue. We ask that all visitors are vigilant about screening themselves, completing a rapid test when they enter the building, wear a MEDICAL mask (provided), sanitize hands. Do not enter if you are sick.
  • Cohorting staff to the affected area (building).
  • Twice a day monitoring for all staff and residents
  • Staff must wear masks and goggles in all resident areas.

Terrace East is NOT in lockdown. Residents are still free to leave their apartment, move around the building (with a mask on), go outside, run errands and receive visitors. Please be careful. Residents are asked not to visit with residents who have an isolation cart outside their apartment. (Isolated residents CAN receive outside visitors provided the visitor wears full PPE.) All visitors coming in to the building will take a rapid test, every visit, until this situation has passed.

 

 

MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – MARCH 18, 2022

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MARCH 18, 2022

Fraser Health Scenarios for Protocols – CLICK HERE 

TERRACE EAST:  MONITORING – Scenario 2 (March 12, 2022)

NO NEW POSITIVE CASES

TOTAL RESIDENTS RECOVERED: 2

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 7 (9 total, 2 recovered)

 

If we continue with no new cases over the weekend then we anticipate being able to reopen the Terrace East dining room early next week.

Protocols:

  • No communal dining. The Terrace East dining room is CLOSED effective suppertime on Tuesday March 15th. All meals will be served to residents in their apartments. Residents will be notified by a memo delivered today (Tuesday).
  • No in-person group activities for Terrace East.
  • No change to social visits. Visits continue. We ask that all visitors are vigilant about screening themselves, completing a rapid test when they enter the building, wear a MEDICAL mask (provided), sanitize hands. Do not enter if you are sick.
  • Cohorting staff to the affected area (building).
  • Twice a day monitoring for all staff and residents
  • Staff must wear masks and goggles in all resident areas.

Terrace East is NOT in lockdown. Residents are still free to leave their apartment, move around the building (with a mask on), go outside, run errands and receive visitors. Please be careful. Residents are asked not to visit with residents who have an isolation cart outside their apartment. (Isolated residents CAN receive outside visitors provided the visitor wears full PPE.) All visitors coming in to the building will take a rapid test, every visit, until this situation has passed.

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HOSPITAL E1:  Monitoring Over! Declared over Mar 18

NO NEW CASES

 

 

 

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HOSPITAL E2: Self Monitoring Over! Declared over Mar 18

NO NEW CASES

 

MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – MARCH 16, 2022

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MARCH 16, 2022

Fraser Health Scenarios for Protocols – CLICK HERE 

TERRACE EAST:  MONITORING – Scenario 2 (March 12, 2022)

NEW POSITIVE CASES = 2 STAFF / 0 RESIDENT

TOTAL RESIDENTS RECOVERED: 2

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 7 (9 total, 2 recovered)

Protocols:

  • No communal dining. The Terrace East dining room is CLOSED effective suppertime on Tuesday March 15th. All meals will be served to residents in their apartments. Residents will be notified by a memo delivered today (Tuesday).
  • No in-person group activities for Terrace East.
  • No change to social visits. Visits continue. We ask that all visitors are vigilant about screening themselves, completing a rapid test when they enter the building, wear a MEDICAL mask (provided), sanitize hands. Do not enter if you are sick.
  • Cohorting staff to the affected area (building).
  • Twice a day monitoring for all staff and residents
  • Staff must wear masks and goggles in all resident areas.

Terrace East is NOT in lockdown. Residents are still free to leave their apartment, move around the building (with a mask on), go outside, run errands and receive visitors. Please be careful. Residents are asked not to visit with residents who have an isolation cart outside their apartment. (Isolated residents CAN receive outside visitors provided the visitor wears full PPE.) All visitors coming in to the building will take a rapid test, every visit, until this situation has passed.

