JUNE 1, 2021 – MENNO HOSPITAL EAST 2 OFF ISOLATION

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COVID UPDATE – June 1, 2021

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES  = 0 (0 residents / 1 staff)

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

Menno Hospital E2 is OFF enhanced monitoring, effective immediately.

Social visits to resume June 2, 2021.

Welcome Jasdeep Diagon to support Infection Prevention and Control at Menno Home and Menno Hospital

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Please welcome to Jasdeep Diogan, IPC Community Specialist, Fraser Health

Jasdeep Diogan is an Infection Prevention and Control Community Specialist with Fraser Health. She is assigned to Menno Home and Hospital to provide support. Jasdeep will be working in Home and Hospital one day per week.

Jasdeep believes that proper hand hygiene and environmental cleaning are key to preventing healthcare-associated infections.

Prior to joining the IPC team in 2020, Jasdeep worked as an Environmental Health Officer for nine years supporting communities in the Fraser East. Jasdeep has completed a Bachelor of Technology in Environmental Health at BCIT, Certificate in Environmental and Occupation Health at the University of Victoria and is currently in her last semester in UBC’s Master of Public Health program. She is also working towards a Certificate in Infection Control (CIC) and completing the IPC program through Queen’s University.

When not working, Jasdeep loves reading, snowboarding and exploring trails in the lower mainland. She looks forward to working in partnership with the Langley community and supporting sites in implementing evidence-based IPC strategies.

MAY 22, 2021 – MENNO HOSPITAL EAST 2 – COVID positive = 1 STAFF

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COVID UPDATE – MAY 22, 2021

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES  = 0 (0 residents / 1 staff)

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

Menno Hospital E2 is on enhanced monitoring as one staff member is COVID positive.

23 resident swabs completed and all returned negative

6 staff swabs returned negative; 4 pending

The residents on S wing on Isolation/Droplet Precautions:

  • Meals served in their rooms
  • No group activities
  • No social visits
  • Essential visits allowed

The residents on D wing:

  • No isolation for residents
  • Communal services to resume – dining in dining room, recreation
  • Social visits and essential visits to continue as before

MAY 20, 2021 – MENNO HOSPITAL EAST 2 – COVID positive = 1 STAFF

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NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES  = 1 (0 residents / 1 staff)

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

Menno Hospital E2 is on enhanced monitoring as one staff member is COVID positive.

The residents on S wing and one resident on D wing are on droplet precautions. This means:

  • Meals served in their rooms
  • No group activities
  • No social visits
  • Essential visits allowed
  • Point prevalence testing (covid swab) for these residents on May 21

The residents on D wing:

  • No isolation for residents except for one resident (see above)
  • Communal services to resume – dining in dining room, recreation
  • Social visits and essential visits to continue as before

STAFF

  • All staff affected will be swabbed for COVID
  • All staff are cohorted to work only in this unit
  • All staff will use a separate entrance to enter the unit

MAP OF HOSPITAL E2 – D-Wing is the north end of the unit / S-Wing is the south end of the unit

MAY 10, 2021 – MENNO HOSPITAL EAST 2 – COVID positive = 1 STAFF

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COVID UPDATE – May 10, 2021 – Menno Hospital E2

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES  = 0 (0 residents / 0 staff)

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

Menno Hospital E2 was removed off of enhanced monitoring today! Good work, Team! Social visits to resume!

MAY 3, 2021 – MENNO HOSPITAL EAST 2 – COVID positive = 1 STAFF

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COVID UPDATE – May 3, 2021 – Menno Hospital E2

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES  = 0 (0 residents / 0 staff)

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

Public Health has assessed the risk and will not require a 2nd COVID swab (point prevalence testing) for residents and staff. YAY! 24 residents on droplet precaution remain on droplet precautions. Primary contact has been notified. If there are no symptomatic staff or residents AND no COVID positive, residents will be off of droplet precautions on May 9th.

  • Social visits remain closed

APRIL 28 – MENNO HOSPITAL EAST 2 – *NEW* COVID positive = 1 STAFF

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COVID UPDATE – April 28, 2021 – *New*  Menno Hospital E2

NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES  = 1 (0 residents / 1 staff)

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

Residents are on enhanced monitoring precautions:

  • Stop all social visits
  • Residents to stay in their rooms

We are waiting for further instruction from Public Health to assess the risk. The precautions may change when they update us.

