For more than 60 years, the Mennonite Benevolent Society has been the recipient of the kind gifts of individuals who generously support the care and quality of life for seniors in our community. In the 1980’s, the community of support raised the funds for our beautiful chapel at Menno Hospital. This chapel is able to seat 150 individuals in wheelchairs. A generous resident is sharing their cherished grand piano in the chapel so hundreds can enjoy wonderful music that lifts the spirit.
Living Waters Garden
One resident recently provided the seed money and vision for the Living Waters Gardens, a beautiful garden with 10 fountains that graces the east side of the Menno Place campus. In close proximity to the Menno Hospital, Primrose Gardens and Terrace East, this beautiful garden is a destination spot for walks, visits and quiet times together. Our master garden designer created the garden to be a perfect place for elderly seniors with no tripping hazards, wide sidewalks and beautiful seasonal plantings.
Benches by Donation
Inspired by this donation, many families have purchased benches to enjoy the gardens at Menno Place and to remember loved ones. Bench donations cover the cost of the bench and the personalized plaque. These benches give seniors a comfortable place to rest as they enjoy their time outdoors.
Bus Donation
Several years ago, a donation was made in honour and to remember a resident who lived at Menno Hospital. This donation provided the funding that made it possible for our campus to purchase a bus. For five years, this bus has been creating opportunities for our seniors to get out into the community to enjoy the sights and sounds of country living. Over time, the bus has had its mechanical challenges and we knew that its time was coming to an end.
Just as we were beginning to wonder about the future of our bus, a donation was made to cover the cost of a brand new bus! This will be the first time that Menno Place has a bus that is designed exactly for our needs. The bus is in production and will be arriving on the Menno Place campus in the next few weeks. We are grateful.
Putting Green
As our campus continues to provide senior-focused recreation opportunities, another resident approached us with seed money for another garden project. This time, our focus is on a poorly used lawn space between Primrose Gardens and Menno Hospital. Our desire with this space is to provide recreation opportunities that will be especially enjoyed by men and by visiting grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The resulting idea? A putting green. Surrounded by wisteria arbors for shade, the putting green will be a fun-filled destination for friendly competition and family times when the little ones visit. We will be breaking ground on this project on April 18th.
Java Music Therapy
We are also grateful for the donations that have given us two new recreation programs – Java Music and Ceramics. We have begun the Java Music Club, which is a unique therapeutic program for seniors living with dementia. Java Group Programs are the first standardized peer support interventions designed to address the critical rates of depression and loneliness across the senior living spectrum. For more information: Java Group Programs
Ceramic Therapy
Our ceramics program is made possible through donations. The recreation team began painting greenware and selling finished ceramics at Christmas time. This was a great success with many pieces sold at the Fireside Treasures Gift Shop. From there, we have launched into our ceramics program with the recent purchase of a kiln to use across the campus. There will be many projects and many positive benefits for those who enjoy the opportunities afforded them through this donation.
Sleeper Chairs
Donations from our Christmas project have provided two sleeper chairs in Menno Hospital with more to come. These sleeper chairs allow a family member to spend the nights with a loved one. They are generally used when a resident is at the end of life and family would like to be with them throughout their final days and hours. We are so grateful for these chairs as they provide an invitation to families to support their loved one throughout the final days and moments.
Donations Make the Difference
Menno Place is a non-profit, faith-based charitable organization that provides a community of care for elderly seniors. For more than 60 years, we have been providing the “extras” for seniors through the generous donations of our community. These extras include the spiritual care provided through our chaplains and the music therapist.
Learn more about donations or purchasing a bench – Click Here
Canada Day Celebrations – June 30
/in Family and Friends, NewsWHEN: Friday, June 30th, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Please join us for the 150th Canada Day Celebrations coming up on Friday, June 30th! We will be having a Classic Car Show and entertainment by The Swell Guys at 2:00 PM. Festivities start at 11:00 AM in the Menno Place Courtyard.
Family and Friends – May 18
/in Family and FriendsFamily and Friends (Family Council) Connections
Thursday, May 18, 2017
1:30 pm – 2:30pm
Menno Home Chapel
Coffee, Tea, Refreshments are provided
Special Guest:
Kenneth Martin, Comfort Keepers
Comfort Keepers is widely recognized as a leading provider of quality in-home care to seniors and other clients who need help with the activities of daily living. Our goal is to enrich the lives of our clients as we enable them to maintain the highest possible level of independent living in their own home for as long as possible.
The special people who deliver our unique brand of in-home care, whom we call Comfort Keepers, are carefully selected, screened and trained to provide professional, compassionate care.
