Rolla Presbyterian Manor welcomes one new employee, celebrates another’s return and looks back on another’s 31 years and counting!
Rolla Presbyterian Manor is excited to introduce two new members of our team, one who is making her second appearance as a Manor employee.
Jenna Dunn worked at Rolla Presbyterian Manor in 2015 before leaving to pursue a career as a travel nurse, as well as pursuits in Veterans health care. She returned in April, rejoining our team as Assistant Director of Nursing and MDS Coordinator.
“The environment here is calming, relaxing and fulfilling,” she said.
Jenna is married with two children and recently began operating a pumpkin patch, which stemmed from her family’s love of Halloween.
Join us in welcoming Jenna back to Rolla Presbyterian Manor!
Beckie Granger joins us after moving back to the Midwest from Washington State. She was a manager in various senior living roles throughout her career and decided to take a step back from leadership and dive back into serving our residents. She loves working in our kitchen and dining room!
“it’s a perfect fit for me,” she said.
Join us in welcoming Becky to our team!
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Editor’s Note: In a nod to our Presbyterian heritage, we regularly feature a column from a PMMA® chaplain in our newsletter. This month’s column comes from Rev. Richard Russell, chaplain at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor®.
Walking with God
By Rev. Richard Russell, ChaplainI was thinking about a little chorus that we sing at the end of our Vespers service each Friday afternoon and the Biblical meaning behind the words and how powerful they are. The chorus says “Depart in peace to do God’s will, walk ever in His light. Christ is with you evermore to guide you day and night.” It is sung to the tune of Amazing Grace. So what does the Bible say about walking in God’s peace? One of the best examples is in the words of Jesus, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” - John 14:27
When you and I find ourselves in a situation where we are troubled or afraid it should remind us to go to our Lord and give Him that concern and ask for His peace, so that have what we truly need.
What about walking in His light. Well Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the Light of life.” - John 8:12
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Did you know? Father’s Day was first celebrated in 1910
Father’s Day is officially a modern holiday – it wasn’t under 1972 when it became a nationwide holiday in the United States, but it was first celebrated on June 19, 1910.
As you may imagine, the inspiration for Father’s Day was Mother’s Day but it was tougher to convince people of its importance. According to history.com, one florist said “fathers haven’t the same sentimental appeal that mothers have.” It wasn’t until a Washington woman, who was one of six children raised by her father – a widower –decided to honor fathers. She
drummed up support from local churches, the YMCA, and shopkeepers and Washington State was the first to celebrate Father’s Day. But it also came with controversy. Many men called it a commercial gimmick and scoffed at the
“sentimental attempts to
During World War II, advertisers began to celebrate the day as a way to honor American troops in the war. And finally, Richard Nixon signed a proclamation to make it a federal holiday in 1972.
Today, the United States honors fathers on the third Sunday in June. Economist estimate that Americans spend more than $1 billion each year on gifts. Some other countries celebrate it in March, on St. Joseph’s Day, a traditional Catholic holiday.
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Employees– continued from page 1 Finally, Linda Adams has spent 31 years here at The Manor as a Certified Medical Technician. She calls it her “happy place” and plans to work for several more years before retiring.
“I started working here for roller skating money,” she laughed. “I really love being around our residents!”
Join us in celebrating Linda’s career! u
Chaplain– continued from page 1
So, we have available to us His Light that can show us His direction in a dark world that is filled with misdirection, so we can walk in a way that brings the greatest fulfillment and purpose. The last phrase speaks of Christ’s guidance and we can look at a very familiar text for this, Psalm 23:3: “He guides me along the right paths for his name sake.” Well, in verses 1 and 2 of the Psalm we see it is our loving shepherd that is leading to places that give his comfort and care, as well as the refreshment of my soul. So now we move forward in the Lord’s paths to his plans for our life and His name’s sake.
This is a beautiful little chorus with a powerful reminder that we are walking with our God into His plan for each new day. u
Caudill, executive director Lorri Waldron, marketing director
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Just Ask! All Things Long-Term Care
It’s one of those things we know we’ll need but aren’t always ready to talk about. That’s ok! We’ve got you covered on Tuesday, June 27th from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. when we’ll welcome financial advisor Tracy Spinaio to Rolla Presbyterian Manor for a seminar on Health Care and Your Retirement.
“Long-term care can be extremely individualized depending on their needs,” said Spinaio. “We’ll start big picture and then talk about those individual decisions that will come up.”
Lunch will be provided for the event. For more information about the event contact Lorri Waldron at lwaldron@pmma.org. Space is limited so RSVP by June 22!
This event is part of Presbyterian Manor’s Just Ask lifelong learning program featuring speakers and topics of interest to seniors and their adult children. u
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Rolla Presbyterian Manor shares customer service survey responses
Rolla Presbyterian Manor continues to seek 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.
The graphic highlights recent survey results. All scores are given on a 5point scale, with 5 being the highest score and 1 the lowest score. Between April 2022 and March 2023, Rolla Presbyterian Manor residents and their families gave the community high scores for cleanliness, safety and security, and demonstrating dignity and respect. 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