Community Matters Aberdeen Village
September 2017
Love in the air at Redefining therapy in senior living Aberdeen Village Aberdeen Village welcomed the Aegis Therapies team to our community ®
An open heart and mind, along with the willingness to explore new possibilities, is exactly what brought Ed Reynolds and Dolores Patton together. Ed and his first wife moved to Aberdeen Village in February 2013. In 2015, she succumbed to Alzheimer’s.
in October 2016. That has been more than enough time to see the amazing results of this nine-person team.
Aegis serves the whole Aberdeen Village community from independent living to our short-term rehabilitation and even outpatient services. The Aegis team is comprised of physical, occupational and speech therapists who have many years of experience in senior living rehabilitation services.
It was also 2015 when Dolores moved to Aberdeen Village after the passing of her husband. One evening Dolores and a few of her friends were putting a puzzle together, and she invited Ed to join in. After that
Angie Taylor, director of rehabilitation services, has been in the industry for 20 years. The Aegis team brings a wealth of knowledge in aquatics therapy, lymphedema treatment, urinary incontinence programs and cognitive programming and testing based on the Allen Cognitive Levels. Aegis also has brought a Nautilus program to Aberdeen Village that is known as “Freedom through Functionality.” The program is specialized for the senior population. Since the arrival of Aegis to Aberdeen Village we have seen many positive therapy outcomes.
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Aegis uses a variety of point-based functional measures. They range from total assistance to minimal assistance to total independence. With the hard work of our nursing staff and Aegis therapy staff, the residents who have used the PATH® (Post Acute to Home) program have improved their functional measure scores by 54 percent. Not only are Aberdeen Village and Aegis Therapies redefining therapy for seniors, we are enhancing quality of life that allows our residents to be independent longer.
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hard not to love her.”
they spent more time together, until Ed realized his “feelings had changed for Dolores, from just a friend to something more.”
On July 30, 2017, 80 Aberdeen residents, friends and family of Ed and Dolores came together to celebrate their coming together in When you ask Ed and Dolores what marriage. The Rev. Larry Thornton attracted them to each other, you get officiated the ceremony. similar answers. “It’s his personality “The love between us is going to be for sure,” said Dolores. “He is a forever,” said Dolores. Ed added, loving man, very forgiving, kind and “We both were married for most just a gentle man.” of our lives. It just feels right to be sharing our lives with someone It was Dolores’s personality that again.” drew Ed to her as well. “She has such a bright smile. She is so positive Ed and Dolores’ advise others to and is a happy, happy person. She’s keep an open heart and mind, and be probably the most tenderhearted willing to explore new possibilities. person I have ever met. It is pretty You never know what they may bring.
Memory care & gratitude Community Matters is published monthly for residents and friends of Aberdeen Village by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at: PresbyterianManors.org. Tim Allin, executive director Chrissie Ammann, director of sales and marketing To submit or suggest articles for this publication, contact Chrissie Ammann, director of sales and marketing, cammann@pmma.org. Telephone: 913-599-6100 Fax: 913-599-3810 Address: 17500 W. 119th St., Olathe, KS 66061-9524 Our mission: We provide quality senior services guided by Christian values.
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We will feature memory care or gratitude in an upcoming issue of Community Matters. If you have a story about memory care or how gratitude has shaped you, or if you just want to tell the world what you love about living in your senior living community, we want to share the story. If you’ve got a story to share, contact Director of Sales and Marketing Chrissie Ammann, and your story could be featured in an upcoming edition of Community Matters.
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