Family and Friends meetings occur every third Thursday of the month (excluding July and August) from 1:30-2:30pm. Coffee, tea and refreshments will be provided. Family, friends, representatives of Menno Home and Menno Hospital residents are invited to attend.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Dan Janzen, Social Worker
Precy De Armas, Social Worker
Family & Friends Council – June 15th- Dementia Care
/in Family and FriendsCome and join us to discover how family and friends can be supported and involved in residents’ lives at Menno Home and Hospital.
Thursday, June 15th
1:30 – 2:30pm
Menno Home Chapel
Family and Friends is a group consisting of resident family members, friends and representatives who work together with staff to maintain and enhance the quality of life of residents and provide a voice in decisions that affect their loved ones. Refreshments are served.
Special Guest: Liezel Hippsley – Dementia Care
Rexall Health Solutions provides pharmacy services to residents of long term care (LTC), assisted living (AL), retirement communities, group homes, addiction recovery and hospice. The Rexall Health Solutions Clinical Steering Committee informs best practices used by our clinical team, evaluates new clinical information, and brings new educational programs to life.
Liezel Hippsley is an RN with over 20 years’ experience working with Seniors. Her career includes experience in surgery, medical, community, and LTC where she specialized in Dementia care. In LTC, Liezel was a Care coordinator, nurse educator, and DOC. In Rexall, she is the account manager for LTC, AL/IL, mental health, group homes and hospice care. She acts as the liaison between homes, pharmacy and head office. One of her roles is to coordinate special projects, facilitate education and implement contractual obligations. Come see how her work supports the lives of the residents at Menno Place in the next Family Council.
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Facilitators:
Dan Janzen – Social Worker
Precy de Armas – Social Worker
World Hand Hygiene Day – May 5th
/in NewsMenno Place was involved in World Hand Hygiene Day on May 5th. This day is an annual reminder that hand washing is the single most effective way to prevent the spread of communicable disease.
Visitors, friends and families – there is nothing as simple AND as effective that you can do to protect the seniors at Menno Place than to wash your hands.
Wash every part of your hand – under your fingernails, between your fingers and even the bottom of your palm. YOU can be a HERO by simply washing your hands frequently and for longer than you usually do.
How long should you wash and scrub?
Sing Happy Birthday TWICE while you move the soap and water around all parts of your hands…. that’ll make ALL the difference!
Thanks for making a world of difference in protecting our seniors at Menno Place!
Butterfly Release – Friday, June 16th
/in Family and FriendsAnnual Memorial Service – Friday, June 16th
/in Family and FriendsEach year, we gather together to honour and remember the residents at Menno Place who have passed away in the year previous.
If your loved one passed away in the previous 12 months, you are invited to join us as we celebrate and honour their lives.
We’d love to have you participate by bringing along a favorite picture or memento to place on a memorial table, share a poem or Scripture verse, or simply share a memory with us. All of this is optional.
The Memorial Service takes place at Menno Hospital Chapel on Friday, June 16th at 2pm.
It is followed by the Butterfly Release at 3pm. Butterflies are purchased and released to celebrate and remember. Click to purchase a butterfly.
Parking
Parking is free at the Peace Lutheran Church (Corner of Ware St. and Marshall Road). Park only on the west side of the parking lot. Shuttle bus service is available from 1pm – 4pm. There is no charge for parking at Menno Place for this event.
RSVP
Please RSVP Pearl Nucich, Executive Assistant if you are attending.
Phone: 604.859.7631 x.232
Pearl.Nucich@MennoPlace.ca
Indicate how many will be attending as well as the name of your loved one.
Hair Stylist Changes at Menno Home
/in Family and FriendsAmy Maurer, the hairstylist at Menno Home East 1 is taking a break to have a baby! We are grateful for the wonderful way that she has served our residents as our hairstylist. Amy is cheerful and brings a smile as she spends time and does hair! We wish Amy all the best as she welcomes her baby into the world!
We are happy to announce that Brianna Thompson will be doing hair at the Menno Home East 1 hair salon while Amy is taking this break. Brianna loves to style hair, loves people and is a bright and cheerful addition to the team. We look forward to her contribution.
Family and Friends – April 20th
/in Family and FriendsFamily and Friends (Family Council) Connections
Thursday, April 20, 2017
1:30 pm – 2:30pm
Menno Home Chapel
Coffee, Tea, Refreshments are provided
Special Guest:
Ruth Neufeld, Life Enrichment Coordinator
Ruth will be speaking about her new role as Life Enrichment coordinator at Menno Place. Come and be encouraged as to how this new role will impact the lives of residents and families.
Family and Friends meetings occur every third Thursday of the month (excluding July and August) from 1:30-2:30pm. Coffee, tea and refreshments will be provided. Family, friends, representatives of Menno Home and Menno Hospital residents are invited to attend.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Dan Janzen, Social Worker
Precy De Armas, Social Worker
Medication Safety for your Loved One
/in Family and FriendsAt Menno Hospital, prescriptions and over the counter medications must be provided by Abbotsford Regional Hospital Pharmacy.
