NOVEMBER 30 – HOME E2 – 2 new positive staff / 1 new positive resident – Total new positives = 3 (T=18)

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COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – Nov. 30 – 2020 – Menno Home E2
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 2 staff in E2 Home / 1 resident in E2
2 ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CASE SINCE YESTERDAY
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 18 – (11 residents in Menno Home E2 & 7 staff Home E2)
ACTION:
  • Assistance in staffing has been requested from Fraser Health.
  • We are still in the 14 day incubation period and seeing results from the initial COVID exposure.
  • We regularly swab both residents and staff who have symptoms or concern
  • Weekly point prevalence swabs will be done Dec. 1 (all staff and residents)
  • WE ARE ASKING FAMILIES AND FRIENDS FOR HELP: We will be posting an opportunity for family members whose loved ones live on W1, W2, E1 Menno Home to provide housekeeping, laundry or dietary assistance in full PPE. 

November 29 – HOME E2 – 3 new positive staff – Total = 15 – Menno Home E2

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COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – Nov. 29 – 2020 – Menno Home E2
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 3 staff in E2 Home
3 ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CASE SINCE YESTERDAY
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 15 – (10 residents in Menno Home E2 & 5 staff Home E2)
ACTION:
  • We continue to swab any staff or residents who show any symptoms, no matter how mild
  • Assistance in staffing has been requested from Fraser Health.
  • 2 pending swabs for symptomatic residents (families are notified)
  • WE ARE ASKING FAMILIES AND FRIENDS FOR HELP: We will be posting an opportunity for family members whose loved ones live on W1, W2, E1 Menno Home to provide housekeeping, laundry or dietary assistance in full PPE. You will be able to see your loved one.

Menno Home – Emergency Family Essential Service Workers

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Emergency Measures to fill essential service staff shortages

As we face staff shortages in Menno Home, we are doing everything we can to fill the gaps. Staff in essential services are becoming weary and we need to find creative ways to get help from motivated, safety-conscious people.

We have reached out to restaurants, to schools, to our volunteers and to contracted workers. We are at an emergency level of need to find housekeepers in Menno Home. This has come about by the cloistering of staff to work in only one unit for the duration of the outbreak. There are some staff that are essential who can work in more than one unit (ex. Maintenance). The rest of the staff are assigned to a unit and can’t move between them.

Along with this, our staff who tested negative but don’t work on the COVID outbreak unit in Menno Home were required by the Medical Health Officer to stay in isolation for 14 days. This has made it extremely difficult to find staff to fill the shifts. We have very tired staff working in Menno Home. Thank you, all for your service. We are working hard to get you support.

We had a creative idea – one that would be a WIN-WIN – family members could provide essential services and we would give them opportunity to see their loved one (socially distanced and full PPE) by bringing them on as EMERGENCY FAMILY ESSENTIAL SERVICE WORKERS.

We are inviting them to participate in essential services (housekeeping, dietary, laundry and deliveries) in order to get us through the challenges of exhausting our staff and not having enough staff in place to create a safe environment for residents and staff.

MENNO HOME – EMERGENCY FAMILY ESSENTIAL SERVICE WORKERS

As we face the shortages in essential services, such as housekeeping, food services and laundry, we are reaching out to family and close friends to offer their support as temporary relief workers. We have created an opportunity for family members of our residents to be employed with Menno Home for this short time while we have gaps to fill in staffing – and to give our staff relief. Families are invited to work on the unit where their loved one works.

Family members will be able to connect with your loved one, wearing full PPE and socially distanced during their shift. They must be able to physically do the work, including lifting 20lbs. They do not have to be the Designated Visitor. This is an opportunity for children and grandchildren as well. This emergency program is open to multiple family members of loved ones in Menno Home. They will be required to complete a Vulnerable Persons Criminal Record Check (cost covered by Menno Place).

We are collecting names of family members who are eager to help and we will be contacting them for their support. They will be expected to follow all the protocols of the staff.

We will keep you updated as we progress with this idea and find relief for our staff.

