Welcome to the Team: Linda Weatherly

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Please welcome Linda Weatherly as the newest member of the leadership team at Menno Place in the role of Manager of Therapeutic Recreation and Volunteer Services.

Linda worked at Menno Place as a Recreation Aide in 2017 after completing her diploma in Therapeutic Recreation. Prior to her career change she was a business development leader for 27 years overseeing  9 BC locations of a women’s fashion store. Linda is excited to come back to Menno Place to work collaboratively with the recreation workers, the rehabilitation team, and the volunteers to serve the many residents that live on the campus. Her first day of work is April 11th.

Updated Visitation Guidelines for Long Term Care and Assisted Living

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As previously announced, the BC Ministry of Health has put out new guidelines for visiting in Long Term Care and Assisted Living. These guidelines officially began on Mar 18th but here at Menno Place we’ve been already been enjoying these changes for the last week.

Are there any additional changes to what was announced on March 11th? Yes:

  • At home testing – LTC visitors have the option to complete their rapid test at home prior to coming on campus. On site testing is also available. If you choose to test at home we recommend putting the date on your test and taking a photo on your cellphone to show the host when you arrive. (At home testing is not currently an option for Terrace East.)
  • Masks can be removed in single resident rooms. Masks must be worn in all common areas and shared rooms.
  • Assisted Living residents can choose a designated visitor. Designated visitors are able to visit at all times, even in the event of an outbreak. (LTC residents already have designated visitors.)

You can find the full set of changes that went into effect on March 11th by clicking here.

HEALTH CARE ACCESS PROGRAM (HCAP) – Back by Popular Demand

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MEMO

Date:   March 21, 2022
To:       All Menno Place Team Members
Re:       HEALTH CARE ACCESS PROGRAM (HCAP) – back by popular demand

Menno Place is pleased to announce that we have again been approved for Health Care Support Worker (HCSW) full time positions fully funded by the Government of British Columbia’s Health Career Access Program (HCAP).  This program was developed in response to the urgent staffing needs across long-term care and assisted living sectors in BC.

The HCAP program works like a co-op – successful candidates work at the site and go to school for the HCA program at the same time.  This is a temporary position when, once completed, the person graduates with their HCA certification.

The HCAP education and training program takes approximately 12-18 months to complete.  It provides an opportunity for individuals to receive paid employer-sponsored training leading to the HCA credential.  The candidate must make a 12-month commitment to the employer to work as a HCA at the site once they have graduated from the program.  To enroll in the program and find out more go to:   https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/economic-recovery/work-in-health-care#HCAP

Menno Place has received approval for 4 candidates for Menno Home, 3 candidates for Menno Hospital and 2 candidates for Menno Apartments – Assisted Living. Watch for these postings going up Tuesday March 22, 2022.

 

Jeanette Lee
Director, Human Resources
Menno Place

MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – MARCH 18, 2022

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MARCH 18, 2022

Please contact nurse at the unit for most recent updates and protocols when you arrive for your shift.  Do not travel between Terrace East and other buildings. All staff in Terrace East must wear a mask and goggles (or face shield) in all resident areas.

Scenario Protocols (1, 2, 3) – CLICK HERE

TERRACE EAST:  MONITORING – Scenario 2 (March 12, 2022)

NO NEW POSITIVE CASES

TOTAL RESIDENTS RECOVERED: 2

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 7 (9 total, 2 recovered)

If we continue with no new cases over the weekend then we anticipate being able to reopen the Terrace East dining room early next week.

Protocols:

  • No communal dining. The Terrace East dining room is CLOSED effective suppertime on Tuesday March 15th. All meals will be served to residents in their apartments. Residents will be notified by a memo delivered today (Tuesday).
  • No in-person group activities for Terrace East.
  • No change to social visits. Visits continue. We ask that all visitors are vigilant about screening themselves, completing a rapid test when they enter the building, wear a MEDICAL mask (provided), sanitize hands. Do not enter if you are sick.
  • Cohorting staff to the affected area (building).
  • Twice a day monitoring for all staff and residents
  • Staff must wear masks and goggles in all resident areas.

