Commun ty Matters Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor
August 2016
PMMA rebalances portfolio with sale of Kansas City campus In the more than six and a half decades Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America has provided care for and advocated for the aging in Kansas and Missouri, the senior retirement landscape has changed dramatically. PMMA remains committed to our mission of providing quality senior services guided by Christian values and to meeting the ever changing needs of today’s seniors. Seniors want a full continuum of care, with an emphasis on active living and wellness. Out of this demand, the Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) model was born. This model provides for a large independent living level with smaller levels of assisted living and health care/ skilled nursing. During the past two decades, PMMA has been slowly moving its system toward the CCRC model. Even though we have made significant strides, our system still remains imbalanced in the world of CCRC’s. SALE, continued on page 2
Alzheimer’s Walk is coming soon Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor’s team for the annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s is making great strides toward its fundraising goal! Although the Presbyterian Manor team is not accepting any new members, there is still time to start your own team or help with Presbyterian Manor’s fundraising. The Cowley County walk is Saturday, Sept. 10, at Arkansas Senior Citizen Center, 320 South A St. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. There is a ceremony at 10 a.m., followed by the 2-mile walk. Teams can register at alz.org. Choose the Walk to End Alzheimer’s tab to get started. For more information about joining the walk committee, starting a team, or making a donation, call Executive Director Sarah Griggs or Marketing Director Tara Clawson at 620-442-8700. Anyone is welcome at the event, whether or not they have registered or raised funds. “If you are committed to the cause and want to participate, just show up!” Tara said. The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s takes place in more than 600 communities nationwide. It is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research.
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Upon a careful analysis of our properties, it became clear that the Kansas City campus, with its predominantly health care focused model, could not easily convert to a CCRC campus. After much analysis, deliberation and discussion with the senior leadership team, the Board of Trustees approved the sale of KCPM. While saddened by the idea of selling KCPM, PMMA was and is confident that we are leaving our residents in good hands. The sale of Kansas City Presbyterian Manor to Riverbend, an operating subsidiary of The Ensign Group Inc., was completed and the campus transferred, on July 1.
Prepping for a crown By Wayne Rector, Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor resident
One day, I eased myself into the dentist chair, and as I did, I said to my dentist, “Well, what am I in for today?” and he replied, “Today I am going to prep you for a crown.”
Wayne Rector
On a previous visit I had a root canal done on the three roots of one of my molars, and had a temporary filling put in. After that ordeal, I was quite curious as to what was going to happen now. The worst was over, however. After another visit, I had a nice gold crown and no more tooth ache. The phrase he used, “prep you for a crown” seemed to ring a bell. I then recalled the Apostle Paul saying in 2 Timothy Chapter 4: 7-8, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall award me on that day-and not to me only, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.” We take our first step in becoming eligible for our crown of righteousness when we lay our life before God, acknowledge our sin, accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, and then earnestly seek to live a life that is pleasing to Him.
Community Matters
is published monthly for residents and friends of Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at PresbyterianManors.org. Sarah Griggs, executive director Tara Clawson, marketing director Lori Peters, activities director To submit or suggest articles for this publication, contact tclawson@pmma.org. Telephone: 620-442-8700 Fax: 620-442-8224 Address: 1711 N. Fourth, Arkansas City, KS 67005-1607
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Employees go back to school, too Presbyterian Manors of MidAmerica offers assistance to employees for accredited educational programs leading to a certification, license or degree. Three of our employees have received scholarships to pay for education-related expenses in the 2016-17 school year! ROBBEN STANLEY, certified medications aide (CMA) in health care; certified nursing assistant (CNA) How are you furthering your education? I’d like to pursue getting into a nursing program. I’m trying to get my prerequisites out of the way.
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How do you think it will help you? I really enjoy this field; I’ve been doing it for the majority of my adult life. I’d just like to further my education so I can better assist people and be able to do more things. How has Presbyterian Manor helped you? Presbyterian Manor paid for my CMA class, which was great. I wouldn’t have been able to take it otherwise. Now I can pass meds, and I’ve become a little more familiar with treatment and medications. I’d like to maybe get more involved in that SCHOOL, continued on page 3 Like us on Facebook
Maximizing your Social Security benefits: A free program At what age should you file for Social Security benefits? When do you need to file? What benefits can your spouse receive? Learn the answers to these questions and more at a free event at Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor in September. At “MaximizingYour Social Security Benefits,” you will learn how to
get the most from your benefits and how to protect yourself from identity theft using the Social Security Administration website. The presentation will be led by Mark McGuigan with Mid-Continent Financial. The program begins at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 2 in the chapel. It is part of Presbyterian Manor’s Just Ask series, a free, ongoing lifelong learning program featuring information from local, regional and national experts on
topics of interest to older adults and their families. For more information, contact Marketing Director Tara Clawson at 620-442-8700 or tclawson@pmma.org.
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side of nursing. What are your next steps or goals? I’d like to get my bachelor’s of science in nursing (BSN) and then I could go a lot of different ways. One of the things I’ve always been interested in is wounds, and there are nurses who do wound care. Three employees were recently awarded education assistance funds from Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America. From left, Miki Struthers, CMA; Robben PAIGE BATES, CNA, CMA, Stanley CMA; and Paige Bates, CMA. restorative aide in memory care costs. It definitely helped (to have family as a whole. How are you furthering your education? support and financial assistance), How has Presbyterian Manor helped you? I just earned an associate’s degree in and it has probably impacted my I applied for scholarship, and they’re science from Cowley College. Next, educational path. willing to work with my schedule I’ll do the LPN program through when school comes around. That What are your career goals? I’m not Pratt Community College, then helps me be able to keep moving I’ll transfer to WSU for my RN and sure yet. It depends on if I like the hospital setting or the nursing home forward and gives me more of a goal BSN. to hurry up and do it. It’s keeping setting more. me motivated. How has Presbyterian Manor helped you? MIKI STRUTHERS, CNA, CMA, They’ve helped with my schedule certified restorative aide in What are your next steps or goals? I just and letting me work second shifts, memory care want to keep on moving forward scheduling the days that are more What inspired you to go further in and climbing the ladder. Eventually I convenient with my classes. The scholarship will help pay for (school) your education? My children and my would like to be a nurse anesthetist. Like us on Facebook
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