November 7, 2021 – PAVILION (IL) COVID EXPOSURE – New COVID positive =0 (T=2)

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COVID UPDATE – November 7, 2021 – Pavilion COVID exposure

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (2 residents PAVILION | 0 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = November 4, 2021

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The following memo was distributed to Pavilion residents on Sunday afternoon, Nov 7:

Pavilion residents will be tested for COVID this Tuesday, November 9th

Testing will take place between 2:30-4:00pm.

Public health has informed us that ALL Pavilion residents need to be tested for COVID. Please ensure that you are in your suites on Tuesday afternoon.

Beginning at approximately 2:30pm, a mobile testing team will go door-to-door in the building and test you for COVID. A Menno Place staff member will accompany the team as they come to your door to test you. Please wait in your suite.

You will have 2 options for how to get tested.

  • One option is a nasal swab.
  • The other option is a gargle test (see attached for more details). In order to have the gargle test, you must not eat or drink anything for at least 1 hour before your test.

Results are typically available within 24-48 hours. Results will determine next steps.

It is imperative that you get tested. The entire building is impacted by this public health order. (If you aren’t home on Tuesday afternoon, you need to make arrangements to go to the community testing centre and get tested on Tuesday.)

As a reminder, all the details from yesterday’s memo about enhanced monitoring still apply. But to be very clear, if you are on droplet precautions, you MUST stay in your suite. This is communicated to you directly by Menno Place staff. An isolation cart is placed at your door. Please note that public health has placed Suites 201-214 on droplet precautions effective immediately.

Contact Dan Janzen at 604-851-1350 with any questions.

Thank you.

November 6, 2021 – PAVILION (IL) COVID EXPOSURE – New COVID positive =0 (T=2)

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COVID UPDATE – November 6, 2021 – Pavilion COVID exposure

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (2 residents PAVILION | 0 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = November 4, 2021

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On Thursday, Nov 4 we were notified of a second COVID positive resident in Pavilion. As a result, Public Health is investigating and contact tracing, and we are awaiting details on next steps for Pavilion residents. To improve communication, we are working on preparing an information sheet in terms of what to expect for anyone who tests positive for COVID.

We will communicate updates as we are able to when we get the information from Public Health. Here is an update of what we know at this moment.

COVID Testing for ALL residents. Public Health has asked us to prepare to have all Pavilion residents tested for COVID. We are awaiting the details as to WHEN this will happen. We have requested a mobile testing team to come onsite to do the testing. We will let you know when we have the date.

Booster Shot Clinic scheduled for Monday, Nov 8th is POSTPONED. The reason for the delay is that the booster shots (3rd dose) can impact testing results. We are advocating to have this rescheduled as soon as possible.

Pavilion continues on Enhanced Monitoring. As a reminder, here are some of the requirements during this time for ALL residents of Pavilion:

  • Meals will be delivered to your suites
  • All group activities are cancelled
  • Residents are NOT to visit in each other’s suites, or in common areas
  • Daily wellness checks – please report ANY symptoms
  • Residents are asked by public health to avoid public spaces that would make contact tracing difficult until after the testing has been completed – you are considered to have been exposed to COVID and should minimize your interactions with others while you await test results
  • Laundry room is limited to 3 people at a time – please wipe down equipment

As a reminder, only fully vaccinated visitors are allowed into the building. Please only have visitors if it is necessary – this is not the time to socialize.

Please continue to exercise vigilance in your layers of protection – mask wearing over nose and mouth; checking for symptoms each day; using hand sanitizer frequently – after you touch a surface someone else may have touched (elevator button, railing, door handle); wash your hands with warm, soapy water frequently, keeping social distance.

We are also informing you that the Menno Place staff lead for Pavilion during this time is Dan Janzen. His number is 604-851-1350. Please contact him with questions.

Thank you for doing your part to get us through this time. We will share further details as we have them.

November 5, 2021 – TERRACE WEST (IL) OUTBREAK – DECLARED OVER!

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The following memo was delivered to residents of Terrace West on Friday afternoon, Nov 5:

 

Dear Residents,

We are pleased to announce that the COVID outbreak in Terrace West is over!

What does this mean for you?

  • You are free to move about the building.
  • You can go out for walks, to run errands and to visit friends and family.
  • The laundry room is open to ALL residents.
  • You can have visitors, provided that they are double vaccinated.
  • The hairdresser is open.

Please continue to follow all safety precautions:

  • Wear your mask
  • Stay six feet apart
  • Wash your hands often
  • Be careful around groups and try to avoid crowds
  • If you have symptoms of COVID, please go and get a COVID test

Dining

The dining room remains closed temporarily while we work out a safety plan (the same as we have done for Terrace East). Our aim is to get you back into the dining room as soon as we can.

Visiting Terrace East

The doors to Terrace East remain closed for now. One of the best ways to keep everyone safe is to keep the buildings separated. We will let you know when this changes.

Thank you for working together to keep everyone safe. We appreciate you!

COVID booster shots happening Monday November 8 for Terrace West & Primrose Gardens residents

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The residents of Terrace West & Primrose Gardens received the following memo on Friday afternoon Nov 5:

Dear Residents,

Fraser Health will be on campus on Monday, November 8 to give a third COVID vaccine shot (a booster) to all residents who want one.

