Welcome to our Resident & Family Centred Care Project Lead, Michelle Merkel
Menno Place welcomes Michelle Merkel, Resident and Family Centred Care Project Lead. Click to read more about the project and Michelle’s leadership experience…
Wear Red for Valentine’s Day
Let’s wear red on Valentine’s Day – February 14th
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Menno is blessed
Because of you!
On February 14th celebrate caring for each other by wearing red and enjoy some treats in all staff rooms. Sponsored by the Health and Wellness Committee.
What is your risk of COVID-19 Hospitalization?
Check out this chart that was created by the BC Ministry of Health – download the PDF Worksheet here.
How to use the chart:
1. Identify the number of risk-conditions that you have from this list:
At-Risk Conditions – Chronic Disease Dashboard (BCCDC.CA)
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Cancer
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Cardiovascular disease
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Cerebrovascular disease
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Chronic kidney disease
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Chronic respiratory disease (eg: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, pulmonary hypertension, bronchiectasis)
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Diabetes
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Down syndrome
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Hypertension
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Immunosuppression and immunodeficiency
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Obesity (BMI >30)
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Organ transplant
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Pregnancy
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Sickle cell disease
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Substance use (eg: injection drug use, problematic alcohol use)
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Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders
Find more information on Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 Disease: CLICK HERE
2. Find the appropriate cell on the chart that identifies:
- # of risk conditions
- your gender
- your age
- your number of vaccine doses
Examples:
A 55 year old woman with diabetes and 2 vaccinations has a 1.6% risk of COVID-19 hospitalization. If she were to get her booster shot, she would decrease her risk by 50% to 0.8%.
A 30 year old man living with substance abuse, hypertension and obesity (3 at-risk conditions) and zero vaccinations has a 25.2% risk of COVID-19 hospitalizations. He could reduce that risk to 3.6% with a full course of vaccinations (3 doses).
An 99 year old man with 3+ at-risk conditions and 0 doses of vaccine has an 83.7% risk of COVID-19 hospitalization. This could be reduced to 12.7% with a full course of vaccinations (3 doses).
Who is at greatest risk?
The highest risk for COVID-19 hospitalization is for the 80+ individuals who have 3+ at-risk conditions. This represents many of the people for whom we provide care at Menno Place.
MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – JANUARY 27, 2022
JANUARY 27, 2022
HOSPITAL E1: OUTBREAK
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 resident | 0 staff
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 45 (29 residents | 16 staff)
MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 26, 2022
INDEX CASE = January 3, 2022 (staff)
PASSED AWAY: 1 death, January 18, 2022
Outbreak protocols:
- 16 residents remain on droplet precautions – isolation and full PPE for staff and essential visits
- Only VERY ESSENTIAL visits, no social visits
- Audits continue – hand hygiene audit, PPE audit, environmental audit
- All communal activity including dining stopped
- All families of affected residents are contacted
- Staff to using dining room as their cohorted break room
- Staff to use patio entrance to enter and exit the unit
- Any symptomatic residents will be swabbed for COVID
- Staff to wear N-95 masks and goggles at all times
HOSPITAL E2: Enhanced Monitoring
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents | 2 staff)
MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 26, 2022
INDEX CASE = January 24, 2022 (staff)
East 2 Hospital is on enhanced monitoring (level 1). No residents affected.
As there are no residents who have tested COVID positive, the restrictions on the unit are lessened.
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Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
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Staff to wear masks and goggles
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Group activities continue
- Communal dining continues
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Social visits/essential visits can continue
HOSPITAL W2: Enhanced Monitoring
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (2 residents | 0 staff)
MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 25, 2022
INDEX CASE = January 24, 2022 (resident)
West 2 Hospital is on enhanced monitoring (level 2). No staff affected.
- Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
- Staff to wear masks and goggles
- Symptomatic residents and residents who test positive are to be placed on isolation/droplet precautions.
- Communal dining on the affected unit is stopped.
- Group activities on the affected unit are stopped.