November 28 – HOME – 1 new positive staff – Total = 12 – Menno Home E2

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COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – NOV. 28 – 2020 – MENNO HOME E2
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1
1 ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CASE SINCE YESTERDAY
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 12 – (10 residents in Menno Home E2 & 2 staff Home E2)
ACTION
  • We continue to swab any staff or residents who show any symptoms, no matter how mild
  • As the staff are cloistered (only allowed on one unit) and off while waiting for the full 14 day isolation to be complete, we are desperately needing housekeeping assistance.
  • WE ARE ASKING FAMILIES AND FRIENDS FOR HELP: We will be posting an opportunity for family members whose loved ones live on W1, W2, E2 Menno Home to provide housekeeping, laundry or dietary assistance in full PPE. You will be able to see your loved one. A link to an online form to express your interest will be posted shortly.
  • We are receiving the deliveries of overbed tables (they are arriving in smaller deliveries), putting them together and getting them to the resident rooms for meals in their rooms.
  • We are waiting for 80 more overbed tables to arrive!

What to do if someone in your household is being tested for COVID

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Someone in your household is being tested for COVID

If someone in your household (in the same living space) is being tested for COVID, phone in to Staffing and do not come to work until they receive their test results.

If their test is negative, you may come in to work s long as they are asymptomatic.

If their test is positive, you must go and get tested.

 

Hearts on the Doors – What Do They Mean?

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If you see a heart on the door of a resident room, this is what it means:

Red – the resident is Covid positive

Orange – resident is pending swab results

Blue – resident is in isolation

November 27 – HOME – 0 additional positive cases – Total = 11 (eleven) – Menno Home E2

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COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – Nov. 27 – 2020 – Menno Home E2

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0
ZERO ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CASES SINCE YESTERDAY
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 11 – (10 residents in Menno Home E2 & 1 staff Home E2)
ACTION
  • We continue to swab any staff or residents who show any symptoms, no matter how mild
  • Resident Swabs – We swabbed all of the residents on Home E2 on the 17th and again on the 24th. The result of the swabs done on the 24th were reported yesterday, 4 positive results. The rest of the residents were negative.
  • Continued communication with Fraser Health with daily meetings each morning.
  • We continue to order and receive appropriate quantities of PPE.

Staff and Medical Safety – What should you do BEFORE, DURING and AFTER work?

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Before Work:

Remove watch and jewelry

Wear clean clothes to work

Bring a change of clothes or scrubs in a washable/disposable laundry bag

Bring lunch in disposable bag

Do not wear nail polish and use proper hand hygiene

During Work:

Disinfect phone, ID badge and glasses

Disinfect work station and stethoscope

Hand hygiene before/after each patient and when touching new surfaces

Use dedicated equipment in patient rooms as much as possible

No handshaking or high fives

Ensure 2 metre separation from other staff when talking

Wear appropriate PPE as directed

After Work:

Put clothes in washable / disposable laundry bag – wear clean clothing home

Disinfect phone, ID badge, glasses and stethoscope

Work shoes wiped down and left at work

Shower at work or immediately when home

Leave outside shoes in garage or outside front door

Put water bottles/plastic containers in dishwasher

Put clothing and washable laundry bag into washer

Focus on wellness activities at least 1 hour / day

November 26 – HOME – 4 (four) additional positive residents & 1 positive staff – Total = 11 (eleven) – Menno Home E2

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COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – Nov. 26 – 2020 – Menno Home E2
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 5 (4 residents & 1 staff Home E2)
FIVE ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CASES SINCE YESTERDAY
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 11 – (10 residents in Menno Home E2 & 1 staff Home E2)
ACTION
  • We continue the droplet precautions on all of the Menno Home units
  • Staff continue to be cloistered to one unit. They will only work on this unit for the duration of the outbreak.

November 25 – HOME – 1 (one) additional positive – Total = 6 residents in Menno Home E2

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NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 resident (family has been informed)

ONE ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CASE SINCE YESTERDAY

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 6 residents in Menno Home E2; 0 staff

SWABS

  • We continue to await results for several staff. The swabs are in process.
  • Most of the staff swabs have come back – all negative. Waiting for 6 more to return results.