Update for Menno Home & Hospital – 10/04/20

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Update – 10/04/20

How will you know if Menno Place has COVID-19?

We will tell you. It will be tweeted on Twitter.com/MennoPlaceAlert which will be visible on multiple websites, including the Family and Friends website – MennoPlaceLife.com/Coronavirus

We are committed to telling you the location of COVID-19 if we have a positive case – building and unit.

Visiting:

  • We continue the No Visitor policy which is very hard on families and loved ones. You may see your loved one through the window or ask for them to be brought onto a balcony. Phone the nursing station if this is something that you would like. Be kind to the staff – they continue to provide care and may not be able to meet your request. Be assured that they want to assist as they know the benefit for both resident and family member to see each other in these times.

Menno TV:

We have a complete television channel! Wow! Three weeks ago this did not exist. This channel is streamed directly through Channel 10 (Apartments) and Channel 59 (Home/Hospital). It is a combination of live programming, including devotions each morning as well as exercises, bingo, riddles and fun! We are so proud of our amazing Recreation Team (Timea and Rebecca) and Chaplains (John, Ingrid and Ingrid) for creating the schedule and all of the programming!

Here is the TV Guide – Click Here – Devotions on Wednesday morning has been changed from 11:30 to 11:00am. We are also streaming multiple local church services now. Thank you to Central Heights, Emmanuel Mennonite, Bakerview and Clearbrook MB! What a blessing!

Mail:

  • Mail is being delivered in a bag to our Apartments by Canada Post every Friday.
  • We are sitting that mail in a secure office for 48 hours.
  • We are delivering wiped down mail to residents throughout the week.

Essential Deliveries:

  • Something that we can’t offer that is essential to the life of

Active Screening:

Residents and Staff are screened for symptoms of COVID-19 every day. These are the 5 Active Screening Questions:

  1. Do you have a fever?
  2. Do you have a new or worsening cough?
  3. Do you have a new or worsening sore throat?
  4. Do you have a new or worsening sneezing?
  5. Do you have a new or worsening shortness of breath?

Our staff are actively screened 2x per day – at the beginning and the end of their shift.

PPE:

  • Staff are wearing PPE (personal protective equipment) at all times.
  • PPE at this time (no COVID-19 outbreak) is goggles and a mask.
  • In the event of an outbreak, staff will also wear gowns.
  • We asked the community for goggles and they have been GENEROUS! Over 450 goggles donated!

Zoom Calls:

We have been working on a system that allows you to book a Zoom call (video call) with your loved one. We hope to roll this out on Tuesday. All of the testing was done by our staff last week and it is working! We will send Home and Hospital loved ones an email when this is launched. It will appear on www.MennoPlaceLife.com as a button you can click to book online.

Messages of Love:

Send a message of love – Click Here

Single Site for the Staff:

Our staff have chosen to work at Menno Place as their only place to work. We consider Menno Place as a single site, so they may work at Home, Hospital and Assisted Living or a combination of the three. They are required to shower and change scrubs between shifts.