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HOSPITAL E1:  MONITORING – Scenario 2

NO NEW CASES TODAY

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (1 staff, 1 resident)

Protocols:
  • Social visits continue
  • Twice a day monitoring for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Staff to cohort to E1
  • Staff to use separate entrance
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HOSPITAL E2: SELF MONITORING – Scenario 1

NO NEW CASES TODAY

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 3 staff

Protocols:
  • Social visits and essential visits continue
  • Communal dining stays open
  • Group activities continue
  • Twice a day monitoring for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Staff to cohort to Menno Hospital E2
  • Staff to use separate entrance

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MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – MARCH 15, 2022

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MARCH 15, 2022

Fraser Health Scenarios for Protocols – CLICK HERE 

TERRACE EAST:  ENHANCED MONITORING – Scenario 3 (March 12, 2022)

NEW POSITIVE CASES = 2 STAFF / 1 RESIDENT

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 7

Protocols:

  • No communal dining. The Terrace East dining room is CLOSED effective suppertime on Tuesday March 15th. All meals will be served to residents in their apartments. Residents will be notified by a memo delivered today (Tuesday).
  • No in-person group activities for Terrace East.
  • No change to social visits. Visits continue. We ask that all visitors are vigilant about screening themselves, completing a rapid test when they enter the building, wear a MEDICAL mask (provided), sanitize hands. Do not enter if you are sick.
  • Cohorting staff to the affected area (building).
  • Twice a day monitoring for all staff and residents
  • Staff must wear masks and goggles in all resident areas.

Terrace East is NOT in lockdown. Residents are still free to leave their apartment, move around the building (with a mask on), go outside, run errands and receive visitors. Please be careful. Residents are asked not to visit with residents who have an isolation cart outside their apartment. (Isolated residents CAN receive outside visitors provided the visitor wears full PPE.) All visitors coming in to the building will take a rapid test, every visit, until this situation has passed.

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HOSPITAL E1:  MONITORING – Scenario 2

NO NEW CASES TODAY

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (1 staff, 1 resident)

Protocols:
  • Twice a day monitoring for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Staff to cohort to E1
  • Staff to use separate entrance
  • Social visits may continue
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HOSPITAL E2: SELF MONITORING – Scenario 1

NO NEW CASES TODAY

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 3 staff

Protocols:
  • Social visits and essential visits continue
  • Communal dining stays open
  • Group activities continue
  • Twice a day monitoring for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Staff to cohort to Menno Hospital E2
  • Staff to use separate entrance

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Family & Friends (Family Council) Meeting – March 17 2022

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On March 17, 2022 at 2:30pm, Family and friends (Family Council) will be meeting via Microsoft TEAMS (online video). Please click the following link to join the meeting by video, or call the number with the code beside it to call in to the meeting. It is recommended to download Microsoft TEAMS onto your device to benefit from all its features, but it not, you can still click the link and use TEAMS through your internet browser.

Join on your computer or mobile app
Click here to join the meeting at 2:30

Or call in (audio only)
+1 778-731-1352,,580754850# Canada, Port Moody
Phone Conference ID: 580 754 850#

Family and Friends is a regularly scheduled meeting for family members, friends or representatives for our residents in Menno Home and Menno Hospital. We will be having Karen Biggs, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and Bas Kervel Manager of Environmental Services and Material Management as our guest speakers. Karen will be sharing about her role as CEO and Bas will be discussing the courtyard fountain area refurbishment project.

The focus of the courtyard fountain area refurbishment will include resurfacing the concrete surrounding the fountain area to make it more safe and accessible for wheelchairs and walkers. There will also be an update to the planters and garden beds. We would appreciate hearing from you so let us know if you have any additions for this project.

Family Council is a great way to learn, share and connect with other family members that are on a similar journey with their loved ones in long term care. We hope you will be able to join us.

MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – MARCH 14, 2022

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MARCH 14, 2022

Fraser Health Scenarios for Protocols – CLICK HERE 


HOSPITAL E1: ENCHANCED MONITORING – Scenario 2

NEW POSITIVE CASES = 1 STAFF / 1 RESIDENT (Fri)

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2

Protocols:
  • Twice a day monitoring for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Staff to cohort to E1
  • Staff to use separate entrance
  • Social visits may continue
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HOSPITAL E2: MONITORING – Scenario 1

NEW COVID CASES = 2 STAFF / 0 RESIDENTS

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 3 staff

Protocols:
  • Social visits and essential visits continue
  • Communal dining stays open
  • Group activities continue
  • Twice a day monitoring for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Staff to cohort to Menno Hospital E1
  • Staff to use separate entrance

