Visits to Menno Home and Menno Hospital – What changes January 1, 2022?

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January 1 – 18 (date of reassessment) – Essential Visitors Only in long-term care – Menno Home and Menno Hospital

Only Essential visitors may enter long-term care homes effective January 1, 2022. This order from Dr. Bonnie Henry will be reassessed on January 18th.

Essential visitors are only set up with the nursing team in conjunction with the resident’s care plan. Essential visitors are being contacted by our nursing team – these visitors are based on the current resident care plan. Screening and rapid testing (2x per week) will be required for all essential visitors.

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-bringing-back-visitor…
Assisted Living: Social visits permitted with negative rapid test
Independent Living: Self-Screening for visitors. Rapid tests not available at this time due to limited inventory.
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What is an essential visit? (Fraser Health definition): Essential visits are necessarily linked with an essential need identified in the care plan that could not be met in the absence of the essential visit. Essential visits are those that include, but are not limited to2:
• Visits for compassionate care, including critical illness, palliative care, hospice care, end of life
• Visits paramount to the resident’s physical care and mental well-being, including:
o Assistance with feeding
o Assistance with mobility
o Assistance with personal care
o Communication assistance for persons with hearing, visual, speech, cognitive, intellectual or memory impairments
o Assistance by designated representatives for persons with disabilities, including provision of emotional support
• Visits for supported decision making
• Visits required to move belongings in or out of resident’s room
• Police, correctional officers and peace officers accompanying a resident for security reasons

HOSPITAL E1 – December 23, 2021- ENHANCED MONITORING – COVID POSITIVE STAFF = 1

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COVID UPDATE – December 23, 2021 – E1 Hospital Enhanced Monitoring

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0 staff or residents

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 (0 residents | 1 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = December 16, 2021

All results of the initial COVID testing came back negative for residents and staff.

One visitor tested positive through the rapid testing process.

Enhanced monitoring continues. If there are no further COVID positive staff or residents, we expect that we may come off of Enhanced Monitoring on December 26th.

Fraser Health letter announcing Enhanced Monitoring on E1 Hospital

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December 16, 2021
Dear Staff of Menno Hospital,
We are writing to notify you that an individual at Menno Hospital was diagnosed with COVID-19. The Fraser Health COVID-19 Prevention and Control team is working with the facility to identify anyone who may have been exposed and to take steps to protect the health of all residents and staff.

Symptoms of COVID-19 may be mild or severe. These may include low grade fever, cough, sneezing, and/or sore throat. More severe symptoms could include fever, difficulty breathing and/or chest pain. Most people will experience mild illness.

This exposure does not mean you are infected with COVID-19. Given the serious health risks of COVID-19 we have instituted enhanced control measures at the facility. We are asking all staff members to self monitor for symptoms. If you develop any symptoms, inform your supervisor, stop working, get tested and self isolate until results are returned as negative and symptoms have resolved (whichever is longer).

We are taking steps to ensure that it is safe for you to continue to work at Menno Hospital. Fraser Health will be providing infection control support to the facility throughout this time. Residents are being closely monitored for symptoms and standard infection control measures are effective in protecting staff and residents from infection. Staff will be required to use PPE (eye protection and medical grade masks) during this time regardless of their COVID-19 immunization status.

Please follow the provincial guidance relating to working in other health care settings. The elderly are most at risk of severe outcomes related to COVID-19 and following the guidance is necessary to protect the health of residents living in other facilities.

Your health and the health of your families is important. If you have concerns about the safety of your working environment please raise them with your manager, your union representative, or WorkSafe BC.

For general information about COVID-19 call 811, or visit HealthLinkBC: https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-feature/coronavirus-covid-19.

Sincerely,
Nicole
Registered Nurse
Fraser Health Public Health
778-368-0123

HOSPITAL E1 – December 16, 2021- ENHANCED MONITORING – COVID POSITIVE STAFF = 1

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COVID UPDATE – December 16, 2021 – E1 Hospital Enhanced Monitoring

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 staff

TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 (0 residents | 1 staff)

MOST RECENT COVID CASE = December 16, 2021

All day staff who worked in E1 HOSPITAL who worked on December 10th and 11th are required to get a COVID PCR test immediately.

1 resident is on droplet precaution / 6 residents have been swabbed for COVID.

E1 Staff – Follow all of these requirements:

  • All day staff who worked Dec 10 or 11 must get COVID swabbed
  • Lunchroom is the Fireside Cafe for E1 cohorted staff ONLY
  • No access to Fireside Cafe takeout for E1 cohorted staff
  • E1 staff enter and exit the unit through the patio door ONLY
  • Manual sign in/out for E1 staff ONLY – located at patio entrance
  • Goggles are required at all times for staff
  • Change your mask after every break and when it becomes wet or dirty

For the unit on Enhanced Monitoring:

  • Communal dining will continue
  • Recreation activities will continue
  • Social visits continue – masks worn at ALL times – they are not permitted to be taken off when visitors are alone with residents
  • Unvaccinated visitors may not take residents out of the unit

The Omicron variant is VERY contagious and ALL staff MUST be vigilant in all the infection control protocols including:

  • six feet of distance in the lunch rooms
  • masks off ONLY when eating or drinking AND six feet away from others
  • rapid testing REQUIRED before every shift for all staff on the campus
  • masks worn properly – NEVER under the nose – tightly pinched and shaped tight to your nose

 

 

 

It’s Time to Get Your Flu Shot

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It’s that time of year again. Flu season runs from Dec 1 – April 1, 2021. All staff are encouraged to get a flu shot. Shots will be available at flu clinics on campus on the following days:

Menno Home Staff Flu Clinic
Dec 9 14:15 – 16: 15 in the E2 Ed room.

Menno Hospital and Apartments Flu Clinic
Dec 10 14:15 – 16:15 in the Hospital Chapel.

Please bring your care card number with you! Don’t forget to wear short sleeves.

Please don’t walk through any units that are not the unit you work in.

Menno Place Parking for Staff

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Staff may only park in STAFF or FLEX parking spots.
VISITOR parking is for VISITORS only.
Please be particularly aware in the parking spots off of Brundige Ave at Entrance A, Menno Home.

You can park at no-cost at the Lutheran Church on the corner of Ware and Marshall (2 blocks from Menno Place) as long as you have a pass. Passes are issued from HR. Cars that park at the church without a pass will be towed.

Christmas Crossword Puzzle

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For an easy-to-print version, download the crossword here. Answers will be posted next week.

Ugly Christmas Sweater Week Dec 19 – 25

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Congratulations to Asia Geier – Future LPN!

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Congratulations to Asia Geier – Future LPN!

Menno Place recognizes the importance of providing learning opportunities and funding to maximize the potential of our team members, through the Education Assistance Program. This program is funded by the Mennonite Benevolent Society. Asia has successfully applied and been granted funding through the Education Assistance Benefit to attend the Licensed Practical Nurse program. She starts January 2022 and we look forward to having her join our LPN team in 2024!

More information on the Education Assistance funding is found on Sharepoint under Policies: AP2.12 Continuing Education of Managers and Employees.

Congratulations to Asia on starting this exciting program!