New Outdoor Mask Policy on the Menno Place Campus

Outdoor visitors and residents are no longer required to wear a mask on the Menno Place campus if they are more than six feet away from another person OR by themselves outside.

We continue to ask that masks be worn inside.

Friends & Family Members received this communication on Wed, Aug 9:

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Thank you so much to all the family members and friends who are safely social distancing when you visit on our campus outside with your loved ones. We feel confident that we can relax our request for wearing masks while outside as people are getting more used to distancing and we are altering our signage.

As Dr. Bonnie Henry says, if you are unable to distance, please wear a mask.

We realize how difficult the summer heat is on frail elderly especially behind masks. We also know that it is challenging to hear without seeing lips and facial expressions. We continue to pray that the Lord keeps our seniors and staff safe from this horrid disease.

Independent and Assisted Living residents are still required to wear a mask in public indoor areas. Registered Visitors of Independent Living residents are still required to wear a mask while indoors. 

We are also looking at plexiglass barriers which can be installed to make indoor Home and Hospital visits easier. More details to come.

Thank you for your patience while we work through the ever changing processes of balancing safety and quality of life. If you see seniors forgetting to distance on campus, please be kind and calm while gently reminding them. This is difficult for many to understand.

Karen Biggs BScN, RN, CHE, FCCHL
CEO, Menno Place

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