Commun ty Matters Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor
October 2017
Misty Killman, transporation aide, pictured with our new Dodge minivan.
Living in hope Enjoying our new wheels
By Wayne Rector, resident Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor
Residents cruise in style with wheelchair-accessible van
I like dogs, and where we used to live our next door neighbor had three dogs which were kept in a pen. With their owners permission I was privileged to come over to per them and give them a treat occasionally.
Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor residents have a new, smoother way to ride to medical appointments. Thanks in part to a grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation, we were able to purchase a new wheelchairaccessible minivan.
When the dogs saw me outside their eyes were on me alertly, wondering is this the day that Wayne would come over to see them. And when I started over to the pen, the neighborhood was filled with sounds of their joyful anticipation. They lived in hope of that day. We as followers of Christ, live in the hope and assurance of our salvation, and in anticipation of our heavenly reward as we live by faith and seek to do God’s will. DEVOTION, continued on page 4
The 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan has a ramp and can seat four passengers, including two in wheelchairs, and it replaces a non-wheelchair accessible vehicle in our fleet. The van allows us more flexibility with resident doctor appointments and scheduling recreational, educational and therapeutic trips for residents, said Executive Director Sarah Griggs. It will be dedicated to transportation to and from medical appointments and hospital stays for both our PATH® residents and long-term care residents. Residents and staff members who have ridden in the van so far have really enjoyed it. Dorothy Bertrand said: “It rides really smooth, and it’s easy to get up in,” adding that she appreciates the handle to grip while boarding. Misty Killman, transportation aide, said the van rides much smoother than our larger vehicle, with less bouncing over bumps. That makes it more comfortable for residents coming home from the hospital or anyone who is more physically fragile. Thank you to local community members and friends of Presbyterian Manor who helped make this grant possible.
Trick or treat night Join us for Halloween fun! 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31
Artist Joyce Guinty captures Kansas imagery on canvas.
Finding inspiration from above 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 Sean Page, marketing director Lori Peters, activities director
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Sometimes, to find the best scenery in Kansas, you have to look up. On a drive up the interstate, Joyce Guinty looked out the window and saw an incredible sky. She filed the color and the clouds away in her memory bank. Joyce drew on that deposit later, at her easel, when she began painting an iconic scene of a Kansas combine harvesting wheat. She incorporated the amazing sky she saw on that drive into the painting, contrasting the rich blues with the golden hues of the wheat. The result, “Bumper Crop,” has been chosen to appear in the 2018 Art is Ageless calendar. “I’m real flattered,” said Joyce, an Arkansas City resident. “I was real happy and kind of surprised that I won again, except that I really do like that picture. It was so fun to paint that sky.”
This isn’t the first time Joyce’s work has been recognized in the Art is Ageless program. In fact, she took blue ribbons for three years in the competition at Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor, and two of her pieces were chosen for the 2013 calendar. She decided it was time to take a break and given other artists a chance. “It is true that you’ll ruin something if you keep on doing it,” Joyce said. “I love to win but not good enough to hurt anything.” It’s been a few decades since Joyce first picked up a paintbrush, when she and her daughter took their first lessons together at Cowley College. “We had a lot of fun, and then we’d brag on each other,” she said. Joyce went on to take more classes with INSPIRATION, continued on page 3 Like us on Facebook
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local teachers Jean Stockton and Mark Flickinger. She also found a group of artists to paint with, and they all became good friends.
Joyce finds a lot of inspiration from the front seat of her Model A Ford. She and her husband belong to a Model A club in Wichita.
Even after 30 years of making art, Joyce said it’s still a thrill to discover what she can do. The only thing she doesn’t like to paint is portraits of people she knows. “You never think the picture shows them as great as
“We all meet and travel together. You would be surprised, when you take secondary roads, what you see. I take a lot of pictures, and I decided Kansas has got some interesting things to see.”
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Presbyterian Manor receives PEAK award Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor was one of three adult care homes in Kansas recognized for making advances in the shift to personcentered care, which emphasizes resident choice, staff development, a homelike environment and meaningful life. The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) singled out three senior living communities specifically for their work in 2016 as person-centered care homes that have moved away from institutional models of care. Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor shares the honor with Heritage Healthcare Center in Chanute Like us on Facebook
and the Kansas Masonic Home in Wichita. Through its PEAK 2.0 program, KDADS recognized a total of 14 adult care homes for their achievements in 2016 in providing and sustaining person-centered care for residents, and for mentoring other homes in the process, said KDADS Secretary Tim Keck. “I want to congratulate these facilities for doing the hard work of implementing and maintaining person-centered care, a culture change which involves rethinking their values and practices from top to bottom,” Secretary Keck said. “As a result, they are caring for
their residents in a way – and in an environment – that enhances the quality of life for residents.” For the past 18 years, the Kansas Department of Aging and now KDADS has recognized nursing homes for successfully implementing positive culture change through the Promoting Excellent Alternatives in Kansas Nursing Homes (PEAK) program. Five years ago, to encourage homes to adopt person-centered care as a minimum standard, the agency created the PEAK 2.0 program to recognize these achievements. Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor
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When we meditate on the goodness of God, and on all that he had for us for our salvation. For the many answers to our prayers, it gives us a feeling of great exhilaration, a sort of “jumping for joy” type of feeling that makes us want to praise his Holy name, and do charitable things in his name.
Each hope can be seen as a prayer. We hope and pray for God’s peace in a fragile world. We hope and pray for those needing Christ as Savior and Lord that he will be found by them. God bless.
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Tell your holiday stories We will feature Christmas in an upcoming issue of Community Matters. If you have a story about Christmas, whether a favorite tradition or a memorable holiday celebration, 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. Contact Sean Page, marketing director, and your story could be featured in an upcoming edition of Community Matters.
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