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TERRACE EAST:  MONITORING – Scenario 1 (confirmed March 12, 2022)

NO NEW CASES TODAY

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 4

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening of staff and residents and have a low threshold for testing any symptomatic staff or residents.
  • Symptomatic residents and residents who test positive are to be placed on isolation/droplet precautions.
  • Group activities continue – Terrace East and Terrace West programs separated.
  • Dining room remains open
  • No change to social visits. Visits continue. We ask that all visitors are vigilant about screening themselves, completing a Rapid test when they enter the building, wear a MEDICAL mask (provided), sanitize hands. Do not enter if you are sick.
  • Cohorting staff to the affected area (building).
  • No point prevalence testing of asymptomatic residents or staff

MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – MARCH 12, 2022

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MARCH 12, 2022

Fraser Health Scenarios for Protocols – CLICK HERE

TERRACE EAST:  SELF MONITORING – Scenario 1 (confirmed March 12, 2022)

NO NEW CASES TODAY

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 4

Protocols:

  • Twice daily symptom screening of staff and residents and have a low threshold for testing any symptomatic staff or residents.
  • Symptomatic residents and residents who test positive are to be placed on isolation/droplet precautions.
  • Group activities continue – Terrace East and Terrace West programs separated.
  • Dining room remains open
  • No change to social visits. Visits continue. We ask that all visitors are vigilant about screening themselves, completing a Rapid test when they enter the building, wear a MEDICAL mask (provided), sanitize hands. Do not enter if you are sick.
  • Cohorting staff to the affected area (building).
  • No point prevalence testing of asymptomatic residents or staff
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HOSPITAL E2: MONITORING – Scenario 2 (declared March 10, 2022)

NO NEW CASES TODAY

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 staff

Protocols:
  • Social visits and essential visits continue
  • Communal dining stays open
  • Group activities continue
  • Twice a day monitoring for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Staff to cohort to Menno Hospital E1
  • Staff to use separate entrance

 

Social visits in Home & Hospital resume on March 11, 2022!

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COVID UPDATE – VISITATION – STARTS March 11, 2022

We are pleased to write to you today about the recent announcements that were made by Dr. Bonnie Henry around changes to visitation in long-term care. With the downward trend that BC is experiencing in COVID-19 cases and outbreaks, along with a different type of severity of the virus, visitation is long-term care and assisted living will be adjusted to allow for social visitation by  no later than March 18th.

With the amazing team of Visitation Hosts, led by Garry Janzen, Life Enrichment Coordinator, we will begin social visits on Friday, March 11th! We know you’ve been waiting for this – we are so excited to have the Visitation Host program set up to make these rapid changes! This is a positive change, as it allows opportunities for further connection between residents and their families.

We have been instructed to return to the previous protocols for visits. Despite this change, other measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 remain in place, including rapid testing, checking proof of vaccination, mask wearing, physical distancing, and handwashing.

  • Visits may happen between 10am and 6pm. These are the hours where a Visitation Host is available to screen you in.
  • Pre-book any evening visits after 6pm by arranging with the nurse on the unit to be permitted entrance and screened for COVID.
  • Visitors will continue to be screened for signs of illness, including a temperature check on arrival
  • Visitors will still need to provide contact tracing information
  • Indoor social visits are  limited to one visitor at a time in shared rooms, or two visitors at a time in private rooms. We ask that you are sensitive to the needs of the resident and visit in smaller groups.
  • Visitors will be asked to show proof of vaccination status. Menno Place will retain this information to provide to public health if needed.
  • No Social visits will be allowed if the care home is on “outbreak” or “enhanced monitoring”
  • Visits will still take place primarily in the resident room or apartment suite
  • Visitors will continue to socially distance (6ft from others) and use effective hand hygiene
  • “Outings” (where the resident leaves the enclosed unit/building) must be arranged with the nurse and use the sign-out/sign-in protocol
  • Visitors will wear a medical grade mask (supplied by Menno Place) throughout the course of their time in the building, including when they are with their loved one

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-long-term-care-visitor-restrictions-returning-to-pre-omicron-state-next-week-officials-say-1.5814368

There is no change to visits in Terrace East, Assisted Living as social visitors have been permitted throughout this phase of safety protocols.