Dementia affects about 1 in 7 Canadians over the age of 70 (alzheimers.org). While different kinds of dementia vary in their initial presentation and rate of progression, there are features of the dementia journey common to all. This brochure is a basic roadmap of the territory to help families orient themselves on the journey they are traveling, and see what is coming farther along the road.
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Garry Janzen is the newest member of the Menno Place team! He is the Life Enrichment Coordinator for Menno Home and Menno Hospital.
He has spent the last ten years in pastoral ministry, and prior to that worked 25 years in the business community.
We are thrilled to welcome Garry to the team, and he’s answered a couple questions so that we can get to know him better…
Laura’s role as an occupational therapist at Menno Place includes helping residents with their mobility skills – using their hands, walking, exercising – and working with them to improve those skills.
Today, we got a chance to ask her some more personal questions – read the interview below!
You are invited to join us!
Thursday, October 19th
1:30 pm – 2:30pm
Menno Home Chapel
Coffee, Tea, Refreshments are provided
Special Guest:
Kim Cantwell, Menno Home Care Manager, Infection Control Lead
Hilde Wiebe, Executive Director, Care Services
The Social Work Team has completed our Family Council Survey. We really appreciate your feedback and we continue to strive to best serve our residents and families.
Based on the survey results, as requested, Family Council will occur every other month, effective Oct. 19, 2017.
It will continue to be on the 3rd Thursday of the month (October, December, February, April, June), with the exception of December due to the Christmas holidays. In December, Family Council will occur on Dec. 14, instead of Dec. 21.
The time and location will be continue to be at 1:30-2:30 pm in the Menno Home Chapel.
In the survey, we have found that support-based discussions and guest speakers on relevant topics are valued and we will incorporate these requests into our meetings.
We look forward to seeing everyone on Oct. 19! Infection Control and Accreditation 2018 will be discussed.
Don’t miss these wonderful events happening in November!
We encourage Families and Friends to join residents at these events as they are very special and wonderful to enjoy together.
Please see the Menno Home & Hospital Recreation Calendars for daily & special events, bus trips, etc
Pavilion
November 20th at 2:00pm – Rexall Pharmacy Presentation: Memories
November is the time for remembrance. Together we will learn about the challenges that this time of year can pose for those who lived through difficult times.
Terrace
November 20th at 3:00pm – Rexall Pharmacy Presentations: Memories -TE 1st Floor Lounge
*see explanation under Pavilion
Primrose Gardens
November 25th at 3:00pm – Ukulele Performance
For all Apartment Residents to attend:
November 10th at 2:30pm – Talent Show in the Terrace Dining Room
Bus Trips
November 17th – Christmas Shopping at Seven Oaks Mall
November 24th – Christmas Shopping at Walmart
Recreation Calendars – Click Here
It’s time once again to BEE Prepared! Accreditation 2018 is happening in October 2018 – just around the corner!
Meet your buzz-worthy guide, Buzzbee! She’ll guide you so that you can BEE prepared!
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
1:30 – 3:30pm
Menno Hospital Chapel
Menno Place has a legacy of caring, compassion and excellent services to our residents. Our last Accreditation occurred in 2013 in which Menno Home and Hospital attained Exemplary Status. We are now beginning preparations for our next survey in October 2018. This time Assisted Living will be part of our survey.
Accreditation Canada is the independent, not-for-profit organization that examines and assesses health care providers. See their website: www.Accreditation.ca
Through the Accreditation process, we have an opportunity to demonstrate our excellence in service delivery, identify opportunities for ongoing improvement, and continue to build on the successes and feedback from our last survey in October 2013. In 2013, Menno Place was accredited with exemplary standing.
Accredited with Exemplary Standing means that the organization exceeded the most rigorous requirements of the accreditation program. This is the highest standing awarded by Accreditation Canada.
Buzzbee is our buzzworthy guide to help prepare our teams for Accreditation. Each month, she’ll introduce a bulletin with a new theme. You’ll find the bulletin on our website and in our monthly email newsletter.
Read the bulletins and use the Questions & Answers (Q&A) that you receive to preapre for the questions that the surveyors may ask you.
Accreditation Canada surveyors will be at Menno Place from October 23 – 25, 2018.
During the survey period, two peer surveyors from across Canada will visit our Campus. They will tour our Homes, review our processes, and speak to people. Specifically, they will gather information by:
The Accreditation survey is designed to assess our compliance with national standards for quality and safety of resident care. In particular, surveyors will be looking for the measures we have in place to meet the Required Organizational Practices (ROPs) set out by Accreditation Canada. There are 28 ROPs applicable to our Homes and we must demonstrate how we meet each of them to successfully complete Accreditation.
Accreditation helps health care organizations improve their performance for the benefit of their clients and the health system.
Each of our client organizations has chosen our ISQua-accredited program to help them pursue excellence, improve their performance, and guide their ongoing quality and safety initiatives. They do so both as a mark of pride and as a way to create a strong and sustainable focus on quality and safety within their walls.
Our approach to accreditation strengthens the quality improvement efforts that organizations already have underway. It helps them:
(Taken from the Accreditation Canada website)
Look for an Accreditation Canada banner or certificate when you are at a health care organization. If it is accredited, you’ll know the organization is proud to have been assessed by its peers, met or exceeded national standards of excellence, and continues to strive for excellence.
Rexall Pharmacy will be providing flu clinics at Menno Campus for any staff or volunteer to obtain their seasonal flu vaccine. Please make note of the following Flu Clinic dates, as our Nurses will not be available to immunize staff.
November 4th
The Fireside Cafe
1:00pm to 4:00pm
You will need to bring with you:
Influenza – or the flu – can be a serious contagious disease, which is spread by droplet transmission through close contact with an infected person. Infected individuals are highly contagious and can transmit the virus for 24 hours before they show any symptoms.
Each year, there are approximately 3,500 deaths from influenza and its complications across Canada. Influenza causes by far the most deaths among vaccine-preventable diseases, outpacing all others combined. Hospitalized patients and seniors in residential care are more vulnerable to influenza than healthy adults.
The most effective way to prevent the spread of influenza is by getting a flu shot and washing your hands regularly. If you don’t get a flu shot, you will be expected to protect our residents by wearing a mask while you are in a health care facility during flu.
Facts about Influenza
Influenza (Flu) Immunization: Myths and Facts
Is it a cold or influenza?
What is Norovirus?