- Social visits/essential visits can continue
PRIMROSE GARDENS: Monitoring
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 residents | 0 staff
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 16 (14 residents | 2 staff)
MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 26, 2022
INDEX CASE = January 18, 2022 (resident)
Primrose Gardens is on Monitoring, a new status from Public Health. Our Manager, Community Enrichment, Trish Giesbrecht is on daily calls with Public Health and has set up following the protocols for infection control. The prevalence of COVID is so high in our community that Public Health is focusing their oversight efforts on locations that do not have the experience that our team brings. We are sorry to report that some cases of COVID are impacting residents more severely and another resident has gone to hospital. We are also initiating isolation precautions with 1 new symptomatic resident.
We want to thank our team of staff in Primrose Gardens who are doing the wellness checks. These phone calls and eyes-on checks have helped residents seek additional medical support in a timely way when needed.
- COVID positive residents isolating in their suite
- COVID symptomatic or exposed isolating in their suite
- Dining room is closed
- Active screening at the entrance for visitors, caregivers and vendors
- Wellness checks twice daily for all who are isolating
- Full PPE (personal protective equipment) for all who enter COVID positive apartment suites (provided in the isolation cart)
Download the ACTION SHEETS for residents to see what they are required to do during isolation, if exposed to COVID or symptomatic – CLICK HERE
Watch video of HOW TO DO A RAPID TEST – CLICK HERE
TERRACE WEST: Monitoring
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 resident | 0 staff
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 (1 resident | 0 staff)
MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 26, 2022
INDEX CASE = January 26, 2022 (resident)
- COVID positive resident isolating in their suite
- COVID symptomatic or exposed isolating in their suite
- Active screening at the entrance for visitors, caregivers and vendors
- Wellness checks twice daily for all who are isolating
- Full PPE (personal protective equipment) for all who enter COVID positive apartment suites (provided in the isolation cart)
- Dining room remains OPEN at this time
Download the ACTION SHEETS for residents to see what they are required to do during isolation, if exposed to COVID or symptomatic – CLICK HERE
Watch video of HOW TO DO A RAPID TEST – CLICK HERE
HOME w1: Monitoring
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 5 (0 residents | 5 staff)
MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 26, 2022
INDEX CASE = January 25, 2022 (staff)
West 1 Home: Monitoring (level 1). No residents are affected.
As there are no residents who have tested COVID positive, the restrictions on the unit are lessened. Monitoring until Feb. 2/2022 if there are no further cases of COVID.
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Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
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Staff to wear masks and goggles
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Group activities continue
- Communal dining continues
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Social visits/essential visits can continue
HOME w2: Monitoring
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 3 (0 residents | 3 staff)
MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 26, 2022
INDEX CASE = January 25, 2022 (staff)
West 2 Home: Monitoring (level 1). No residents are affected.
As there are no residents who have tested COVID positive, the restrictions on the unit are lessened. Monitoring until Feb. 2/2022 if there are no further cases of COVID.
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Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
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Staff to wear masks and goggles
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Group activities continue
- Communal dining continues
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Social visits/essential visits can continue
HOME E2: Monitoring
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents | 2 staff)
MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 26, 2022
INDEX CASE = January 23, 2022 (staff)
East 2 Home: Monitoring (level 1). No residents are affected.
As there are no residents who have tested COVID positive, the restrictions on the unit are lessened. Monitoring until January 31 /2022 if there are no further cases of COVID.
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Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
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Staff to wear masks and goggles
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Group activities continue
- Communal dining continues
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Social visits/essential visits can continue
Wearing N-95 masks when required by the Medical Health Officer (Hospital E1)
At this time, all staff who are working in Menno Hospital are required to wear an N-95 mask. Fitting is being done for all staff on this unit. If you have not had the FITT test, please contact your supervisor.
An N95 mask should be changed just as one would change a medical mask:
- When soiled
- After interaction with a positive resident
- After breaks
- N95s can be extended between negative & asymptomatic residents like medical masks.
The intention of the Medical Health Officer’s recommendation for N95s was for them to be worn whenever one is on E1 unit, not just in resident rooms.
MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – JANUARY 26, 2022
JANUARY 26, 2022
HOSPITAL E1: OUTBREAK
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 resident | 1 staff
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 45 (29 residents | 16 staff)
MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 26, 2022
INDEX CASE = January 3, 2022 (staff)
PASSED AWAY: 1 death, January 18, 2022
Outbreak protocols:
- All residents remain on droplet precautions – isolation and full PPE for staff and essential visits
- Only VERY ESSENTIAL visits, no social visits
- Audits continue – hand hygiene audit, PPE audit, environmental audit
- All communal activity including dining stopped
- All families of affected residents are contacted
- Staff to using dining room as their cohorted break room
- Staff to use patio entrance to enter and exit the unit
- Any symptomatic residents will be swabbed for COVID
- Staff to wear N-95 masks and goggles at all times
HOSPITAL E2: Enhanced Monitoring
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents | 2 staff)
MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 26, 2022
INDEX CASE = January 24, 2022 (staff)
East 2 Hospital is on enhanced monitoring (level 1). No residents affected.
As there are no residents who have tested COVID positive, the restrictions on the unit are lessened.
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Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
-
Staff to wear masks and goggles
-
Group activities continue
- Communal dining continues
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Social visits/essential visits can continue
HOSPITAL W2: Enhanced Monitoring
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (2 residents | 0 staff)
MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 25, 2022
INDEX CASE = January 24, 2022 (resident)
West 2 Hospital is on enhanced monitoring (level 2). No staff affected.
- Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
- Staff to wear masks and goggles
- Symptomatic residents and residents who test positive are to be placed on isolation/droplet precautions.
- Communal dining on the affected unit is stopped.
- Group activities on the affected unit are stopped.
- Social visits/essential visits can continue
PRIMROSE GARDENS: Monitoring
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 residents 1 staff
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 16 (14 residents | 2 staff)
MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 26, 2022
INDEX CASE = January 18, 2022 (resident)
Primrose Gardens is on Monitoring, a new status from Public Health. Our Manager, Community Enrichment, Trish Giesbrecht is on daily calls with Public Health and has set up following the protocols for infection control. The prevalence of COVID is so high in our community that Public Health is focusing their oversight efforts on locations that do not have the experience that our team brings. We are sorry to report that some cases of COVID are impacting residents more severely and one resident has gone to hospital. We want to thank our team of staff in Primrose Gardens who are doing the wellness checks. These phone calls and eyes-on checks have helped residents seek additional medical support in a timely way when needed.
- COVID positive residents isolating in their suite
- COVID symptomatic or exposed isolating in their suite
- Dining room is closed
- Active screening at the entrance for visitors, caregivers and vendors
- Wellness checks twice daily for all who are isolating
- Full PPE (personal protective equipment) for all who enter COVID positive apartment suites (provided in the isolation cart)
Download the ACTION SHEETS for residents to see what they are required to do during isolation, if exposed to COVID or symptomatic – CLICK HERE
Watch video of HOW TO DO A RAPID TEST – CLICK HERE
TERRACE WEST: Monitoring
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 resident | 0 staff
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 (1 residents | 0 staff)
MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 26, 2022
INDEX CASE = January 26, 2022 (resident)
Terrace West has one COVID positive resident.
- COVID positive residents isolating in their suite
- COVID symptomatic or exposed isolating in their suite
- Active screening at the entrance for visitors, caregivers and vendors
- Wellness checks twice daily for all who are isolating
- Full PPE (personal protective equipment) for all who enter COVID positive apartment suites (provided in the isolation cart)
- Dining room remains OPEN at this time
Download the ACTION SHEETS for residents to see what they are required to do during isolation, if exposed to COVID or symptomatic – CLICK HERE
Watch video of HOW TO DO A RAPID TEST – CLICK HERE
HOME w1: Monitoring
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 5
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 5 (0 residents | 5 staff)
MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 26, 2022
INDEX CASE = January 25, 2022 (staff)
West 1 Home: Monitoring (level 1). No residents are affected.
As there are no residents who have tested COVID positive, the restrictions on the unit are lessened. Monitoring until Feb. 2/2022 if there are no further cases of COVID.
-
Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
-
Staff to wear masks and goggles
-
Group activities continue
- Communal dining continues
-
Social visits/essential visits can continue
HOME w2: Monitoring
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 3
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 3 (0 residents | 3 staff)
MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 26, 2022
INDEX CASE = January 25, 2022 (staff)
West 2 Home: Monitoring (level 1). No residents are affected.
