Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor
Christmas past FEBRUARY 2022
Health care residents share benefits of community living
The holiday season has always been one of the best times of the year at Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor. It is during this very special time that we celebrate our residents, staff, family, friends and community. This year, the community participated in the Festival of Trees at the Burford Theatre of Arts and honored those residents who had passed away during the annual celebration of life service. We’re also happy to announce that we surpassed our goal for the annual Good Samaritan Angel Tree fundraising campaign! Beyond these formal celebrations, we also had our fair share of singing, decorating and partying. Christmas 2021 was one to remember. u
Health care resident Dorothy Faidley
Health care resident Neva Bahruth
For Dorothy Faidley and Neva Bahruth, the health care neighborhood at Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor was the logical choice when it became apparent that they needed more assistance in their day-to-day lives. Each has found their living arrangements within the health care center to be even better than they imagined. Dorothy, who has been a resident since 2018, was already very familiar with the Presbyterian Manor community having served on the golf committee and as a donor to the Good Samaritan Program, but it was only as a full-time resident that she was able to really appreciate the services it provided. “There is always someone available to give care when needed. There are some necessities of life that I need some assistance with and they are always able to provide that help,” said Dorothy. When Neva moved in almost 20 years ago, she was also familiar enough with the community that making the decision to become a resident was essentially a no-brainer. Benefits – continued on page 2
Good Samaritan Angel Tree
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Benefits – continued from page 1 “I did not have any questions when I decided to come to the Presbyterian Manor,” said Neva. “I knew I was needing more assistance and that I wanted a place that would provide good care. That is what you get when you come here.” Now 101, Neva continues to find enjoyment living in the community and wishes others knew more about what it has to offer. “I do not think people realize how good the food is here and how good the care is here; the staff are so encouraging and really want you to live well,” said Neva. Dorothy says that she also enjoys the amenities provided by the community along with the continuum of care offered by its staff. “I like that we have varying activities that change weekly that you get to choose if you want to be a part of,” said Dorothy. “They have physical, mental and spiritual care here—you can get stronger in physical therapy, you can read and do crosswords and you can do Bible study—lots of options.” To learn more about health care at Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor, or to schedule a tour, contact Whitley Stokes at 620-442-8700 or wstokes@pmma.org. u
Arkansas City campus shares customer service survey responses Arkansas City 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 above highlights some of the survey results. All scores are given on a 5-point scale, with 5 being the highest score and 1 the lowest score. Between December 2020 and November 2021, Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor residents and their families gave the community high scores in offering safety and security, communication and quality of food. Residents and their representatives also indicated a high likelihood they would recommend Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor to others. “I would tell them this is one of the best places,” one respondent said. “The residents are friendly. We look after each other.” 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
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Art is Ageless® winner brings ‘Memories’ to life Virginia Ball had been quilting for more than 20 years and had never entered her work into any contests when her mother—and Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor resident— Elsie Tipton, convinced her to submit one of her pieces into PMMA’s 2021 Art is Ageless® juried art competition. “My mother entered her quilt last year and since I turned 65, she said, ‘you should enter too,’” said Virginia. Virginia listened to her mom—and she’s glad she did. Her piece entitled “Memories” was awarded first place in the quilting division and was named “Best of Show” at Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor. A photo of the quilt is also featured on a commemorative greeting card that accompanies the 2022 Art is Ageless calendar.
material, assembling it and ultimately quilting it took Virginia approximately 10 months in total to complete. “It took a little longer than usual,” said Virginia. “A lot of the vintage stuff is old and yellowed so there’s a process to clean it up and get out old stains and the yellow to make it beautiful material again.” Virginia’s current project is another “recycling” job as she is converting her daughter’s wedding dress into two quilts for her granddaughters
that she hopes will be done in time to enter into this year’s competition. To learn more about Art is Ageless, or to order a copy of this year’s calendar, visit ArtIsAgeless.org. u
Detail of some of the beautiful quilting.
Beyond being beautifully crafted, “Memories” was unique among the quilts entered into the competition due to the material Virginia used to make it. “Instead of buying material to make it, I went to different antique stores and drug out some fabric that was my grandmother’s, my mom’s and my aunt’s,” said Virginia. “I wanted to bring it back to life so the artwork that others had done could live again. “You see so many vintage doilies and table scarves at the Goodwill that people donate to be resold and it breaks my heart to see all this beautiful handwork that people went to so much work and time to be put in a drawer that you get out once a year.” The process of collecting the
Virginia Ball’s “Memories” quilt was awarded first place in the 2021 Art is Ageless quilting category at Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor and was named “Best of Show.” Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor | A PMMA COMMUNITY
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Christmas 2021 was the most wonderful time of the year for Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor!
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