Fort Scott Presbyterian Village
AUGUST 2021
Earline Foster and her daughter LuAnn Baker recently attended the Kansas City Regional Quilt Festival.
Music for the soul Residents gathered on the Presbyterian Village patio on a beautiful evening to enjoy food, drinks and music by David Moses Byerly from the band the Barnstormers. Before his visit, David suggested we put out a song request list for residents. When he came, he played a set list that he developed from the residents’ requests. “It is always heartwarming and exciting to see someone’s face light up when they hear a favorite song from their youth or one that reminds them of friends and family,” David said. Studies show that music can improve emotional, physical and cognitive wellbeing. Music therapy can offer some incredible benefits for the elderly, including: -improving language and speech skills -helping with memory processing and recall -reducing symptoms of dementia and cognitive decline -lowering stress and anxiety levels -improving sleep quality -boosting creativity and productivity -promoting faster healing and managing physical pain Music – continued on page 4
Quilt request results in Art is Ageless® award Earline Foster said her son is largely responsible for her winning entry in the annual Art is Ageless® contest. “I was shopping with my son, and he picked out that pattern for me to make,” Earline said. “I think he’s planning on having some grandchildren.” The pattern is called “Chubby Chicky” and includes illustrations of baby chicks with the same sort of faces but with different body styles. “It was easy to put together,” Earline said. “I’m going to make another one. Things like that happen when you have a pattern that’s appealing to people.” She first began quilting right before the birth of her first grandchild. “I knew I had to make a quilt for that child,” she said. “That was in 1984. I’ve made quite a few since then. I have about seven or eight on my bed. I’ve probably made over 100.” Most of those, she said, she has given to friends and relatives.
David Moses Byerly played on the patio at Fort Scott Presbyterian Village recently.
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Fort Scott campus shares customer satisfaction survey results
Fort Scott Presbyterian Village 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 June 2020 and May 2021, Fort Scott Presbyterian Village residents and their families gave the community high scores in cleanliness, dining services, and demonstrating dignity and respect. In addition, residents and families also reported a high willingness to recommend the community to others. “Every time I have a question, I go and ask, and I get an answer,” one
respondent said. “They’ve been very up front with me on what we’ve needed to know.” 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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The benefits of lavender Ruth Bahr, Janice Patterson and Vicki Halls can testify to the wonderful properties of lavender, especially fresh lavender from the Lavender Patch in Fort Scott after a recent visit to the local farm. What a fun trip! The Lavender Patch grows plants for oils, crafts, and culinary use. They have a gift shop where they sell lotions, soaps, candles, essential
oils and much more. Every year they welcome hundreds of people to their farm where they host the Lavender Fest. Thank you to Betsy and the Reichard Family for making us feel so special and relaxed as we visited your wonderful farm. u
Betsy and Dave Reichard, welcomed us to The Lavender Patch. Hundreds of people visit the Lavender Patch in Fort Scott each year.
Ruth Bahr lifts a scoop of the lavender blossoms.
Vicki Halls samples the lavender lotion in the gift shop at the Lavender Patch.
Janice Patterson enjoys the lavender shop. Fort Scott Presbyterian Village | A PMMA COMMUNITY
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Presbyterian Village residents had a great time, and David did an amazing job! We couldn’t have asked for a better evening, either. We look forward to having David back to play again. u
David Moses Byerly played a set list created from resident requests. It was a beautiful evening on the patio.
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