Commun ty Matters Farmington Presbyterian Manor
August 2017
“First Song,” a needlework by Helen Kripplaben.
Farmington artists reach Art is Ageless® masterpiece level Several winning artists in Farmington Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2018 Art is Ageless Calendar produced by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America. The followings works will appear in the calendar when it is released this fall. • “Morning Light,” a drawing by Susan E. Corvick • “Evening,” a drawing by Victoria WINNERS, continued on page 3
Education assistance helps launch career When Kaye Keith was a CNA at another senior care community, a resident fell on the way back from the bathroom. He was having a heart attack. The only other staff member around was a medication tech. Neither she nor Kaye knew CPR. It was a helpless feeling, and Kaye never wanted to feel that way again. “I thought, I want to be able to do more.” So when Kaye came to work at Farmington Presbyterian Manor in 1989, she soon took advantage of the employee education assistance benefit. Kaye received financial assistance that helped her obtain LPN certification. “I would have been able to do it all on my own, but it might have taken me longer,” she said. “It would have been harder for me to do it by getting (other) grants, and I was able to work a little bit versus working full time. It let me focus on my studies.” The education assistance program provides scholarships to employees for accredited educational programs leading to a certification, license or degree. Applications are accepted and reviewed every spring. To be ASSISTANCE, continued on page 2
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eligible, employees must have been employed at Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America for at least one year at the time the award is made (usually mid-summer). Funds are paid after the successful completion (a “C” grade or higher) of the approved course and can be used to cover tuition, fees and books. Today, Kaye is director of assisted living at Farmington Presbyterian Manor. She left in 1998 to work in hospice care and rejoined our staff in 2014. It was like coming home, Kaye said. And a lot had changed – for the better, for residents. They have more explicit rights and freedoms than they did 20 years ago,
Community Matters is published monthly for residents and friends of Farmington Manor by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at PresbyterianManors.org Jane Hull, executive director Anne Allen, marketing director
Kaye said, and as a strong resident advocate she’s happy to see that.
to fight that battle because of the emphasis on person-centered care.
Kaye recalled a resident from her days as an LPN who was on a restricted diet due to diabetes and cancer. She wasn’t eating, and Kaye was trying to find something that appealed to her. One day at mealtime, the staff served dessert. “She got fruit, and everyone else got something chocolate. I asked her, ‘Is there anything you would eat?’ She looked at the chocolate and said, ‘I’d like to have that.’”
Now, in a position of leadership, she also appreciates the opportunity she has to encourage her staff to advance their own education. Three members of the assisted living staff are now enrolled in studies, and as a team they work together to cover shifts when people have class.
Kaye went to the dining staff and fought for her resident to have the dessert. They resisted but she eventually prevailed. The woman took two small bites and was completely satisfied. Today, Kaye said, she probably wouldn’t have
Kaye believes anyone who wants to learn new skills or advance their education should try, no matter where they are in life or in their career. She went back to school 10 years after she earned her certification to get her bachelor of science in nursing, or BSN. “Even if you’re older, I don’t think that should hold you back.”
Farmington to celebrate 55th anniversary Farmington Presbyterian Manor is celebrating its 55th anniversary from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 26 at the campus.
Entertainment will include kids’ games with prizes and a musical tour down memory lane.
Come on out and join us for The event will feature a car fun, food and fenders. We look show, picnic lunch and sno cones. forward to seeing you!
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Gallagher Cummings • “Moon Over the Mississippi River,” fiber arts by Dianne Dickerson • “Goldfinch and Sunflower,” a painting by Rita Francis • “First Song,” a needlework by Helen Kripplaben • “Oh God! Oh Country!” a painting “Primary Pine Trees Light-Up the Snowy Landscape,” by Juanita Rapp Wyman. by Janet Kraus • “Primary Pine Trees Light-Up the Snowy Landscape,” a painting by Juanita Rapp Wyman In addition, “Above & Beyond,” a painting by Iris Vincent, will be featured on one of the Art is Ageless greeting cards. Works by local winners are automatically entered into a masterpiece level competition with winning art from 16 other PMMA communities. The winners are featured in the Art is Ageless calendar and notecards.
Above: “Morning Light,” a drawing by Susan E. Corvick. Left: “Moon Over the Mississippi River,” fiber arts by Dianne Dickerson.
Art is Ageless, open exclusively to people age 65 and older, is a copyrighted program of Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America. For the competition, works must have been completed in the past five years. “Goldfinch and Sunflower,” a painting
“Evening,” a drawing by Victoria Gallagher Cummings..
“Oh God! Oh Country!” a painting by Janet Kraus.
“Above & Beyond,” a painting by Iris Vincent.
The Art is Ageless program by Rita Francis. encourages Farmington Presbyterian Manor residents and other area seniors to express their creativity through its annual competition, as well as art classes, musical and dramatic events, and educational opportunities. The Art is Ageless program is proving that art, in any form, is an ageless ambition. Like us on Facebook
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Resident Satisfaction Survey “Resident Satisfaction Survey results will be available by Aug. 15 at your campus. Watch your resident mailbox, or ask for a copy at the reception desk.”
How can I help employees? To recognize a special caregiver or staff member, make a gift in an employee’s honor to the Education Assistance Fund. Every gift helps employees reach their education goals. Make a tax deductible gift at: PresbyterianManors.org/Give_Now Or make a gift at your PMMA community.
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Dining services featured We will be featuring our Dining Services in an upcoming issue of Community Matters. If you know a dining services team member whose story should be told, 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. If you’ve got a story to share, contact Marketing Director Anne Allen, and your story could be featured in an upcoming edition of Community Matters.
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