Who are you protecting this flu season?
Menno Place protects our communities by minimizing the spread of the flu virus. Flu season peaks in the late fall and winter with about 5 – 10% of Canadian adults affected each year. We know the symptoms – fever, cough, muscle aches, loss of appetite and fatigue. Some will experience nausea and vomiting.
At Menno Place, we follow the directions of the Fraser Health Authority which requires all staff and visitors to do their part in order to protect our residents from the spread of the flu. This means that all staff and visitors must have either a flu vaccination or wear a mask when in the presence of residents.
Most healthy adults recover from the flu within a week to 10 days. Those who have chronic health issues, however, are more susceptible to becoming ill and even death due to the flu.
When you sign-in to visit a resident at Menno Home, Hospital and Terrace East, you will find a badge to wear. There are stick-on badges for one-time visits and clip-on badges for frequent visitors which you can keep. Please place a badge on yourself at sign-in. This will let the staff know that you are a “Flu Season Hero”.
What is a Flu Season Hero?
This is someone who understands their responsibility in preventing the spread of infection during the flu season.
- They have received an annual flu shot OR they wear a mask when around residents.
- They wear a badge while visiting residents at Menno Home, Menno Hospital and Terrace East Assisted Living.
- They are part of the solution, not the problem.
- They don’t visit residents when they have symptoms of cold or influenza.
- They wash their hands diligently – this is the #1 way to prevent the spread of infection.
What happens in an outbreak?
An outbreak is announced when several residents in a unit have contracted a cold or influenza.
When an outbreak is called, the staff on that unit follow strict protocols to prevent the spread of infection. These protocols include increased housekeeping, limited movement between units and all of the staff remain within the space during their entire work shift.
When an outbreak is called, Menno Place communicates to Friends, Family and Residents in a variety of ways:
In real time (in the moment) – we send out a Twitter tweet via Twitter.com/MennoPlaceAlert. If you have a Twitter account, please follow our alerts.
If you don’t have a Twitter account, you can see the real-time updates on our website: www.MennoPlace.ca/alerts
The morning after the outbreak is announced, Menno Place sends an email to all who are subscribed to the Family, Friends and Visitor email newsletter.
Resources on Flu
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Walk for Alzheimer’s 2020
/in Events, Family and FriendsJoin the Menno Place team for the 2018 Walk for Alzheimer’s. Together, we make memories matter.
Concert in Care – March 3rd
/in Family and FriendsJewelry – Have you lost any?
/in Family and FriendsCheryl Dawes, Manager, Community Enrichment
/in Family and FriendsWe are pleased to announce that Cheryl Dawes has accepted the position of Manager, Community Enrichment in the Apartments. She will oversee both the Assisted Living and Independent Living needs in our Apartments – 350 residents. Cheryl reports to Sharon Simpson, Director of Community Enrichment.
Cheryl has most recently worked as the Resident Experience Partner at Sienna Senior Living, developing the strategy and overseeing the implementation of Policy and Procedure for 8 residential care communities in Fraser Health and Interior Health. Prior to that role, Cheryl was the General Manager of Cascade Lodge, Campus of Care (including Hospice) in Chilliwack, BC. Cheryl brings years of experience in both managing Assisted Living and Hospice Care. Cheryl is an LPN.
We look forward to her wealth of experience and leadership as she helps us to meet and exceed the needs of seniors living in Independent / Supportive Living as well as Private-Pay Assisted Living and Fraser Health subsidized Assisted Living.
Cheryl starts on February 24th with an orientation week. Please give her a warm welcome as she orients herself to the campus, the seniors who live here and the staff who are the Heart of Menno Place!
Hedy & Students Music Recital
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/in Family and Friends, How Are We Doing?Flu Season: Don’t Forget to Wear Your Flu Season Visitor Badge!
/in Family and FriendsDuring Flu Season (December through March), all visitors at Menno Home, Hospital, and Terrace East must wear a mask or have the flu vaccination.
At all sign-in areas, you will find a badge to wear. For one-time visits, there are stick-on badges for you to indicate that you’ve had a flu shot or that you are choosing to wear a mask. Masks are also available at the sign-in area.
For frequent visitors, you can choose a clip-on badge which you can keep. A pink badge indicates that you have had a flu shot. A green badge indicates that you have not had a flu shot and are electing to wear a mask.
Thank you for protecting your family and friends at Menno Home from the spread of influenza!
Concert in Care – Feb 4th
/in Family and FriendsFlu Season Heroes – Wear Your Visitor Badge
/in Infection ControlWho are you protecting this flu season?
Menno Place protects our communities by minimizing the spread of the flu virus. Flu season peaks in the late fall and winter with about 5 – 10% of Canadian adults affected each year. We know the symptoms – fever, cough, muscle aches, loss of appetite and fatigue. Some will experience nausea and vomiting.
At Menno Place, we follow the directions of the Fraser Health Authority which requires all staff and visitors to do their part in order to protect our residents from the spread of the flu. This means that all staff and visitors must have either a flu vaccination or wear a mask when in the presence of residents.
Most healthy adults recover from the flu within a week to 10 days. Those who have chronic health issues, however, are more susceptible to becoming ill and even death due to the flu.
When you sign-in to visit a resident at Menno Home, Hospital and Terrace East, you will find a badge to wear. There are stick-on badges for one-time visits and clip-on badges for frequent visitors which you can keep. Please place a badge on yourself at sign-in. This will let the staff know that you are a “Flu Season Hero”.
What is a Flu Season Hero?
What happens in an outbreak?
An outbreak is announced when several residents in a unit have contracted a cold or influenza.
When an outbreak is called, the staff on that unit follow strict protocols to prevent the spread of infection. These protocols include increased housekeeping, limited movement between units and all of the staff remain within the space during their entire work shift.
When an outbreak is called, Menno Place communicates to Friends, Family and Residents in a variety of ways:
If you don’t have a Twitter account, you can see the real-time updates on our website: www.MennoPlace.ca/alerts
The morning after the outbreak is announced, Menno Place sends an email to all who are subscribed to the Family, Friends and Visitor email newsletter.
Resources on Flu
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Influenza Policy in Effect – All Visitors Must Have Flu Vaccine or Wear Mask
/in Family and FriendsAs of today, Wednesday, December 4, the Fraser Health Influenza Control Program Policy is in effect at Menno Home, Menno Hospital and Terrace East, Assisted Living.
Influenza causes the most deaths among vaccine-preventable diseases, outpacing all others combined. Each year in Canada approximately 3,500 people die from the flu and its complications. Hospitalized patients and seniors in residential care are usually more vulnerable than healthy adults.
To help protect this vulnerable population and the people who care for them, in 2012 Fraser Health implemented the Influenza Control Program Policy, which required health care workers and visitors to get the flu vaccine or to wear a mask in all patient care areas during flu season.
Fraser Health is implementing its Influenza Control Program Policy, effective Wednesday, December 4th, 2019. This policy requires that all staff and visitors, who have not received a flu shot, are required to wear a surgical mask when they are in the “resident care areas” (which means any area within Menno Home, Hospital and Assisted Living that is accessible to the residents who live here).
Masks will be available at the Nursing desks on each unit and the front entrances at Menno Home and Hospital. For Assisted Living, masks will be available at the front entrance.
Your participation for the health and safety of our residents will be required and greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
The Infection Prevention and Control Committee at Menno Place