Residential Care Survey – for Residents and Families – Coming in the Fall of 2016
On May 9, 2016, BC’s Senior Advocate, Isobel Mackenzie announced the launch of a province-wide Residential Care Survey of 27,000 residents living in 303 publicly-subsidized care homes in British Columbia.
The survey will take place in the fall of 2016 and will explore a range of questions on privacy, food, safety and security, comfort, respect and responsiveness of staff, personal relationships, medications and activities.
Residents will be interviewed in-person along with their most frequent visitor, who is usually a family member. The family member will be sent a mail-out survey. It will not be available online.
This survey will be conducted by volunteers contracted by the office of the Seniors Advocate. They will give approx. 30 hours of their time to survey residents of care homes across British Columbia. Are you interested in joining the volunteer team? Click here for more information: SurveyBCSeniors.org
We are looking forward to the opportunity to hear from our residents and family members through this survey.
Thank you in advance for your participation in the survey. Your thoughts and feedback are key to the quality of life and compassionate care experienced by residents at Menno Place.
Do you have a Compliment, Concern or Improvement Idea at this time?
Please fill out our Connection Form to let us know. If you are unable to fill this form out online, please come to the office to see us.
If you have any questions about how the Residential Care Survey will take place at Menno Home and Menno Hospital, please contact Sharon Simpson – sharon.simpson@mennoplace.ca, 604.859.7631 x.249
Concert in Care – June 7th at 10:30AM – You’re Invited!
You are invited to join with residents for this beautiful professional concert! No admission cost.
Tuesday, June 7 at 10:30am in the Menno Hospital Chapel
ONYX TRIO
The Onyx Trio was formed in 2014 out of a deep desire to explore and share the repertoire of the last one hundred years. Ever since Claude Debussy composed his remarkable Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp in 1915, many great composers have tried their hand at this unique and colourful combination of instruments. The Onyx Trio is dedicated to the performance of these works as well as working alongside composers of the 21stcentury in the commissioning and creation of new music for flute, viola, and harp.
The Onyx Trio is comprised of Joy Yeh, harp; Mark Takeshi McGregor, flute; and Marcus Takizawa, viola. All three musicians are fixtures of the BC music scene and can be frequently heard performing with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Opera Orchestra, Turning Point Ensemble, Aventa Ensemble, and Vancouver New Music Ensemble.
Keeping Vigil at End of Life – Training Session – June 10th from 9am – 3:30pm
Are you interested in supporting people at the end of their life? We invite you to join us for a training session to learn about how to provide spiritual support at the end of a person’s life.
Training: June 10
Time: 9am – 3:30pm
Cost: $10 – payable at the event
Lunch: included
Register: email Ingrid.Schultz@MennoPlace.ca to register
phone Ingrid Shultz: 604.851.7396
Click to download PDF Version of Poster
Family and Friends Network – June 16
Come and join us to discover how family and friends can be supported and involved in residents’ lives at Menno Home and Hospital.
Thursday, June 16th, 2016
1:30 – 2:30pm
Menno Hospital Chapel
We are looking forward to seeing you!
Facilitators:
Dan Janzen – Social Worker
Ruth Neufeld – Social Services
Need a Place to Stay while visiting Menno Place? Here are two great ideas!
Are you looking for somewhere to stay in Abbotsford while you visit a relative at Menno Place?
Menno Place has four beautifully appointed guest suites for relatives and family friends of Menno Place residents to use. They are located in Primrose Gardens, Terrace West and Pavilion.
If you would like to book one of these guest suites, call 604.851.4000. These suites are not available for the general public to use.
If the Menno Place guest suites are booked, take a look at the MCC Deer Trail Guest House. The guesthouse is owned and operated by Mennonite Central Committee British Columbia
Rates are reasonable and rooms are available for one day, several days or short-term lodging. Click for Rates | Location
These guest suites are available for the public to book.
Keystone Architecture Primrose Gardens Interior
Family and Friends Network – May 19
Come and join us to discover how family and friends can be supported and involved in residents’ lives at Menno Home and Hospital.
Thursday, May 19th, 2016
1:30 – 2:30pm
Menno Hospital Chapel
We are looking forward to seeing you!
Facilitators:
Dan Janzen – Social Worker
Ruth Neufeld – Social Services
April Events – Highlights for the Month
Don’t miss these wonderful events happening in April!
We encourage Families and Friends to join residents at these events as they are very special and wonderful to enjoy together.
