Take the Challenge ends July 31st!
We hope you have been taking the time to mark down your exercise minutes/hours on your log sheet, as Take the Challenge is almost over (just one week left!).
Reminder to ALL TEAM MEMBERS working across the Menno Place campus of care — July 28, 2021
Fully vaccinated staff (double dose + 14 days) can work across site and no longer need to wear a mask and goggles if registered through the Menno Place website (Click HERE to fill out the Vaccination Status form if you have not already done so).
Single vaccinated staff can work across site, wearing a mask and goggles, with a negative rapid test prior to starting their shift.
Unvaccinated staff can work across site, wearing a mask and goggles, with a negative rapid test prior to starting their shift.
Thank you for all you have done to serve and keep our residents safe in these past 16 months. Your vigilance and sacrifice are deeply appreciated.
We are grateful that this new freedom will allow us to cover vacancies and provide you with more hours of work here on the Menno Place campus.
Blessings as you serve our residents,
Karen L. Biggs, CEO
Fully Vaccinated Staff – Get your name badge
How to replace the un-sticky 2x sticker – get your name badge!
1500 sunflowers donated to Menno Place!
Did you see the photos of the sunflowers that were donated to Menno Place?
Thank you to Lakeland Florist and Kiwanis Club in Abbotsford for their generosity! Did you “take a bit of sunshine home with you?”
Check out the photos on the Menno Place Facebook page – CLICK HERE – Don’t forget to “Like” us!
INTRODUCTION of HR Bulletin Communication
The Menno Place Human Resources Department would like to introduce our new HR Bulletin communication tool.
Will you get a sticker today? No mask, no goggles for those who are fully vaccinated!
Good morning! Today is the first day that staff at Menno Place who are fully vaccinated can go WITHOUT MASK OR GOGGLES! Woohoo!
You will need to wear a sticker that tells the residents, your co-workers and visitors that you are FULLY vaccinated (double-dose + 14 days). If you are not wearing your sticker, you must put your mask and goggles on. Stickers handed out on Monday, July 19th are for staff who filled out the form that is found HERE.
How do you get a sticker?
- Get your two doses of COVID-19 vaccine (Register here if you haven’t received your vaccine)
- Ensure you are FULLY vaccinated – 2 doses + 14 days
- Fill out the Self-Reporting form – CLICK HERE – You’ll need an image of your vaccination card (.jpg, .jpeg or .png) to upload as well as your PHN Number (CLICK HERE FOR INFO) If you emailed your information to HR, it will not be put in priority order for processing. Please fill out the form to be prioritized – Data Collection – PHN Number, Emergency Contact, Vaccination Status. Contact Jessy.Manhas@MennoPlace.ca if you need assistance filling out the form.
- HR will validate your entry and provide your name to your supervisor. This will take time as HR validates each entry. Updates will be made daily to the list of staff who have been verified.
- You will receive a sticker from your supervisor
- MASK AND GOGGLES COME OFF!
- Try to use your sticker for a few days – we are coming up with a more permanent solution to indicate if you are fully vaccinated. You may not go without mask/goggles if the sticker is not displayed.
When do you need to put mask and goggles on again?
- if clinically indicated for individuals on precautions;
- when there is a risk of contamination due to splashing of body fluids;
- required based on their point-of-care assessment or to protect against the normal hazards in their regular work
- if on enhanced monitoring or outbreak
- if the Public Health Officer / Fraser Health updates the order
When you follow all the guidelines with mask wearing, you ensure that team members, residents and visitors feel SAFE! Thank you for complying with only wearing a sticker if you are fully vaccinated. If you don’t have a sticker and you ARE fully vaccinated, connect with your supervisor to find out if you are on the list. Sharing stickers or falsifying information is subject to discipline.
If you are having trouble uploading a photo of your vaccination evidence, please connect with Jessy.Manhas@MennoPlace.ca. If you email your evidence, it will not be put in processing priority. It must come through the data collection form to be prioritized – CLICK HERE.
It’s a great day for the Menno Place Team! Thank you for all you’ve done to keep our residents and yourselves safe!
Data Collection – PHN Number, Emergency Contact, Vaccination Status
Menno Place Team Data Collection – July 2021
CLICK HERE to go directly to the Data Collection Form
Menno Place is required to collect the following information from all of our Team Members:
1. Personal Health Number (PHN)
Menno Place is required by the Public Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry and Fraser Health to report all team member Personal Health Numbers (PHN). You must report your PHN number for each location on the Menno Place campus where you are employed (Home, Hospital, Apartments, MBS, SimpeQ). Click here to read about the BC Services Card and your Personal Health Number. The information collected via this form is done by employee number only (no first or last name collected) in order to ensure that we do not compromise the security of your PHN number.
2. Emergency Contact Information
We are updating our Emergency Contact information to ensure that we have current information on record for each Menno Place team member.
3. Vaccination Status – Changes for fully vaccinated staff!
Fraser Health has announced important UPCOMING changes for long-term care/assisted living staff who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 (2 doses of vaccine + 14 days). This also includes those who work in independent living.
What does it mean to be fully vaccinated? You are 14 days past your 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
- EFFECTIVE JULY 19, 2021 at 9:00am – Discontinuation of Wearing Masks and Eye Protection for FULLY vaccinated staff: Fully vaccinated staff (2 doses + 14 days) must self-report their double dose status. Once confirmed, they will be not be required to wear a mask or eye protection unless clinically indicated for individuals on precautions; when there is a risk of contamination due to splashing of body fluids; required based on their point-of-care assessment or to protect against the normal hazards in their regular work. We are collecting vaccination status in order to ensure the staff who are double-vaccinated are able to discontinue masks and eye protection as soon as possible.
- PENDING – (Start date to be determined) – Ability to work across Multiple Healthcare Sites: Fully vaccinated staff will (soon) be permitted to work in more than one long-term care/assisted living site. The details of how the multiple sites will work has not, yet, been announced. We are collecting vaccination status in order to ensure that staff who are double-vaccinated are able to work across sites as soon as possible.
Not fully vaccinated?
If you have NOT been fully vaccinated, please CLICK HERE to register for your first or second dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Data Collection Form
What do you need in order to complete this form?
- An image of your vaccination card showing the 2 dates you were vaccinated (.jpg, .jpeg, .png). If you do not have a card, please take a screenshot or photo of your BC Health Gateway evidence of double-dose.
- Your PHN number found on either your Driver’s License or BC Services Card.
- Emergency Contact Information: Name, Phone Number, Relationship
Fill out my online form.
Volume 2021.01 – Block Booking Call-Out Procedure
Menno Place looks forward to honoring September 30th as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Drone Video of Menno Place – Filming on Friday, July 16, 2021
Filming at Menno Place – July 16th from 12:30pm to 5:00pm
Menno Place will be the star of the show on Friday, July 16th when we film a drone video in the afternoon. The video will start over Mill Lake Park and will zoom through our campus, featuring all the amazing outdoor places that our residents, family and staff enjoy. The completed video will be made public.
Filming will take place at the Apartments and in the central courtyard. Recreation, Dietary and Community Enrichment teams are setting up the people who will showcase the many ways that we engage with each other in this amazing community. Participants will provide signed permission.
Before COVID, we had HUGE parties – do you remember Grandparent’s Day? 600 guests! Stilt walker, clowns, dunk tank… there are so many fun memories. You can check out some of the pictures from our 2017 Grandparent’s Day Fair here – CLICK HERE.
We are hoping that this video will capture some of the energy that we have experienced in the days before COVID. We look forward to showing it to you when it’s complete!