Commun ty Matters Emporia Presbyterian Manor
September 2017
Artist of the Month: Joan Butts Emporia resident Joan Butts is our featured artist for September.We will have some of her quilts on display through the month, capped off by a reception with Joan at 2 p.m. on Sept. 28. Joan is a multi-award winning quilter. She took first place in the quilting category in our Art is AgelessÂŽ competition this spring. Her daughter, Elaine Boese, is an accomplished quilter as well.
Chef Loren Minnis is Presbyterian Manor’s newest team member.
New chef joins dining team Now that Chef Johny Patwary is the dining services director, the kitchen was in need of a new chef. Loren Minnis recently joined the team as the new chef. He loves to see people enjoy food, particularly the home-cooked food he likes to prepare. Seeing the residents enjoy his food is one of his favorite things about the job. He enjoys making people happy and making the experience of preparing food fun for his coworkers. Loren has more than 35 years of experience as a chef and cook. He was living and working in Pratt and when he was presented with the opportunity to move to Emporia to work here. CHEF, continued on page 2
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Living with degeneration
He most recently worked at the Union Rescue Mission in Wichita, where he was in charge of catering. He created a class for the unemployed while working at the mission and assisted those who took the class in obtaining positions working in the food service industry.
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He enjoys sports. His favorite teams are the Royals, Chiefs and KU Jayhawks. He has a degree from the University of Kansas in psychology. Loren and has two daughters and one grandson.
Hometown Health Care’s therapist will offer insights about the ailment. Nano Pac will bring tools individuals with degeneration can use to help with the activities of daily living.
Community Matters is published monthly for residents and friends of Emporia Presbyterian Manor by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at PresbyterianManors.org. Susan Siepelmeier, executive director Crystal Stock, marketing director
Emporia Presbyterian Manor will offer a free “Living with Degeneration” workshop Sept. 7 with representatives from Nano Pac and Hometown Health Care.
“Living with Degeneration” will begin at 2 p.m. Sept. 7 at Emporia
Presbyterian Manor, 2300 Industrial Rd. The presentation is free, and refreshments will be served. RSVP to Marketing Director Crystal Stock at 620-343-2613 or cstock@ pmma.org. The talk is part of Emporia Presbyterian Manor’s Just Ask series, a free, ongoing lifelong learning program featuring information from local and regional experts on topics of interest to older adults and their families.
Fall Festival fun Who says sunshine is just for summer? Join us on Sept. 22 for Emporia Presbyterian Manor’s annual Fall Festival, with special musical guests The Sunshine Singers. All residents, family members and the Emporia community
are welcome to attend. We will serve free refreshments and beverages. It’s a great way to gather our community together to kick off the season of changing leaves, pumpkins, football and sweater weather.
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Telephone: 620-343-2613 Fax: 620-343-9195 Address: 2300 Industrial Rd., Emporia, KS 66801-6636 Our mission: We provide quality senior services guided by Christian values. EmporiaPresbyterianManor.org
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Survey says: Resident satisfaction is good The results of our resident satisfaction survey are in, and it’s good news! The responses show that our residents feel safe and secure in their homes; nursing staff are courteous, helpful and respectful of privacy; and our dining area is clean and neat. The annual survey helps the Emporia Presbyterian Manor leadership gauge how well we are meeting our mission of providing quality senior services guided by Christian values. “Our mission statement sums it up nicely,” said Executive Director Susan Siepelmeyer. “We try to make that
part of our daily communication with our staff and department managers. We focus on making our care good every day, and when it isn’t up to expectations, looking at how to change that next time.” Emporia Presbyterian Manor scored above average in all resident care levels and on our work attitude survey. Residents gave our staff high marks for maintaining a high quality of care and also commented that communication is good between Presbyterian Manor and their family and representatives. They find our community attractive and a caring
and home-like environment. Susan said she was pleased to see many residents from all levels of living participated in the survey. “We want to keep moving that number up because the broader spectrum you can give for resident preferences, the more it tells us about what we need to work on,” Susan said. “The best praise we can get is from our residents.”
Emporia Presbyterian Manor’s Post-Acute To Home (PATH®) program isn’t just about getting you home—it’s about getting you back to your life. Call 620-343-2613 today to schedule your personal appointment and tour. EmporiaPresbyterianManor.org Like us on Facebook
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