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HOSPITAL E1:  Monitoring Over! Declared over Mar 18

NO NEW CASES

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HOSPITAL E2: Self Monitoring Over! Declared over Mar 18

NO NEW CASES

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MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – MARCH 16, 2022

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MARCH 16, 2022

Please contact nurse at the unit for most recent updates and protocols when you arrive for your shift.  Do not travel between Terrace East and other buildings. All staff in Terrace East must wear a mask and goggles (or face shield) in all resident areas.

Scenario Protocols (1, 2, 3) – CLICK HERE

TERRACE EAST:  MONITORING – Scenario 2 (March 12, 2022)

NEW POSITIVE CASES = 2 STAFF / 0 RESIDENT

TOTAL RESIDENTS RECOVERED: 2

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 7 (9 total, 2 recovered)

Protocols:

  • No communal dining. The Terrace East dining room is CLOSED effective suppertime on Tuesday March 15th. All meals will be served to residents in their apartments. Residents will be notified by a memo delivered today (Tuesday).
  • No in-person group activities for Terrace East.
  • No change to social visits. Visits continue. We ask that all visitors are vigilant about screening themselves, completing a rapid test when they enter the building, wear a MEDICAL mask (provided), sanitize hands. Do not enter if you are sick.
  • Cohorting staff to the affected area (building).
  • Twice a day monitoring for all staff and residents
  • Staff must wear masks and goggles in all resident areas.

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HOSPITAL E1:  MONITORING – Scenario 2

NO NEW CASES TODAY

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (1 staff, 1 resident)

Protocols:
  • Social visits continue
  • Twice a day monitoring for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Staff to cohort to E1
  • Staff to use separate entrance

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HOSPITAL E2: SELF MONITORING – Scenario 1

NO NEW CASES TODAY

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 3 staff

Protocols:
  • Social visits and essential visits continue
  • Communal dining stays open
  • Group activities continue
  • Twice a day monitoring for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Staff to cohort to Menno Hospital E2
  • Staff to use separate entrance

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MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – MARCH 15, 2022

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MARCH 15, 2022

Please contact nurse at the unit for most recent updates and protocols when you arrive for your shift.  Do not travel between Terrace East and other buildings. All staff in Terrace East must wear a mask and goggles (or face shield) in all resident areas.

Scenario Protocols (1, 2, 3) – CLICK HERE

TERRACE EAST:  ENHANCED MONITORING – Scenario 3 (March 12, 2022)

NEW POSITIVE CASES = 2 STAFF / 1 RESIDENT

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 7

Protocols:

  • No communal dining. The Terrace East dining room is CLOSED effective suppertime on Tuesday March 15th. All meals will be served to residents in their apartments. Residents will be notified by a memo delivered today (Tuesday).
  • No in-person group activities for Terrace East.
  • No change to social visits. Visits continue. We ask that all visitors are vigilant about screening themselves, completing a rapid test when they enter the building, wear a MEDICAL mask (provided), sanitize hands. Do not enter if you are sick.
  • Cohorting staff to the affected area (building).
  • Twice a day monitoring for all staff and residents
  • Staff must wear masks and goggles in all resident areas.

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HOSPITAL E1:  MONITORING – Scenario 2

NO NEW CASES TODAY

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 (1 staff, 1 resident)

Protocols:
  • Twice a day monitoring for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Staff to cohort to E1
  • Staff to use separate entrance
  • Social visits may continue

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HOSPITAL E2: SELF MONITORING – Scenario 1

NO NEW CASES TODAY

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 3 staff

Protocols:
  • Social visits and essential visits continue
  • Communal dining stays open
  • Group activities continue
  • Twice a day monitoring for staff and residents
  • Staff to wear masks and goggles
  • Staff to cohort to Menno Hospital E2
  • Staff to use separate entrance

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Wear Green on St. Patrick’s Day!

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Let’s celebrate with our Irish colleagues and wear green on Thursday, March 17th.

MENNO PLACE COVID UPDATE – MARCH 11, 2022

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MARCH 11, 2022

Please contact nurse at the unit for most recent updates and protocols when you arrive for your shift. As of March 11, 2022, staff are allowed to work on different units within Menno Home. Staff are limited to one unit per day. Please continue to wear a mask at all times and screen once per day. Please do not travel between Terrace East and other buildings.

