MEMO: Menno Home & Menno Hospital Holiday Hours Are Full
Home & Hospital employees: Staffing limits have now been met from December 10, 2024 – December 31, 2024.
MEMO: Book Vacation by Aug 1st
To: All Staff
From: Menno Hospital, Home & Apartments Staffing Office
Date: July 26, 2024
Re: Booking Remaining Vacation Hours
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Please book your remaining vacation hours by August 1, 2024.
If your pending vacation hours are not booked by August 1, 2024 the staffing office will assign your vacation days. If you have any questions please contact us.
NOTE: The Staffing Office will NOT be accepting time off requests from December 15th to 31st, 2024
Thank-you,
Staffing Team
MEMO – Important Matter: Updating the “Question and Answer Sheet for Menno Place Employees on Wellness and Attendance”
MEMO
Date: July 17, 2024
To: All Staff
Re: Important Matter: Updating the “Question and Answer Sheet for Menno Place Employees on Wellness and Attendance”
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Please note that we recently became aware of an important matter concerning the recent publication of the “Question and Answer Sheet for Menno Place Employees on Wellness and Attendance.”
We have noted that the version of the document was in error and has been immediately removed from the staff website.
Please be assured that we are in the process of correcting any issue and will provide an updated and accurate version of the document shortly. Your patience and understanding during this process is greatly appreciated. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused.
Best regards,
Loradonna Botter, Executive Director, People and Culture Strategy
MEMO – Staff Wellness and New Process for Informing Menno Place of Your Absence
MEMO
Date: June 26, 2024
To: All Staff
Re: Staff Wellness – New Process for Informing Menno Place of your absence
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Staff Wellness and the Menno Place Attendance Management Support Program
As a dedicated employee of Menno Place, regardless in which building you work, your primary goal is to offer exceptional care to our residents. Offering care to residents or tenants should not compromise your self-care.
The leadership team at Menno Place is happy to provide information to promote your self-care. You will notice two documents have been placed on the staff website (www.MennoPlaceStaff.com/PeopleandCulture) one is titled “Promoting Healthy Attendance ”. This short booklet is packed with tips to help you eat healthy and sleep well as some of you manage shift work, family obligations, and taking care of yourself. We hope you find the information helpful and useful as you work toward achieving your wellness goals.
The second document is titled, “Question and Answer Sheet for Menno Place Employees on wellness and attendance ”. Please take a few minutes to review this document as it summarizes important information regarding wellness, attendance, break periods, and overtime.
One of the most noteworthy points in these documents includes a new process for informing Menno Place of your absence.
Any time you call in sick, effective immediately, you will call the staffing office and your manager to report your absence.
Your manager will speak with you to ensure any support that can be provided by Menno Place will be shared with you. In addition, the manager can make decisions that impact the operations of Menno Place in a timely manner. Please do not send an email or a text to your manager, please make the phone call.
Your health is important to us, and we have seen sick time increase as well as WCB claims. It is important that we all work together and help each other live our best possible. Stay tuned for more information on leading your best life throughout the year.
Loradonna Botter,
Executive Director, People & Culture
MEMO – Menno Apartments (Association) Employees – Vacation, Banked Overtime (BOT) and Leave of Absence (LOA) Requests
MEMO
Date: June 3, 2024
To: All Menno Apartments (Association) Employees
Re: Vacation, Banked Overtime (BOT) and
Leave of Absence (LOA) requests: June 15 – September 15, 2024
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We have now reached our maximum vacation, BOT (banked overtime) and LOA leave of abscence) requests from June 15, 2024 – September 15, 2024.
The Menno Hospital Staffing office will no longer be accepting time off requests for the above dates.
If you have any concerns, please see your department manager.
Menno Apartments Staffing Office
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Loradonna Botter
MEMO – Menno Hospital (HEU) Employees – Vacation, Banked Overtime (BOT) and Leave of Absence (LOA) Requests
MEMO
Date: May 28, 2024
To: All Menno Hospital (HEU) Employees
Re: Vacation, Banked Overtime (BOT) and
Leave of Absence (LOA) requests: June 15 – September 15, 2024
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We have now reached our maximum vacation, BOT (banked overtime) and LOA leave of abscence) requests from June 15, 2024 – September 15, 2024.
The Menno Hospital Staffing office will no longer be accepting time off requests for the above dates.
If you have any concerns, please see your department manager.
