November 19 – TOTAL COVID positive = 3 residents in Menno Home E2

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Good morning! This is a quick report to let you know how we are doing as we work through our COVID-Response Plan. The COVID Leadership Team is meeting twice a day for a huddle and to support each other in both morale and practical ways. We do this on Zoom. Housekeeping, laundry, maintenance, dietary, human resources – we are all involved. We have excellent communication and friendship in our leadership team which is so important in times like this.

We are very well prepared, particularly with PPE supplies. Staff morale is good. The staff who are working on E2 Home bring an incredible strength and confidence to their work. We immediately set up a separate entrance/exit that is exclusive only to this unit so there is no opportunity to mingle with other staff in Menno Home or the rest of the campus of care. Fraser Health was with our Infection Control Lead Nurse yesterday for several hours. They bring knowledge and practice that has evolved over these months since the pandemic began.

All families of Home E2 residents have received a phone call to inform them about the COVID positive residents. The families of the two COVID positive residents were informed immediately. When we receive all the swab results, we will phone all the families again to let them know what the results are for their loved one. Safe visits for all of Menno Home are cancelled for two weeks. Families have been gracious and understanding.

We so appreciate your prayers from across the campus – for protection, for wisdom, for strength. Our Menno Place prayer circle is a group of prayers who come together socially distanced on Tuesdays (cancelled for now) and by email to pray for Menno Place. If you would like prayer during this time, please let us know by filling out this web form: ICouldUseAPrayer.com

We are grateful for you, our staff who are working diligently to fulfill your tasks with compassion and skill. Thank you.

COVID-19 Update – TWO COVID Positive Residents in Menno Home E2

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Menno Place Staff Memo – WEDNESDAY, NOV 18, 2020

Nov 18 – A second COVID positive resident was confirmed today – Menno Home E2
Total COVID Positive Residents – 2
Total COVID Postive Staff – 0
The families of the COVID positive residents have been notified.
We are waiting for swab results for the rest of the residents and staff.

ONE COVID positive resident – Menno Home E2

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Nov 17 – On November 17th, a COVID-19 positive result came back for one (1) resident in Menno Home E2. 
All of the Menno Home E2 staff and residents will be swabbed (tested) for COVID-19.

What if you were in the E2 Menno Home unit but don’t exclusively work there?
If you have been on E2 Menno Home in the past 3 days, you need to be swabbed. Please call Smitha Varghese, DOC, Menno Hospital (604.851.1337) to indicate that you need a swab done.

What are we doing?

  • We are awaiting further instruction from the Medical Health Officer and our Medical Director, Dr. Ken Dueck, and will keep you informed.
  • We are phoning all of the primary contacts of the E2 Menno Home residents so that those families are aware of the situation first
  • We have put up appropriate signage to inform staff that only E2 Menno Home staff may enter that unit
  • We are swabbing all E2 Menno Home staff for COVID
  • We are swabbing all residents on E2 Menno Home
  • We are letting you know that we have enough stock of PPE to keep you safe.
  • We have cancelled all essential and social visits on E2 Home
  • We have distributed Infection Control Carts, garbage cans and PPE to E2 Home
  • We are restricting staff to only work on East 2 Home if they work there
  • We are implementing our Covid Response Plan
  • We are meeting daily to decide next steps
  • We are closing fire doors on the unit to try and contain any spread
  • We are putting red laundry bags on East 2 Home

What do you need to do?

  • Continue to provide loving and skilled care for the residents
  • Continue your vigilance with infection control protocols – masks at all times except when eating, goggles, hand hygiene, physical distancing
  • Do not go from one unit to another or one building to another – ask your Supervisor for guidance if your work tasks require this movement (eg: Maintenance)
  • Do not come to work if you show any signs of Covid, do your screening when you arrive and part way through your shift
  • Make plans at home in case you have to self-isolate away from your family members

What will we do next?

  • We will await instruction from the Medical Health Officer
  • We will follow our COVID-19 Response Plan
  • We will continue to practice vigilant infection control protocols
  • We will keep you informed through email and through our website – www.MennoPlaceStaff.com
  • Following communication with E2 Menno Home families, we will communicate with all families who have loved ones living at Menno Place

From the CEO, Karen Biggs
“Unfortunately I can’t be on site with your right now as my husband is Covid positive and I have had to self-isolate as I was with him all last week during his radiation treatments. I am very proud of how well you have all done during this pandemic. We are in this together. Together we can do this. I and the Leadership Team are confident in the strength of our each of you. Together we have protected our seniors and campus for 8 long months!  Please continue to be kind, be calm and be safe. With the Lord’s help, we will get through this together.”