Hearts on the Doors – What Do They Mean?
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
Staff and Medical Safety – What should you do BEFORE, DURING and AFTER work?
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
Menno Hospital – Swabbing for COVID-19
When was the COVID-19 exposure? November 18-21
Where was the COVID-19 exposure? Menno Hospital E1 and E2
Who needs to get swabbed for COVID?
All residents on those units will be swabbed, beginning with the residents with whom the COVID positive staff member worked.
All staff who worked November 18th forward on E1 or E2 need a swab test.
Staff can go to the community to get tested. Click here to book your COVID swab
You MUST say that you are a from the Menno Hospital outbreak (to be processed in the cluster) and were exposed through a COVID positive staff member.
November 26 – HOSPITAL – No additional positives since yesterday
COVID OUTBREAK UPDATE – Nov. 26, 2020 – Menno Hospital E1 & E2
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 0
CHANGE FROM YESTERDAY = NO CHANGE
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 staff member / 0 residents
ACTION
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All residents Hospital in E1 and E2 have been swabbed
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We are swabbing all of the staff who were exposed
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E1 and E2 are are on droplet precaution – full PPE required (gowns, goggles, masks with appropriate PPE changes between care for residents)
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W2 is on isolation – residents are in their own rooms. Staff continue to wear masks and goggles as they have been throughout the pandemic. Residents do not come out of their rooms, including eating and personal hygiene care.
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All staff are now cloistered – this means that staff can only work in one specific unit for the duration of the outbreak. Some staff will need to work in more than one unit (maintenance) but the majority of the staff will only work in one unit for the duration of the outbreak
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Previously, a staff member could work in one unit per shift, exercising covid protocols between shifts (showering, clean clothing, etc.)
November 25- *NEW OUTBREAK* – HOSPITAL – One (1) positive staff – Total = 1 staff / 0 residents – Affected units: E1 & E2
Despite our efforts to keep COVID out of Menno Place over the past 8 months, we have a confirmed COVID positive for ONE (1) Menno Hospital staff member.
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 staff member
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 staff member / 0 residents
AREAS OF EXPOSURE: Hospital E1 and Hospital E2
IS THIS COVID OUTBREAK RELATED TO THE ONE IN MENNO HOME? No. The COVID positive staff member does not work at Menno Home.
NEXT STEPS:
- We have cancelled Safe Visits and Essential Visits for all Menno Hospital units – E1, E2, W2
- Zoom calls continue.
- Visits for residents who are actively dying continue to be permitted. Nursing will contact the primary contact of any resident who is in this stage of the palliative journey.
- We await instruction from the Medical Health Officer about swabbing residents and staff.
PRAYERS:
Thank you for your prayers for Menno Place and each other.