COVID UPDATE – MAY 6, 2021

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COVID UPDATE – May 6, 2021

W1 Home – We are pleased to anticipate that W1 Home will be OFF enhanced monitoring the MORNING of May 7th! If you are hoping to have a visit with your loved one, please go to www.MennoPlaceLife.com to book your visit.

 

There are no changes to report to the other units that are on enhanced monitoring.

 

RAPID COVID-19 TESTING – Menno Place is part of a pilot project with Fraser Health that is training and providing rapid COVID tests to staff and visitors. Sharon Simpson has created a video of her first rapid COVID test.

 

If you have NOT been vaccinated and are coming to Menno Place as a social visitor, please ask for a rapid test (self-test or have a Visitation Host do the test) so you KNOW you are safe when you enter the Menno Place buildings.

 

Click here for Sharon’s first rapid test:
https://youtu.be/dMd51XwcUFc
Here is a video done by Health Canada on how to self-swab:

https://youtu.be/1ebzP-d2MWw

Below is a photo of a NEGATIVE result rapid test – a pink line for the CONTROL (C) and all-clear in the TEST results (T).

FEBRUARY 1 – HOME W1 – Total new positives = 1 (T=2)

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COVID POSITIVE – February 1 – 2020 – Menno Home W1

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents / 2 staff)

We are sorry to report that there is another COVID positive for W1. This is also a staff member.

We will have a round of point-prevalence on February 4th for residents and staff – this is the baseline COVID swab testing. We will need to continue on precautions until Febraury 12th if there are no further positive results.

All residents have tested negative. 100% of the residents have received COVID vaccination on this unit.

 

JANUARY 29 – HOME W1 – Total new positives = 0 (T=1)

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COVID POSITIVE – January 29 – 2020 – Menno Home W1

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 (0 residents / 1 staff)

All residents of W1 were given a COVID swab test. All of their tests have returned negative!

We do not have all the results of the swab from the staff at this time.

JANUARY 28 – HOME W1 – Total new positives = 1 staff (T=1)

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*NEW* COVID POSITIVE – January 28 – 2020 – Menno Home W1

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 (0 residents / 1 staff)

We are very sad to bring you this news today. We were informed yesterday and processes have been put into place today. There is NO impact to the other units in Menno Home at this time.

NOTES:
  • One staff member is COVID positive. This is unrelated to any other cases of COVID in Menno Home. This staff member was asymptomatic, but infectious during their shift on January 23/2021. We believe that this was community transmission to the staff member. After becoming symptomatic, they informed Menno Place and we informed Fraser Health.
  • W1 residents have returned to droplet precautions and continue to co-hort staff.
  • 100% of the residents on W1 have been immunized with the first dose of COVID-19 Pfizer/Biontech vaccine
  • 95% of residents in long-term care (Home, Hospital) and Assisted Living (Terrace East) have been vaccinated. Residents who aren’t vaccinated have a variety of reasons, primarily medical conditions which increase medical risk
  • 94% of our staff have been vaccinated. Staff who aren’t vaccinated have a variety of reasons: unable to take the opportunity to get vaccinated; illness that prevents vaccination; personal convictions. Vaccination for staff is not mandatory, but is encouraged for the protection of the staff and residents.
  • Point-prevalence testing (COVID swab testing) for all residents and staff on W1 is taking place today.

DECEMBER 23– HOME W1 – Total new positives = 1 staff (T=2)

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COVID POSITIVE UPDATE – December 23 – 2020 – Menno Home W1

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (1 resident / 1 staff)
PASSED AWAY = 1 (1 resident / 0 staff)

NOTES:
  • One staff member is COVID positive. This is unrelated to initial resident who was positive. This staff member was off and returned to the unit to work on Dec. 21st. At this time, we believe that this was community transmission to the staff member, not internal transmission.
  • We pray that the droplet precautions as well as the co-horting of staff will result in no further spread of COVID-19 on this unit.
  • Staff on this unit continue to get immunized with the COVID-19 Pfizer/Biontech vaccine

DECEMBER 18 – HOME W1 – Total new positives = 0 (T=1) – 45 residents tests return negative! (all of them)

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COVID POSITIVE UPDATE – December 18 – 2020 – Menno Home W1

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 (1 resident / 0 staff)
PASSED AWAY = 1 (1 resident / 0 staff)

NOTES:
  • 45/45 resident’s COVID swab tests have returned – ALL negative!
  • 39/40 staff COVID swab tests have returned – ALL negative!
  • We are waiting for one staff swab to come back.
  • We pray that the droplet precautions as well as the co-horting of staff will result in no further spread of COVID-19 on this unit.
  • Staff on this unit continue to get immunized with the COVID-19 Pfizer/Biontech vaccine

DECEMBER 17 – HOME W1 – Total new positives = 0 (T=1) – One resident has passed away

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We are sorry to share that the one COVID-19 positive resident succumbed to the virus and has passed away. Our condolences go out to the family who is grieveing the loss.

COVID POSITIVE UPDATE – December 17 – 2020 – Menno Home W1

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 (1 resident / 0 staff)
PASSED AWAY = 1 (0 resident / 0 staff)
ACTION:
  • We pray that the droplet precautions as well as the co-horting of staff will result in no further spread of COVID-19 on this unit.
  • Staff on this unit continue to get immunized with the COVID-19 Pfizer/Biontech vaccine

DECEMBER 15 – HOME W1 – Total new positives = 1 (T=1)

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We are sad to report that there is a COVID-19 positive resident on the W1 Home unit. There is no evidence that this is connected to the outbreak on E2 Home.

**NEW** COVID POSITIVE UPDATE – December 15 – 2020 – Menno Home W1

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 (1 resident / 0 staff)
PASSED AWAY = 0 (0 resident / 0 staff)
ACTION:
  • We are very sorry to let you know that we have a COVID-19 positive resident on the Menno Home W1 unit.
  • We are preparing for the swabbing that will be done for residents and staff.