As there are no residents who have tested COVID positive, the restrictions on the unit are lessened. Monitoring until Feb. 2/2022 if there are no further cases of COVID.
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Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
-
Staff to wear masks and goggles
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Group activities continue
- Communal dining continues
-
Social visits/essential visits can continue
HOME E2: Monitoring
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (0 residents | 2staff)
MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 26, 2022
INDEX CASE = January 23, 2022 (staff)
East 2 Home: Monitoring (level 1). No residents are affected.
As there are no residents who have tested COVID positive, the restrictions on the unit are lessened. Monitoring until January 31 /2022 if there are no further cases of COVID.
-
Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
-
Staff to wear masks and goggles
-
Group activities continue
- Communal dining continues
-
Social visits/essential visits can continue
PRIMROSE GARDENS – January 24, 2022- COVID POSITIVE = 13
COVID UPDATE – January 24, 2022 – Primrose Gardens
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 residents 1 staff
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 14 (13 residents | 1 staff)
MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 24, 2022
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MEMO HANDED OUT TO PRIMROSE GARDENS RESIDENTS – JANUARY 24, 2022
Residents,
We are sorry to inform you that there are several new COVID positive residents in Primrose Gardens and one new positive staff member bringing the total to 13.
All existing COVID safety measures remain the same. The dining room will stay closed until 10 days after the last COVID positive. We will let you know as soon as we have that date. The date will be based on the most recent COVID positive.
If you are COVID positive or have been exposed please continue to follow the guidelines on the action sheet you were given (see ACTION SHEETS here)
We continue to follow instructions from Public Health. Please monitor yourself for symptoms. Wear your mask. Practice social distancing.
If you become symptomatic (see list below), self-isolate and self-monitor.
Phone Reception for a Rapid Test – 604.851.4000
Self-monitor by asking yourself daily if you have any of these symptoms:
| Fever or chills? | Cough? Unproductive cough? |
| Sore throat? Runny nose? | Extreme fatigue or tiredness? |
| Body aches? Muscle aches? | Diarrhea? |
| Difficulty breathing? | Loss of sense of smell or taste? |
| Loss of appetite? | Headache? Nausea or vomiting? |
If you have symptoms of COVID or questions, call Reception: 604.851.4000
Stay updated – every Tues & Fri at 11am, watch Channel 10 for current information
HOSPITAL COVID UPDATE – JANUARY 24, 2022 – E1, W2
HOSPITAL E1: OUTBREAK: January 24, 2022
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 3 residents | 0 staff
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 43 (28 residents | 15 staff: 13 returned to work)
MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 23, 2022
INDEX CASE = January 3, 2022 (staff)
PASSED AWAY: 1 death, January 18, 2022
We are sorry to let you know that there are three new COVID positive residents. We continue with the protocols that are required for an Outbreak (see below).
Outbreak protocols:
- All residents remain on droplet precautions – isolation and full PPE for staff and essential visits
- Only VERY ESSENTIAL visits, no social visits
- Audits continue – hand hygiene audit, PPE audit, environmental audit
- All communal activity including dining stopped
- All families of affected residents are contacted
- Staff to using dining room as their cohorted break room
- Staff to use patio entrance to enter and exit the unit
- Any symptomatic residents will be swabbed for COVID
HOSPITAL W2: Enhanced Monitoring
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 (1 residents | 0 staff)
MOST RECENT COVID CASE = January 24, 2022
INDEX CASE = January 24, 2022 (resident)
West 2 Hospital is on enhanced monitoring.
- Twice daily symptom screening for staff and residents
- Staff to wear masks and goggles
- Symptomatic residents and residents who test positive are to be placed on isolation/droplet precautions.
- Communal dining on the affected unit is stopped.
- Group activities on the affected unit are stopped.
- Social visits/essential visits can continue
Welcome Life Enrichment Associates – Judith Sung, Tamara Stasich
Please welcome two new Life Enrichment Associates, working in the Apartments. These team members provide assistance with infection control protocols and special projects.