COVID UPDATE – MARCH 16 – MENNO HOSPITAL W2 & E2

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COVID-19 EXPOSURE – MARCH 16 – MENNO HOSPITAL W2 & E2
The staff and residents of Menno Hospital W2 and E2 were swabbed for COVID-19 on March 15th. All but 2 results are back and all the returned results are negative.
Public Health continues to require enhanced monitoring for the residents until a reassessment on March 20th. .
This includes:
  • Tray service in the resident rooms
  • Recreation in group activities is halted for now
  • Social visits and Essential visits are cancelled
  • Enhanced cleaning and COVID screening continues
  • Zoom visits continue for the residents of W2 and E2.
  • Safe visits are cancelled until enhanced monitoring is completed
We are very hopeful that enhanced monitoring will be complete after the 20th, but this is yet to be determined.

COVID UPDATE – MARCH 8 – MENNO HOSPITAL COVID EXPOSURE

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COVID-19 EXPOSURE – MENNO HOSPITAL E2 & W2 – March 8, 2021

We have been notified by Public Health that someone at Menno Hospital was diagnosed with COVID-19.
Safe and Essential visits have been cancelled and all who were exposed were swabbed for COVID. Under the direction from Public Health, this was only staff who received a COVID swab.
When we receive the results of those swabs, we expect to hear from Public Health to provide us with further direction. At this time, E2 Hospital and W2 Hospital are under “enhanced monitoring”.
This includes:
  • Tray service in the resident rooms
  • Recreation in group activities is halted for now
  • Social visits and Essential visits are cancelled
  • Enhanced cleaning and COVID screening continues
We will keep you posted about other aspects of enhanced monitoring as we become aware through Public Health.
E1 Menno Hospital will continue to have safe visits, dining in the dining room and group recreational activities.
Here is a letter from Fraser Health to the families and residents of Menno Hospital E2 and W2:
March 8, 2021
Dear Residents and Families of Menno Hospital,
We are writing to notify you that someone at Menno Hospital was diagnosed with COVID-19. The Fraser Health enhanced monitoring team is working with the staff and medical staff at the home to identify anyone who may have been exposed and to take steps to protect the health of all residents, staff and medical staff. Our Medical Health Officer has not declared a COVID-19 outbreak at this time.
This exposure does not mean that your family member is sick with COVID-19. Residents, staff and medical staff will be screened twice-daily for any signs of illness. Those who develop symptoms will be isolated, tested for COVID-19 and provided the care they need.
The health and safety of residents, staff and medical staff is our first priority and a responsibility we take very seriously. To date, as part of our proactive management, Fraser Health has worked to ensure enhanced measures are in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at this home.
We know that staying away from your loved one is very difficult and we appreciate that you are cooperating with this request with the goal of keeping residents, staff and medical staff healthy.
Staff and medical staff at this home will continue to provide care and services to our residents to enhance their safety and well-being while maintaining routines where it is safe to do so. We will also keep you up-to-date on any changes related to your family member’s health status.
For general information about COVID-19, call 8-1-1, or visit HealthLinkBC: https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-feature/coronavirus-covid-19
If you have further questions, please contact Smitha Varghese, Director of Care, (604) 851-1337, Smitha.Varghese@MennoPlace.ca

Vaccination Updates – Menno Place

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Vaccination Updates – Menno Place – February 13, 2021

Menno Hospital – 2nd doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine were given to the residents today.

Menno Home – We are expecting that 2nd doses of Pfizer-BioNTech will happen mid-March, but have not received confirmation of the date.

Terrace East – Assisted Living – 2nd doses of Pfizer-BioNTech will be given to residents on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. This is only for residents. Staff and any visitors who were vaccinated will need to book their 2nd dose through the Fraser Health online booking. For 2nd dose information, contact connect@mennoplace.ca

Independent Living – Primrose Gardens, Terrace West, Pavilion

EngAge BC has just received confirmation that independent living residents will receive COVID-19 vaccinations in phase two of the vaccine’s roll out (subject to supply). As such, it is expected that vaccines could begin to roll out in independent living as early as the beginning of March. This timing will coincide with the vaccination of home health employees.

Staff – Your 1st and 2nd dose vaccinations can be booked using the Fraser Health online booking calendar – CLICK HERE – You must be 42 days from 1st dose to receive your 2nd dose.

We are pleased to report that 94% of the staff who are currently receiving paystubs from Menno Place have been vaccinated with their first dose. Way to go, TEAM!