Archive for category: HOME

Date: January 3, 2024
To: All Menno Place staff, residents, and Families
From: Smitha Varghese, Director of Care, Menno Hospital
Re: Menno Hospital pharmacy transition from ARH pharmacy to Apex pharmacy

We are pleased to announce that Apex Pharmacy will be our new pharmacy partner for Menno Hospital Long-term care beds. This change will commence on January 8^th at 8am.  There is nothing that residents or their families need to do at this time. Menno Place will take care of all of the details.

Menno Place has a long-standing relationship with Apex at Menno Home and Terrace East Assisted Living. We have known Apex Pharmacy co-founders Elke and Jason for a very long time. They specialize in working with seniors and are well known in the community for their excellent services and wide range of products. We are excited about this expanded partnership!

This transition will provide opportunities to improve resident care and enhance staff experience. We will introduce new procedures like e-MAR (electronic medication administration record) and online medication incident form and will be able to have clinical pharmacist participation in our care conferences. We anticipate your cooperation and support during this process to ensure seamless transition and a successful partnership and collaboration.

Please feel free to reach out to me for any questions/further information regarding this transition.

From:  Kim Scott, DOC Menno Home/ Smitha Varghese, DOC Menno Hospital.
To: Menno place Team
Re: Retirement of Judy Booth

We are writing to officially announce the retirement of Judy Booth as of Dec 29, 2023.

Judy has decided it is time to begin a new chapter in her life. While we are sad to see her go, we are happy and excited for her new adventures in life to come. Her dedication to Menno has not gone unnoticed and there have been many occasions when we couldn’t have gotten by without her support.

Judy has worked tirelessly in many different capacities over the past many years. She started working at Menno in 2007 as a casual employee in the housekeeping and laundry team. She then moved to the Executive Assistant for the DOC position and provided admin. support for the nursing leadership for 4 years. Following this, she worked as a casual receptionist at both Home and Hospital before she became a casual unit clerk at the Home. She has provided much assistance to various departments at Menno Place. Her latest position was under MBS helping with various projects across Menno place.

Congratulations on your retirement Judy! We will miss you. Please join us in wishing Judy well in her retirement.

Over the past 70 years Menno Place has provided trusted care to more 27,000 seniors. As part of the celebrations for the 70th anniversary we interviewed current and former staff and residents about the impact Menno Place has had in their lives. These stories span generations. Watch all four videos here.

‘Tis the season to celebrate, and for many of us that involves gift-giving. We recently reminded the Menno Place residents of our gift policy when it comes to staff and I want to share that with the staff as well.

GIFTS FOR STAFF

Residents may wish to give a gift to the staff, here are some guidelines:

• Gifts must be able to be shared by all the staff (e.g. chocolates, cards, pizza lunch, flowers).
• Individual staff members are not permitted to accept gifts. If the resident insists or becomes upset take the gift to your manager immediately.
• Financial gifts (cash/gift cards) to individual staff members are NOT allowed to be received.

If residents wish to make a financial contribution to Menno Place, donations to the Mennonite Benevolent Society can be made at reception (charitable donation receipts available).

FUNDRAISING

There is to be NO fundraising, solicitation of gifts, or request for money at Menno Place (whether from or by residents or staff). There should never be any obligation or social pressure to make a financial contribution. Fundraising is NOT allowed at Menno Place (unless Menno Place announces and endorses an official project; this will be clearly communicated through a memo).

FRAUD AWARENESS

At this time of year, unsavory people are often more active in trying to get money and information from our residents. Please remind residents to be very careful with whom they share any personal information (such as banking information, birthdate, social insurance number) when receiving random phone calls. It is doubtful that a resident will receive a phone call from the CRA about an overdue account, from Amazon about a compromised credit card, or from a stranger asking for funds to help a grandchild get out of jail. If a resident gets a call like this, hang up and suggest that they contact the Seniors Abuse & Information Line 1-866-437-1940 or a trusted family member. A helpful brochure with more information can be downloaded by clicking here.