MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – MARCH 11, 2022
MARCH 11, 2022
Fraser Health Scenarios for Protocols – CLICK HERE
TERRACE EAST: ENHANCED MONITORING – Scenario 2 (tentative March 11, 2022 waiting for further instructions from Public Health)
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES= 1 staff / 3 residents
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 4
Protocols:
- Initiate 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.
- Continued group activities – Terrace East and Terrace West programs separated.
- Continue with communal dining
- 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
HOSPITAL E2: MONITORING – Scenario 1 (declared March 10, 2022)
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES= 1 staff / 0 residents
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 staff
- Initiate twice daily symptom screening of staff and residents and have a low threshold for testing any symptomatic staff or residents.
- Masks and goggles must be worn by staff at all times.
- Staff are to use East 2 patio entrance.
- No isolation/droplet precautions of residents unless they are symptomatic
- Continued group activities.
- Continue with communal dining.
- No change to social visits.
- Cohorting staff on the affected Unit.
- No asymptomatic/point prevalence testing of residents or staff.
- Notify Public Health COVID-19 LTC HUB if there are positive resident cases identified.
- The site can stop monitoring 7 days after the positive staff member(s) last worked if no other cases are identified