Clay Center Presbyterian Manor
MARCH 2024
New Director of Nursing Announced
A familiar face at Clay Center Presbyterian Manor has a new position, the result of her hard work.
Jessica Lippe, our former director of nursing, transitioned to a new position as the Director of Clinical Reimbursement at the PMMA® home office a few months ago. While we’re sad that Jessica left, we’re excited for her new opportunity. Jessica had been with our community since 2011 and has worked to put our residents first.
The community already found the perfect replacement – from within. Madison Sibley was promoted to Director of Nursing. Madison joined Clay Center Presbyterian Manor in August 2023 as the health services supervisor. She’s a registered nurse and has experience working as an agency nurse, a home health nurse, and as the home health director at the Cloud County Health Department.
Join us in congratulating both Madison and Jessica for their promotions. u
Finding a PATH back home
Clay Center resident Patricia Woodruff thought she was simply stepping out of the car last Mother’s Day - but in an instant she fell and broke her ankle in three places.
That’s how she ended up spending several months at Clay Center Presbyterian Manor, through our PATH® (Post-Acute to Home) program.
“They were really helpful in getting me back home,” Patricia said. “They were very experienced and very good.”
With PATH, our team of health care professionals tailor therapies and skilled nursing care to meet each patient’s needs. The PATH program include physical, occupational, and speech therapy as well as offering orthopedic, post-cardiac, and neurological and stroke rehab.
Patricia said it was nice to be in a place with such great care - where she didn’t need to worry about the daily chores or navigating her home with an injury.
Now that she’s back home, she’s getting healthier everyday.
“I still go to the hospital for physical therapy,” she said. “I graduated to a cane from a walker.” u
Clay Center Presbyterian Manor issues Art is Ageless® call for entries
Clay Center Presbyterian Manor is seeking artists for the annual Art is Ageless® juried exhibit April 5 – 12, 2024.
Entries of artistic works will be accepted from any area artist who is 65 years of age or over to exhibit and/or compete for an opportunity to be featured in the 2025 Art is Ageless calendar.
For the competition, works must be completed after age 65 and in the past five years (since January 2019). There are nine categories, as well as
designations of amateur or professional. Entries are due to Clay Center Presbyterian Manor, 924 8th St., by 5 p.m. April 1.
Local competition winners will join winners from 14 other PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-
America®) senior living communities to be judged at the systemwide level. Winning entries may be featured in the calendar. Artists may also choose to enter works for exhibit only.
The Art is Ageless® program encourages Presbyterian Manor residents and other area seniors to express their creativity through its art annual competition.
For entry forms and more information, contact Alicia Paul at 785-632-5646 or apaul@pmma.org, or visit ArtIsAgeless.org. u
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Amy Hoch Altwegg, executive director
Alicia Paul, senior living sales specialist
OUR MISSION: To provide quality senior services guided by Christian values.
Celebrating our heritage
Presbyterian Manors Of MidAmerica has a 75-year tradition of providing quality senior services guided by Christian values.
Our story began in 1947, when Mrs. Alice Kalb, or El Dorado, asked the Presbyterian Church to build a “home for the aged.” Two years later, the group purchased land in Newton, Kansas in what was the first community for seniors who could no longer live independently in their homes.
That same level of caring and forethought is what has driven our community at Clay Center Presbyterian Manor.
During the 1960s, First Presbyterian Church members petitioned the Presbyterian Synod and Foundation to build a Presbyterian Manor in Clay Center due to an increased need for seniors in the community.
Rev. Bill Tillman, a long-time member of the state Presbyterian foundation board, is credited with inspiring the creation of Clay Center Presbyterian Manor. George Fullington and Jim Hammel provided the first money for the project during a conversation over a cup of coffee at the old Sunflower Café.
Mrs. Ethel (George) Kreeck donated land to the project at the site of the former high school. In 1964, a planning committee of 12 members began holding meetings. Ground was broken May 7, 1967 to begin construction of a 40-bed health care center. After more than one year of
construction, Clay Center Presbyterian Manor was dedicated on June 29, 1968. By October 29, 28 residents called Clay Center Presbyterian Manor home.
In 1984, the building underwent extensive remodeling and construction to turn the community into 30 assisted living/independent living residences and a 25-bed Medicare-certified health care center. The community added six
independent living duplexes to the campus fifteen years later in 1999. In addition to the duplexes, the community installed the Oberg Memorial Garden for residents to enjoy an outdoor space.
Today, Clay Center Presbyterian Manor has a 30-bed Medicarecertified healthcare center, 21 assisted living residences and 14 independent living residences. u
924 Eighth St.
Clay Center, KS 67432-2620
Clay Center Presbyterian Manor wins 2024 Pinnacle Customer Experience Award!
Congratulations to Clay Center Presbyterian Manor for winning the 2024 Pinnacle Customer Experience Award, earned because of positive customer feedback through telephone surveys.
Clay Center Presbyterian Manor seeks customer feedback through monthly telephone surveys. Each month, residents and their representatives are randomly selected to participate in telephone satisfaction surveys conducted by Pinnacle Quality Insight.
Earning this award means Clay Center
Presbyterian Manor consistently ranks among the top 15% of providers nationally in different categories.
The graphic highlights some of the survey results. All scores are given on a 5-point scale, with 5 being the highest score and 1 the lowest score. Between January 2023 and
December 2023, Clay Center
Presbyterian Manor residents and their families gave the community high scores in safety and security, and professional therapy. Many also said they would recommend the community to others.
We greatly value the opinions of our residents and their representatives about the care and services we provide, and we encourage them to participate honestly when contacted by Pinnacle Quality Insight. All state and federal confidentiality laws are met in Pinnacle’s service. u