Here’s what you need to do:

  • Wear a short-sleeved top on Monday.
  • Wait in your apartment. Staff will come and get you when it’s your turn. The clinic will be happening throughout the day.
  • Bring photo ID with you. We will have the form ready for you to sign when you get the dining room.
  • Lunch will be served in your apartment on Monday as we will be using the dining room for the vaccine clinic.

If you do not want to get a booster shot, just let staff know when they come to your door.

If you have not received your first or second COVID vaccine dose yet, you can get it on Monday, just let the staff know.

 

If you have any questions please call Trish Giesbrecht, Interim Nurse Manager at
604-851-4020.

November 4, 2021 – PAVILION (IL) COVID EXPOSURE – New COVID positive =1 (T=2)

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COVID UPDATE – November 4, 2021 – Pavilion COVID exposure

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (2 residents PAVILION | 0 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = November 4, 2021

We are sorry to announce that we have a new COVID positive in Pavilion. We await information on next steps from Public Health.

Exercise vigilance in your layers of protection – mask wearing over nose and mouth; checking for symptoms each day; using hand sanitizer frequently – after you touch a surface someone else may have touched (elevator button, railing, door handle); wash your hands with warm, soapy water frequently, get your 3rd booster shot.

What are COVID symptoms? Click here for list.

November 4, 2021 – TERRACE WEST (IL) OUTBREAK – DECLARED OVER!

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COVID UPDATE – November 4, 2021 – Terrace West Outbreak

From Public Health:

The outbreak of COVID-19 declared on Oct 14, 2021 at Menno Terrace West – IL in Abbotsford  is declared over TODAY, Nov 4, 2021

The onset of symptoms in the last confirmed COVID-19 case was Oct 24, 2021.

There have been no new cases identified during the outbreak monitoring period.

Emphasis on hygiene and monitoring continue.

Facility will continue to follow standard protocols for COVID-19 prevention.

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NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 5 (5 residents TW | 0 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = October 25

PASSED AWAY = 1 resident (October 26)

November 2, 2021 – TERRACE WEST (IL) OUTBREAK – New COVID positive resident = 0 (T=5)

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COVID UPDATE – November 2, 2021 – Terrace West Outbreak

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 5 (5 residents TW | 0 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = October 25

PASSED AWAY = 1 resident (October 26)

All residents and staff in the PPT (point-prevalence testing) were tested for COVID-19 yesterday. We await results of these tests and hope that there are no new cases of COVID in the building. We are hopeful that the results will all be negative. In that case, we hope that we will enter a Step-Down phase of Outbreak that will allow more freedoms for those currently on isolation.

Residents must remain on isolation until the Medical Health Officer releases them. Residents who are not on isolation may leave the apartment building. Essential visitors inside the building and apartment suite ONLY.

Any resident who leaves the apartment building overnight may not return until the outbreak is declared over by the Medical Health Officer.

November 2, 2021 – PAVILION (IL) COVID EXPOSURE – New COVID positive =0 (T=1)

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COVID UPDATE – November 1, 2021 – Pavilion COVID exposure

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 (1 resident PAVILION | 0 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = October 22, 2021

Two additional residents were showing symptoms for COVID. These residents were tested and we await results of these tests in order for the Public Health Officer to inform us of next steps. Exercise vigilance in your layers of protection – mask wearing over nose and mouth; checking for symptoms each day; using hand sanitizer frequently – after you touch a surface someone else may have touched (elevator button, railing, door handle); wash your hands with warm, soapy water frequently, get your 3rd booster shot.

What are COVID symptoms? Click here for list.

Third dose COVID-19 vaccines for independent living at Menno Place

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October 6, 2021

Re: Third dose COVID-19 vaccine clinics in long-term care and assisted living

Dear family members and caregivers,
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has recently announced that third doses of COVID19 vaccines will be offered to residents and tenants of long-term care and assisted living facilities in British Columbia. She also announced it will be offered to independent living residents who live on a campus of care.

Fraser Health will begin working with care facilities this week, and expect the clinics to run throughout the month of October. The clinic for booster shots at Pavilion, Terrace West and Primrose Gardens are scheduled for Monday, November 8th beginning at 10am. We will begin in Primrose Gardens.

If your family member received two doses, the care facility will be seeking consent from the
tenant or substitute decision-maker for administration of the third dose.

We will be offering the Moderna vaccine for third doses. If your family member received the
Pfizer vaccine for their first or second dose, it is safe and effective for them to receive
Moderna for their third dose. You can find information about the Moderna vaccine on the
BCCDC website.

If your family member has not had the opportunity to start the COVID-19 vaccine series and is interested in doing so, please let their care facility know as soon as possible.

We will not be offering the flu vaccine at the same time. We are expecting to provide flu vaccinations in the 3rd week of November. If your family member has had their flu shot, they can receive a third COVID-19 vaccine and a seasonal flu vaccine at the same time with no ill effects.

For general information about COVID-19 vaccines, please visit the BCCDC website.

Thank you,
Suzanne Fox, Executive Director
Integrated Long-Term Care & Assisted Living Services

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