Rolla Presbyterian Manor
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PMMA Founder’s Day honors its heroes and 72 years of heritage Employees of Rolla Presbyterian Manor will observe the founding of PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America) this month as the company salutes its heroes and heritage. PMMA’s roots go back to 1947. Alice Kalb, a widow from central Kansas, appealed to a Presbyterian Church organization to establish a home for seniors. Her vision laid the foundation for the first Presbyterian Manor community in Newton, Kan., and inspired others to do even more. Through many decades, PMMA remained true to the spirit of Alice’s vision, providing quality senior services guided by Christian values. Each Founder’s Day, staff members recommit to live our mission by signing the “WE PROMISE” board, which lists the pillars to the mission: respecting that seniors retain their rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; assisting residents with specific needs; providing compassionate service; serving as a trusted resource; and advocating for seniors. “Our nearly 2,000 employees view what they do as a calling,” said Bruce Shogren, president and CEO. “Our dedicated employees make it possible for us to sustain PMMA’s mission, as well as its heritage. I believe Alice would be very proud.” Alice Kalb’s dream has turned into a network of 15 senior living communities and two hospices across Kansas and Missouri. A new senior living community is under development in Colorado Springs. PMMA remains true to its core and mission: to provide quality senior services guided by Christian values. For more information about Rolla Presbyterian Manor, contact Joelle Freeland, marketing director, at 573-364-7336 or lfreeland@pmma.org. u
Learn warning signs of Alzheimer’s For centuries, we’ve known that the health of the brain and the body are connected. But now, science is able to provide insights into how to make lifestyle choices that may help you keep your brain and body healthy as you age. Join Rolla Presbyterian Manor for “Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body: Tips from the Latest Research,” a free virtual event, at 3 p.m. April 21, to learn about research in the areas of diet and nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity and social engagement. Attendees will also learn how to use hands-on tools to help you incorporate these recommendations into a plan for healthy aging. Register at RollaPresbyterianManor.org/ events-activities. From February to November, we’ll explore a different topic each month through virtual presentations led by the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Missouri. The series is part of Rolla Presbyterian Manor’s Just Ask lifelong learning program, featuring topics and speakers of interest to seniors and their adult children. Check out a list of future events, by visiting RollaPresbyterianManor.org/ events-activities. If you have questions about memory care services or attending virtual webinar using your phone or device, please call Joelle Freeland at 573-364-7336 and she will do her best to assist.u
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Lessons from the Fig Tree better times. You may start to make plans to lives will always travel, renew face-to-face friendships, or be more full other things that you have put off doing. and enjoyable if we keep finding new The fig tree mirrors life. ways to enrich our experiences and As long as the fig tree lives, it will never stop By now, nearly everyone in North knowledge. With spring in the air, it is a America wants the warm winds of spring producing new branches or creating more great time to stretch ourselves in new to blow. We look for signs that sunny days leaves. In life, we find it easy to fall into directions or restart forgotten areas of patterns, relationships, and routines that and higher temperatures have returned. enjoyment. u prevent us from continuing to grow. Our When we step outside onto our porches and decks, the air fills with the pleasant sound of birds singing. Our minds fill Rolla Presbyterian Manor’s Art is Ageless® call for with thoughts of vacations, gardens and entries underway family outings. We look for changes that point toward better times ahead. In All artists age 65 and older are invited to participate in the annual Art is Ageless® Matthew 24:32, Jesus gives us a series of juried exhibit and competition at Rolla Presbyterian Manor April 26 – 29. metaphors for these changes. Entries of artistic works will be accepted from any area artist who is 65 years of age The emergence of tender shoots signals or older to exhibit and/or compete for an opportunity to be featured in the 2022 Art coming change. is Ageless calendar. If we pay enough attention, the small The exhibit will continue the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the PMMA branches on trees will start turning green (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America) program, celebrated with the 2021 Art is as they receive freshly flowing nutrients. Ageless calendar. The change in color means new growth is Due to the uncertainty created by COVID-19, Rolla Presbyterian Manor plans to happening. In every life, areas exist that hold its event virtually on the community’s Facebook page, have become dormant. Too many times, Facebook.com/RollaPresbyterianManor, and to announce winners during a these activities had once ushered Facebook Live event. Works will be on exhibit at the community for residents only. favorable experiences into our lives. To effect positive change, we may need to Artists may choose to enter works for exhibit only. For the competition, the artist must have been 65 at the time of creation and have completed the work in the past find ways to stimulate these interests. This five years (since January 2016). There are nine categories, as well as designations of might require taking a class or joining a amateur or professional. Works to be entered for judging need to be at Presbyterian group. Perhaps your church offers Manor by 4 p.m. April 21. Contact Joelle Freeland at 573-364-7336 or opportunities for personal growth that lfreeland@pmma.org to arrange a time to drop off works of art. you have never pursued.