At Menno Home, prescriptions and over the counter medications must be provided by Rexall Pharmacy.
Menno Place respects the decision of both pharmacists and doctors not to administer medications that cannot be identified accurately by the Pharmacist. It is our responsibility to follow these professional standards of practice and Medication Administration policies and procedures. All medications are packaged in accordance with the requirements of the Residential Care Regulations and Pharmacy bylaws. Our greatest concern is the health and safety of our residents.
What kinds of medications need the approval of these physicians and pharmacists?
What do I do if I have a supply of medications for a resident that isn’t delivered through the above pharmacies?
You are asked to bring the current supply of medications to the nurse upon moving into Menno Home or Menno Hospital. Once living at Menno Home or Menno Hospital, ensure that the nurse has received all medications, over-the-counter items and other homeopathic remedies.
How are medications delivered to residents of Menno Home and Menno Hospital?
Our care homes have daily delivery from the above pharmacies. All the medications that are given at Menno Home and Menno Hospital are prescribed by your physician and administered by the nurses.
Where can I store medications for my loved one?
Medication must be stored in a locked medication room. Please bring medications to the nurse if you would like your loved one to receive a medication.
Generous people improve the quality of life for seniors
/in Family and FriendsFor more than 60 years, the Mennonite Benevolent Society has been the recipient of the kind gifts of individuals who generously support the care and quality of life for seniors in our community. In the 1980’s, the community of support raised the funds for our beautiful chapel at Menno Hospital. This chapel is able to seat 150 individuals in wheelchairs. A generous resident is sharing their cherished grand piano in the chapel so hundreds can enjoy wonderful music that lifts the spirit.
Living Waters Garden
One resident recently provided the seed money and vision for the Living Waters Gardens, a beautiful garden with 10 fountains that graces the east side of the Menno Place campus. In close proximity to the Menno Hospital, Primrose Gardens and Terrace East, this beautiful garden is a destination spot for walks, visits and quiet times together. Our master garden designer created the garden to be a perfect place for elderly seniors with no tripping hazards, wide sidewalks and beautiful seasonal plantings.
Benches by Donation
Inspired by this donation, many families have purchased benches to enjoy the gardens at Menno Place and to remember loved ones. Bench donations cover the cost of the bench and the personalized plaque. These benches give seniors a comfortable place to rest as they enjoy their time outdoors.
Bus Donation
Several years ago, a donation was made in honour and to remember a resident who lived at Menno Hospital. This donation provided the funding that made it possible for our campus to purchase a bus. For five years, this bus has been creating opportunities for our seniors to get out into the community to enjoy the sights and sounds of country living. Over time, the bus has had its mechanical challenges and we knew that its time was coming to an end.
Just as we were beginning to wonder about the future of our bus, a donation was made to cover the cost of a brand new bus! This will be the first time that Menno Place has a bus that is designed exactly for our needs. The bus is in production and will be arriving on the Menno Place campus in the next few weeks. We are grateful.
Putting Green
As our campus continues to provide senior-focused recreation opportunities, another resident approached us with seed money for another garden project. This time, our focus is on a poorly used lawn space between Primrose Gardens and Menno Hospital. Our desire with this space is to provide recreation opportunities that will be especially enjoyed by men and by visiting grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The resulting idea? A putting green. Surrounded by wisteria arbors for shade, the putting green will be a fun-filled destination for friendly competition and family times when the little ones visit. We will be breaking ground on this project on April 18th.
Java Music Therapy
We are also grateful for the donations that have given us two new recreation programs – Java Music and Ceramics. We have begun the Java Music Club, which is a unique therapeutic program for seniors living with dementia. Java Group Programs are the first standardized peer support interventions designed to address the critical rates of depression and loneliness across the senior living spectrum. For more information: Java Group Programs
Ceramic Therapy
Our ceramics program is made possible through donations. The recreation team began painting greenware and selling finished ceramics at Christmas time. This was a great success with many pieces sold at the Fireside Treasures Gift Shop. From there, we have launched into our ceramics program with the recent purchase of a kiln to use across the campus. There will be many projects and many positive benefits for those who enjoy the opportunities afforded them through this donation.
Sleeper Chairs
Donations from our Christmas project have provided two sleeper chairs in Menno Hospital with more to come. These sleeper chairs allow a family member to spend the nights with a loved one. They are generally used when a resident is at the end of life and family would like to be with them throughout their final days and hours. We are so grateful for these chairs as they provide an invitation to families to support their loved one throughout the final days and moments.
Donations Make the Difference
Menno Place is a non-profit, faith-based charitable organization that provides a community of care for elderly seniors. For more than 60 years, we have been providing the “extras” for seniors through the generous donations of our community. These extras include the spiritual care provided through our chaplains and the music therapist.
Learn more about donations or purchasing a bench – Click Here