Campus Wide
April 5 at 10:30am – Concert in Care / Hospital Chapel
Watch for information on the Campus-wide memorial service and Butterfly release – June 23 – pre-purchase butterflies at the end of April
Menno Home
April 8 – Music with Dave at 1:30pm
April 19 – Music with Brian Zalo at 2:30pm
Menno Hospital
April 5 – Concert in Care / Hospital Chapel
The Apartments
Pavilion
April 12 at 2:30pm – Campus Tour
April 21st at 2:30pm – Birthday Party with Marian Knight
Terrace
April 12 at 2:30pm – Information Session: Hearing & Fall Prevention
April 12 at 7:30pm – Mennonite Church Youth Group
April 19th at 2:30pm – Information Session: Digestive Health
April 27 at 3pm – Campus Tour
April 29 at 2:30pm – Birthday Party with the Pentones
Primrose Gardens
April 5 at 7:30pm – Menonite Church Youth Group
April 15 at 2:30pm – Campus Tour – meet in the lobby
April 27 at 2:30pm – Birthday Party with Bond of Love
Where can you see the full Recreation Calendars for each month?
Recreation Calendars – Click Here
Save The Date – Celebration of Life and Love! – June 23 – Buy a Butterfly!
Celebration of Life – Memorial Service and Butterfly Release
Date: Thursday, June 23
Time: Afternoon beginning at 2:30pm
Location: Chapel and Courtyard
We will be celebrating the lives of residents who passed away in the previous year along with honouring the life, friendship and legacy of those whom we continue to visit and love.
This special event brings together members of the Menno Place community of care, including residents, family members, staff, volunteers and caregivers.
You are welcome to join in one or both of the events that will take place on this special day.
Celebration of Life – A contemplative Memorial Service to honour those who have passed away in the previous year followed by the Butterfly Release – A joyful time to release Monarch butterflies into the beautiful courtyard. Join with residents to share a special moment of excitement as butterflies are released one by one by those who have pre-purchased a butterfly in anticipation of sharing this precious memory together.
Who is invited to attend the Celebration of Life?
- Family and friends who wish to honour the life of a Menno Place resident who has passed away in the last year
- Staff who wish to honour the life of a Menno Place resident who has passed away in the last year
- Those who wish to honour and value the residents who have lived at Menno Place over the years – this is a good time to remember as well as reconnect with staff members
What is involved in the Celebration of Life?
This is a time to honour the residents who have passed away in the past year. Their names and faces will be shared. You are invited to bring along photos and momentos that will remind you of your loved one and help others understand their personality and experience. There is a time for memories to be shared at an open mic if you wish. You are invited to stay for tea, coffee and desserts as well as to participate in the Butterfly Release.
Who purchases a butterfly for release?
- Residents who would enjoy raising butterflies from larvae and releasing a butterfly
- Family members who want to honour the life of a loved one who has passed away
- Friends and family who want to honour the life of a resident who is living at Menno Place, creating a special moment and memory
- Staff who want to remember a resident or celebrate the life of a resident at Menno Place
How much does a butterfly cost? What is the money for?
In order to release a butterfly on June 23, each participant will purchase a butterfly for $25. This covers the cost of the butterfly and is a fundraiser for the Recreation Programs at Menno Place. With these funds, we anticipate putting in a butterfly garden in both the Courtyard as well as the Living Waters garden.
Why butterflies?
Butterflies provide a very special symbols of transitions in our own lives. We see the butterfly as a symbol of transformation and transition because of its impressive process of metamorphosis. The transition of a butterfly into something so very beautiful provides a symbol of hope for each of us as we see our own transitions take place.
The butterfly moves through the transitions from egg to larvae to pupa and emerges from the cocoon with grace and beauty. This reminder encourages us to move through our own transitions with hope and grace, embracing the next stage of life.
A butterfly’s metamorphosis is also symbolic of faith.The butterfly beckons us to keep our faith as we undergo transitions in our lives. We can see that toiling, fretting and anger are uselsess against the turning tides of transition. The butterfly invites us to recognize this for our own transitions.
What happens in the months prior to the butterfly release?
Initially, butterfly larvae will be purchased for each unit and building on the campus. Residents will have the privilege of watching the butterflies transition through the metamorphosis. There will also be opportunity for residents and families to participate in butterfly walls that will remind us of people we love – those that have passed and those that we continue to enjoy.
Families, friends, residents, staff and volunteers will begin to purchase butterflies that they will release in the ceremony on June 23rd.
How do I purchase a butterfly?
We are setting up the process for purchasing butterflies. You will be able to purchase them at Reception, The Fireside Treasures Gift Shop and online through our website. We will make purchasing available mid-April.
There are a limited number of butterflies available for purchase due to inventory availability. Please purchase early to ensure your opportunity to participate in this wonderful event!