Scenario Protocols (1, 2, 3) – CLICK HERE

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TERRACE EAST:  ENHANCED MONITORING – Scenario 2 (tentative March 11, 2022 waiting for further instructions from Public Health)

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES= 1 staff / 3 residents

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 4

Protocols:

  • Initiate twice daily symptom screening of staff and residents and have a low threshold for testing any symptomatic staff or residents.
  • Symptomatic residents and residents who test positive are to be placed on isolation/droplet precautions.
  • Continued group activities – Terrace East and Terrace West programs separated.
  • Continue with communal dining
  • No change to social visits. Visits continue – we ask that all visitors are vigilant about screening themselves, completing a Rapid test when they enter the building, wear a MEDICAL mask (provided), sanitize hands. Do not enter if you are sick.
  • Cohorting staff to the affected area (building).
  • No point prevalence testing of asymptomatic residents or staff

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HOSPITAL E2: MONITORING – Scenario 1 (declared March 10, 2022)

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES= 1 staff / 0 residents

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 staff

Protocols:
  • Initiate twice daily symptom screening of staff and residents and have a low threshold for testing any symptomatic staff or residents.
  • Goggles must be worn by staff at all times.
  • Staff are to use East 2 patio entrance.
  • No isolation/droplet precautions of residents unless they are symptomatic
  • Continued group activities.
  • Continue with communal dining.
  • No change to social visits.
  • Cohorting staff on the affected Unit.
  • No asymptomatic/point prevalence testing of residents or staff.
  • Notify Public Health COVID-19 LTC HUB if there are positive resident cases identified.
  • The site can stop monitoring 7 days after the positive staff member(s) last worked if no other cases are identified

Social visits in Home & Hospital resume on March 11, 2022!

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COVID UPDATE – VISITATION – STARTS March 11, 2022

We are pleased to write to you today about the recent announcements that were made by Dr. Bonnie Henry around changes to visitation in long-term care. With the downward trend that BC is experiencing in COVID-19 cases and outbreaks, along with a different type of severity of the virus, visitation is long-term care and assisted living will be adjusted to allow for social visitation by  no later than March 18th.

With the amazing team of Visitation Hosts, led by Garry Janzen, Life Enrichment Coordinator, we will begin social visits on Friday, March 11th! We know you’ve been waiting for this – we are so excited to have the Visitation Host program set up to make these rapid changes!This is a positive change, as it allows opportunities for further connection between residents and their families.

We have been instructed to return to the previous protocols for visits. Despite this change, other measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 remain in place, including rapid testing, checking proof of vaccination, mask wearing, physical distancing, and handwashing.

  • Visits may happen between 10am and 6pm. These are the hours where a Visitation Host is available to screen you in.
  • Pre-book any evening visits after 6pm by arranging with the nurse on the unit to be permitted entrance and screened for COVID.
  • Visitors will continue to be screened for signs of illness, including a temperature check on arrival
  • Visitors will still need to provide contact tracing information
  • Indoor social visits are  limited to one visitor at a time in shared rooms, or two visitors at a time in private rooms. We ask that you are sensitive to the needs of the resident and visit in smaller groups.
  • Visitors will be asked to show proof of vaccination status. Menno Place will retain this information to provide to public health if needed.
  • No Social visits will be allowed if the care home is on “outbreak” or “enhanced monitoring”
  • Visits will still take place primarily in the resident room or apartment suite
  • Visitors will continue to socially distance (6ft from others) and use effective hand hygiene
  • “Outings” (where the resident leaves the enclosed unit/building) must be arranged with the nurse and use the sign-out/sign-in protocol
  • Visitors will wear a medical grade mask (supplied by Menno Place) throughout the course of their time in the building, including when they are with their loved one

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-long-term-care-visitor-restrictions-returning-to-pre-omicron-state-next-week-officials-say-1.5814368

There is no change to visits in Terrace East, Assisted Living as social visitors have been permitted throughout this phase of safety protocols.

Yay! It’s Friday!

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Yay! It’s Friday! Back by popular demand, with gratitude and thanks, there will be snacks in the lunchrooms across Menno Campus on the 4th Friday of the month for March, April and May. Thanks for all you do!