Commissioning of Nicole, Pooja and Loradonna – Staff Prayer June 18, 2024
This week, Menno Place Chaplain Ann Thakkar led a commissioning prayer session for three new Executive Team members: Nicole Wiebe, Pooja Mishra, and Loradonna Botter.
This week, Menno Place Chaplain Ann Thakkar led a commissioning prayer session for three new Executive Team members: Nicole Wiebe, Pooja Mishra, and Loradonna Botter.
Terrace East
We are officially off enhanced precautions at Terrace East. Please resume all activities as before.
Thank you to TE team for all your hard work for the past two weeks. Please continue to be diligent in hand washing and following all other infection control measures.
This week we’re praying for the teams led by Sharon Simpson, including Chaplaincy, Volunteers & Recreation, Life Enrichment, and Communications.
This week we’re praying for Menno Home West 1.
Due to increased cases of COVID-19 in the Terrace East Assisted Living Apartment, Public Health has placed the building on Enhanced Monitoring. Please see the memo below for detailed information regarding dining, recreation activities, mask wearing and visiting. As the Terrace West Independent Living Apartment is connected to Terrace East, residents in this apartment will also be impacted. A separate memo for Terrace West residents is also included below.
Staff in Terrace East are required to wear masks.
MEMO
Date: June 3, 2024
To: Terrace East Residents
Re: Enhanced Monitoring – Update re: COVID-19 Cases
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Dear Residents of Terrace East,
Unfortunately, I am writing to inform you have we have several cases of COVID-19 in Terrace East. Additionally, some staff and Terrace West residents are symptomatic. Please inform care staff if you aren’t feeling well.
Public health has placed Terrace East on Enhanced Monitoring. Effective immediately, the following protocols are in place:
Thank you for your patience and understanding. We will get through this together. As a reminder, showing care and concern for each other is our overarching approach. Let’s do our part in stopping the spread.
Leonard Klassen, Manager of Community Enrichment
MEMO
Date: June 3, 2024
To: Terrace West Residents
Re: Update re: COVID-19 Cases in Terrace East – Impacting Terrace West
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Dear Residents of Terrace West,
Public health has placed Terrace East on Enhanced Monitoring due to increasing numbers of residents with COVID-19 and has put screening and mask requirements in place for Terrace East. As a result of that, we are closing the dining room and stopping in-person recreation activities for both Terrace East and Terrace West.
Effective immediately, staff will be delivering your meals to your suite.
Morning break snacks will be available for pick-up in the Terrace West bistro.
I’d like to remind you that there are some activities available on channel 10. The bistro area remains open. Please note that we are postponing the Men’s Breakfast – stay tuned for the new date.
If you are sick, we are asking that you stay in your suite unless you are on your way in/out of the building, and we’d appreciate if you’d wear a mask in this situation. Symptoms to watch for include fever/chills, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle/body ache, headache, new loss of taste/smell, sore throat, congestion/runny nose, diarrhea/nausea/vomiting.
Thank you for your patience and understanding. We will get through this together. As a reminder, showing care and concern for each other is our overarching approach. Let’s do our part in stopping the spread.
Leonard Klassen, Manager of Community Enrichment
As a reminder for staff who are sick or experiencing covid, flu or cold symptoms:
Staff are not required to test with Rapid test kit
Staff are to stay home when sick and can return to work when:
Any updates for staff will be communicated under the ‘Outbreak Updates’ section on our homepage HERE.
Thank you for playing your part in keeping our residents and other staff safe!
This week we’re praying for Education Coordinator Loveleen Sekhon.
This week we’re praying for Menno Home West 2.
This week we’re praying for Sujata Connors.
To: All Menno Place Staff
From: Bas Kervel, Director of Support Services
Re: Closure of the Fireside Café
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We are sorry to announce that the Fireside Café is closing until further notice. The last day of service will be Friday, May 17, 2024. Reassessment of the menu and financial viability will take place in the coming weeks. Our hope is to create a renewed café that is sustainable.
In the near future we will provide coffee and snacks by donation. The café has been a welcome spot on campus for residents, families, and staff and this decision was not taken lightly. We want to thank the café team who have done an excellent job over the years. We will miss seeing your smiling faces in the morning over coffee.
What happens next?
Please continue to use the Fireside Café patio and café tables for your meals, breaks, and family parties.
We are actively planning for ways to revamp and improve the café. We want to hear from you! If you have ideas for things you’d love to see in a café on campus or notes for things that were challenging we want to hear them.
Please use the form below to send us your thoughts and let us know how the Fireside Café has been beneficial for you, your loved ones and your family.
If you have any further questions please email connect@mennoplace.ca
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