“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near” (Matthew 24:32, NIV).
Sprouting leaves indicate summer is near. Summer is a metaphor for something long anticipated. The end of this winter coincides with the potential of a waning epidemic. You may have a backlog of things to do. While summer has not arrived, this can be a time of preparing for
Local competition winners will join winners from 14 other PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America) communities to be judged at the systemwide level. Entry forms and information can be obtained by contacting Joelle Freeland at 573-364-7336 or lfreeland@pmma.org, or accessed online at ArtIsAgeless.org. u Like us on Facebook to stay updated on news and events.
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OUR MISSION: To provide quality senior services guided by Christian values.
Students take up their pens, connect with Presbyterian Manor residents The Christian Campus Fellowship at Missouri University of Science and Technology has a long tradition of volunteering their time to benefit the residents at Rolla Presbyterian Manor
Many of the residents have responded to their college pen pals with thankful, encouraging notes. One of the things John has enjoyed “We’ve always been able to serve in a about his own pen pal way that was more in person, face-to- relationship is sharing scripture back and forth. face,” said John Teter, a junior studying civil engineering and the “I also like to write about president of the Christian Campus things that have happened in Fellowship at MST. my life recently, and I like to In past years, members of the group know what’s happening in their life, so I ask questions,” he said. “I want have visited Presbyterian Manor to them to know that we’re all thinking play board games or sing hymns. about them.” When John reached out to see how they could be of service during the pandemic, Activities Director Noah Rhoades suggested letter-writing. Noah collected the names of residents who were interested in having a pen pal from Christian Campus Fellowship, and John has delivered letters to Presbyterian Manor weekly since the beginning of the fall semester. More than 20 college students have corresponded with our residents over the past few months. “We felt the best way to be able to serve, and to stay in contact with important members of the community, was to write letters,” John said.
Christian Campus Fellowship was founded in the 1970s. With more than 150 members, it is now the largest student group at MST. Many of the members live in one of the Christian Campus Fellowship houses, and they worship together every Thursday night.
Resident Pat Williams reads a note she received from her pen pal, a member of Christian Campus Fellowship at MST. College students have been exchanging letters with our residents since the beginning of the school year.
“We’re blessed to have quite a large presence on campus, and I hope that continues,” John said. As much as John and the other members of Christian Campus Fellowship have enjoyed their correspondence, they are looking forward to resuming in-person visits. “I know the residents enjoyed the hymns we used to sing,” he said. “I really hope to get that back up and running soon.” u
Members of Christian Campus Fellowship meet every Thursday for Catalyst, a worship service.
COVID-19 updates continue Get the latest updates on visitation status, ongoing safety measures and PMMA’s response to COVID-19 on your community website at RollaPresbyterianManor.org/covid-19. Visitation status is updated weekly on Mondays and as needed as our COVID status changes. You can also send a message to any resident with the Art is Ageless® e-greeting cards. Find a link on the COVID-19 update page. With vaccine distribution, internal restrictions are starting to loosen, allowing health care and assisted living residents to forgo
quarantine if they leave the campus for physician appointments and other activities as long as they are not gone longer than 7 midnights. If an absence is longer than 7 days, the resident is required to quarantine and undergo COVID-19 testing. There will be no quarantine requirement for independent living residents who leave the community for an outing. u Rolla Presbyterian Manor | A PMMA COMMUNITY
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Rolla Presbyterian Manor Receives 2021 Customer Experience Award from Pinnacle Quality Insight Rolla Presbyterian Manor is proud to announce that they are the recipient of Pinnacle Quality Insight’s 2021 Customer Experience Award.TM In qualifying for the award for its health care center in seven categories, Rolla Presbyterian Manor demonstrates a continued dedication to providing best in class senior healthcare services. “This recognition demonstrates that our residents and their families continue to have trust in the care that we provide,” said Ann Caudill, executive director. “Every day, I see our staff carry out our mission to provide quality senior services guided by Christian values, and this shows that our residents and their
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families see it, too.” Throughout its 47-year history of serving the community, Rolla Presbyterian Manor has placed a strong emphasis on ensuring that the individual needs of every resident are met. By qualifying for the Pinnacle Customer Experience Award,™ Rolla Presbyterian Manor scored in the top 15 percent with best in class ratings, in overall satisfaction, nursing care, cleanliness, communication from the senior living community, demonstrating dignity and respect, willingness to recommend to others and overall customer experience from residents
and their families in the health care center. For more information about health care at Rolla Presbyterian Manor, contact Joelle Freeland, marketing and sales director, at 573-364-7336 or lfreeland@pmma.org.u