Menno Hospital Staffing Office
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Loradonna Botter
Executive Director, People and Culture Strategy
MEMO – Menno Home (HEU) Employees – Vacation, Banked Overtime (BOT) and Leave of Absence (LOA) Requests
MEMO
Date: May 28, 2024
To: All Menno Home (HEU) Employees
Re: Vacation, Banked Overtime (BOT) and
Leave of Absence (LOA) requests: June 15 – September 15, 2024
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We have now reached our maximum vacation, BOT (banked overtime) and LOA leave of absence) requests from June 15, 2024 – September 15, 2024.
The Menno Home Staffing office will no longer be accepting time off requests for the above dates.
If you have any concerns, please see your department manager.
Menno Home Staffing Office
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Loradonna Botter
Executive Director, People and Culture Strategy
Memo: 2024 Vacation Requests – All Forms Needed Please!
Date: November 28, 2023
To: All Menno Home, Menno Hospital and Menno Apartment Employees
From: Adrienne Alford, Interim Director of People and Culture
Re: 2024 Vacation Request Submissions
In order to finalize 2024 vacation schedules, all team members of Menno Home, Hospital and Apartments are asked to please submit your vacation requests to your respective Staffing Office no later than 14h00 Friday December 01, 2023.
We have most, however are still missing some. In order to make informed and transparent decisions we do require all forms please.
1. Who does this affect?
Employees of Menno Home, Hospital and Apartment.
Nurses don’t be shy! We’re worried that we seem to be missing a fair number of your forms.
What do Employees need to do?
Please submit your 2024 vacation requests to your respective Staffing Office.
2. Then what?
Upon approval(s), enjoy your vacations…easy as pie!
Thank you everyone!
Memo: Menno Hospital – Reception Position
MEMO
Menno Hospital Reception
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We are writing to inform you about an important organizational change. After careful evaluation and consideration, we have made the decision to eliminate the Menno Hospital receptionist role, effective July 7, 2023.
We thank Satinder Jattana for her work as a temporary Receptionist and welcome her back to her position as Cook in Menno Hospital and a part of the Dining Experience Team. Change is always challenging and the decision to eliminate the Hospital Reception position was a difficult one. We are proud of you, Satinder and your courage to try something new and learn new skills. Thank you for how you show up every day to support Resident and Family Centred Care. We are grateful you continue to be part of the Menno Place team.
Please be assured that we are fully dedicated to treating those impacted by this decision with the utmost respect and fairness. We will strive to make this transition as smooth as possible for everyone involved.
We understand that this news may raise questions and concerns, and we are committed to supporting the team through this transition. If you have any questions, please contact Sharon Simpson, Director, Community Enrichment.
Memo – Trish Giesbrecht, Transitioning to Executive Director at The Cascades, Chilliwack
MEMO
To: All Staff
Re: Trish Giesbrecht transitioning to new role at neighbouring care home
June 23, 2023
Trish joined the Menno Place Team in 2006 and has worked throughout our campus of care as an LPN (Home and Hospital), Nursing Manager (Home), Manager of Care and Quality Improvement Lead (Hospital) and currently Manager of Community Enrichment (Apartments). Trish is a vibrant and compassionate faith-based leader who has helped us to move forward to success in many areas, including the adoption of Point-Click-Care in Long-Term Care, the development of a robust Private-Pay Assisted Living program, the expansion of supportive services for Independent Living as well as leadership in our Assisted Living program to onboard residents with more complex needs. From 2019 – 2022, Trish took the opportunity to develop and teach a care aide program at Columbia Bible College.
Trish has been on a leadership journey throughout her time at Menno Place, achieving her Bachelor’s degree in Leadership and Master’s in Health Profession Education. We were pleased to assist her in this through the educational financial support program that is available to all staff at Menno Place.
Trish is a trusted team leader who lifts up the members of her team to thrive in their capabilities. She sets a vision and creates a plan forward. Most recently, Trish has been our Manager of Community Enrichment, providing leadership in the care and enrichment of our 350 residents in the Apartments.
With her experience and education, Trish is now preparing to transition to a new role as Executive Director with a neighbouring organization, The Cascades in Chilliwack, BC. Although we are sad and will miss her, we are very excited for her and wish her the very best in her new role. Her last day at Menno Place will be Friday, July 7th. We look forward to continued partnership with her in the care of seniors.
We are very grateful that Smitha Varghese, DOC at Menno Hospital, has accepted the opportunity to provide interim leadership for Assisted Living at the Apartments while we recruit. We are equally grateful for Leonard Klassen, who has accepted the opportunity to provide interim leadership for Independent and Supportive Living at the Apartments.
