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We would like to extend an invitation for you to join us at our Family & Friends group meeting on Thursday, December 17 from 1:30-2:30 in Menno Home Chapel. We will have 2 guest presenters: Sharon Simpson, Director of Communications & Stakeholder Engagement and Joanne Sweeney, Volunteer Manager for Menno Place. We would also like […]
Come and join us to discover how family and friends can be supported and involved in residents’ lives at Menno Home and Hospital. Thursday, November 19, 2015 1:30 – 2:30pm Menno Home Chapel Refreshments will be served. We are looking forward to seeing you! Facilitators: Dan Janzen – Social Worker Ruth Neufeld – Social Services […]
The Annual Memorial Service for families and friends of deceased at Menno Hospital and The Apartments takes place Tuesday, November 10th at 6:30pm at the Menno Hospital Chapel. Note: Menno Home holds their Annual Memorial Service in December – date TBA
On August 6th, BCNU (British Columbia Nurses Union) was given notice of Menno Place’s intent to contract out nursing services at Menno Hospital. Menno Hospital is one of two residential care facilities operated by the Mennonite Benevolent Society. There are 151 residents who live at Menno Hospital. On September 29, 2015, 11 full-time and 18 part-time […]
Ingrid Schultz, Chaplain at Menno Place was interviewed recently on the new radio show, Death Matters Live. This hour-long show on Vancouver Co-op Radio brings the matters of death, dying and loss to life. Concerned that there wasn’t enough opportunity to talk about death and dying in our culture, the show was the brainchild of Jeffrey […]
Many of the residents, family members and friends of our residents have taken the initiative to offer support and engagement during this time of transition. Many people have come to speak directly with Karen Baillie, CEO to clarify their understanding of the reason Menno Place made the difficult decision to lay off 29 nursing positions […]
National Seniors Day was great fun at Menno Place on Thursday, October 1, 2015. Seniors living in Menno Apartments were invited to participate in a professional-quality photoshoot. Receptionists and the Recreation team booked seniors into time slots throughout the day to have their hair and makeup done – and to pose for professional portraits as well […]
Join us to discover how family and friends can be supported and involved in residents’ lives at Menno Home and Hospital. Thursday, October 15, 2015 1:30 – 2:30pm Menno Home Chapel Refreshments will be served. We are looking forward to seeing you! Facilitators: Dan Janzen – Social Worker Ruth Neufeld – Social Services Fall Calendar: […]
Today, we hosted Isobel Mackenzie for a tour and lunch at the Fireside Cafe. Isobel Mackenzie is Canada’s first seniors advocate, entirely independent from the provincial government. As the voice of seniors in BC, Ms. Mackenzie has a broad mandate to monitor and review system-wide issues affecting the well-being of seniors and raise awareness about […]
Through our Friends and Family Email Newsletter, we invited people to give us their feedback on the Grandparent’s Day held on Saturday, September 12th. There were gracious comments about having more food, improving parking signage and having more seating. We also held a draw for those who provided their responses through the online survey. The […]
Menno Place Campus is one of the largest senior's care campuses in British Columbia. There are 700 seniors living on 11 acres across from the Abbotsford Regional Hospital. Menno Place is governed by the Mennonite Benevolent Society which founded faith-based seniors care on this location in 1953.
Menno Place
32945 Marshall Road
Abbotsford, BC V2S 1K1
604.859.7631
info@mennoplace.ca
More Information: 604.851.4000
