Commun ty Matters Farmington Presbyterian Manor
January 2017
Art is Ageless® call for entries Residents and friends of Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America’s Art is Ageless program are proving that art, in any form, is an ageless ambition, whether you picked up a brush for the first time as a child or completed your first drawing after age 80. Farmington Presbyterian Manor is accepting entries for the 2017 Art is Ageless competition until Feb. 20. Art will be on display Feb. 22-24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Assisted Living Lobby.There will be a reception with the artists at 2 p.m. on Feb. 24. Artists may enter as amateurs or professionals.The categories for submitted artwork are: · Christmas · Drawing ART IS AGELESS, continued on page 2
Nurse’s world filled with new beginnings Jessica Brawley’s life looks markedly different now than it did a year ago. 2016 was a year of new beginnings for Jessica: in June she accepted a promotion to quality assurance nurse at Farmington Presbyterian Manor, where she has been an LPN since 2011. In August, she married Josh Brawley. And in the fall she adopted her cousin’s teenage son. “It’s been exciting,” Jessica said of all the changes in her world. “It was very emotional and stressful planning the wedding, but pretty much it’s just exciting.” At work, the changes in her duties have given her a new perspective on the rules that the nursing staff follows. The job of a quality assurance NURSE, continued on page 2
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· Fiber Arts · Painting · Sculpture/3-D · Photography · Mixed Media/Crafts · Quilting: Machine-stitched or hand-stitched · Needlework For more information, contact Heidi Beyer at 573-756-6768, ext. 2111, or hbeyer@pmma.org.
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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 Heidi Beyer, marketing director To submit or suggest articles for this publication, contact hbeyer@pmma.org Telephone: 573-756-6768 Fax: 573-756-6014 Address: 500 Cayce St., Farmington, MO 63640-2910 Our mission: We provide quality senior services guided by Christian values. FarmingtonPresbyterianManor.org
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nurse is to make sure everything’s running smoothly, checking policies and procedures, and ensuring they are being followed and implemented. “A lot of things make more sense now,” she said. Jessica also is the lead wound care nurse in health care and responsible for infection control. Right out of high school in 2009, Jessica earned her CNA certification and came to work at Presbyterian Manor. She took a break to attend school, then returned to our nursing staff. “We’re like a family here. We have a good time, and the residents are treated very well,” she said. “I just love it; I never wanted to work anywhere else. This has been my
only job since high school.” At home, Jessica and Josh’s adoption of her cousin’s 17-year-old son became official in October. He came to live with them when his parents could not adequately care for him. Already, she said, his grades have improved and he’s doing well in sports. “He just needed someone to show they care about him,” said Jessica, who is only 9 years older than he is. Soon, the Brawley family will grow again. Jessica is preparing for at least one more new beginning later this year: she’s expecting her first child in July – and hoping for a boy. Like us on Facebook
Farmington Presbyterian Manor honored for achievements Farmington Presbyterian Manor received a certificate of recognition from Presbyterian Manors of MidAmerica for reaching goals in fiscal year 2016, July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016. The recognition came through PMMA’s Emerald Awards Program, designed to encourage its 17 locations to achieve high levels of resident and employee satisfaction, meet financial goals, build philanthropic support for the organization’s mission and meet marketing goals. There are 11 areas measured for the Emerald Awards. To receive an emerald, a community has to meet its goals in all 11 areas. Certificates of recognition were given out to communities that reached their goals in one or more category. Farmington was recognized for meeting safety, financial performance and professional employee growth goals.
Bill Taylor, chief operating officer, left, and Bruce Shogren, president and chief executive officer, right, present Jane Hull, executive director, with an Emerald Award certificate for meeting safety, financial performance and professional employee growth goals. .
“This recognition is a visible sign of Farmington Presbyterian Manor’s commitment to the mission of PMMA of providing quality senior services guided by Christian values,” said Bruce Shogren, chief executive
officer for PMMA. Presbyterian Manors of MidAmerica has been providing quality senior services guided by Christian values in Kansas and Missouri for more than 65 years.
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Social workers help residents We will focus on how our campus social workers help residents live life to the fullest in an upcoming issue of Community Matters. How has your campus social worker been an advocate for you? How have you benefited from your campus social worker’s efforts to assist you and your family? If you’ve got a story to share, contact Marketing Director Heidi Beyer and your story could be featured in an upcoming edition of Community Matters.
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