Commun ty Matters Salina Presbyterian Manor
April 2018
Mary’s musings By Mary Bridges, chaplain Salina Presbyterian Manor
It has become tradition on April 1 to pull pranks of the harmless variety on those near and dear to us. Even the most serious among us have been known to indulge in a practical joke or two. For me, April Fool’s is a reminder of the day, 26 years ago, that I flew to Tel Aviv. I spent a month as a guest of Hope Lutheran Church in Ramallah. I visited Nazareth, Jerusalem and Bethlehem. It was a life-changing experience. I recall there were armed Israeli soldiers everywhere. I learned a great many things while I was there, and met Pastor MunibYounan. Munib went on to become a bishop and then president of the Lutheran World Federation. Recently, he spoke at Bethany College in Lindsborg, and I was able to attend the symposium. We had some time to visit, and I was able to catch up on the lives of my host family and others whom I met. Hope Lutheran Church, which runs its own school, believes that education is the key to finding a lasting peace. They educate not only their own children, but Muslim and Jewish children, too. MUSINGS, continued on page 3
In honor of Occupational Therapist Month, we’re celebrating our community’s occupational therapists Celice Stancil, left, and Tyler Stoddard.
Occupational therapy department gets patients back to everyday life April is Occupational Therapist Month, which provides the perfect opportunity to shine a spotlight on our Salina Presbyterian Manor’s occupational therapists. Celice Stancil is our occupational therapy director, and Tyler Stoddard is our occupational therapist. Occupational therapy focuses on helping patients recover from an illness or injury, and get them back to doing the tasks involved in everyday life. “We concentrate on dressing, toileting, bathing—the kinds of things people do every day,” said Celice. “Our goal is to alleviate pain and get our patients back to being 100 percent functional.” Beyond the treatments and activities Celice and Tyler administer on campus, they also take patients into the community where they can practice their skills in a real-world setting. THERAPY, continued on page 2
Founder’s Day celebration Each year in April, we celebrate Presbyterian Manors of MidAmerica’s anniversary and highlight what Founder’s Day means to employees and residents in our community. The tentative date of our celebration is Friday, April 20. We will sign our Promise Board and we will distribute custom-designed T-shirts for employees. Please watch for a T-shirt sign-up sheet to order specific sizes.
efforts made in support of the company’s mission, we will host a meal for employees. We also will have a scavenger hunt to find facts about PMMA’s history and mission.
During our celebration, as a way of saying “thank you” for the everyday
We look forward to celebrating Founder’s Day with our team!
Community Matters
is published monthly for residents and friends of Salina Presbyterian Manor by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at PresbyterianManors.org. Desi Flerlage, executive director Jenni Jones, marketing director To submit or suggest articles for this publication, contact Jenni Jones, jjones@pmma.org. Telephone: 785-825-1366 Fax: 785-825-6554 Address: 2601 E. Crawford, Salina, KS 67401-3898 Our mission: We provide quality senior services guided by Christian values. SalinaPresbyterianManor.org
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Health care happenings We will celebrate the end of Lent with Dingus Day. Pam will make chicken fried spam, pecan fig bars, old-fashioned sausage, rhubarb upside down cupcakes, ginger snaps and a chocolate crescent twist. Emily will serve fried cabbage and noodles. We will play rainforest bingo, Family Feud and Wheel of Fortune. We will have a special program on school lunches over the years, and Emily will serve her favorite school lunch.
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difference in the lives of others.
“We take patients shopping or to the grocery store,” said Celice. “For people who like shopping as much as I do, we take them to places like Target, where they work on their overall functionality.”
“What I enjoy most about occupational therapy is being able to identify a patient’s problem, solve it and get them back to functioning the way they did before the problem arose,” said Celice. “That makes my heart happy.”
Those trips are not all about work. There also is quite a bit of fun. “It’s hilarious sometimes the amount of stuff we can knock over when we’re doing something like trying to learn how to drive a scooter,” said Celice.
Tyler said he finds the same joy in his work.
“Interacting with residents is my favorite thing on a day-to-day basis,” said Tyler. “I like the results. It is satisfying when a person comes to us who is weak and needs help Occupational therapy was not by two people to stand, and then always Celice’s intended career path. they go through the whole therapy process, and by the end they are Originally a nursing student, she walking on their own and doing was introduced to occupational things unassisted.” therapy by her husband, Erik, who already was in the field. Celice This spring marks Celice’s fifth year fell in love with the ability of at Presbyterian Manor, and Tyler has occupational therapy to make a real been here one year. Like us on Facebook
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While I was in Ramallah, I visited the school on several occasions. I met with individual classes. One of the church members, Sonja Nijim, had previously visited my church to learn about other countries and cultures. I explained that when I returned home, I would share what I had learned with many groups. One 16-year-old female student asked me what I was going to tell them and I asked, “What would you like me to tell them?” And she replied, “Tell them we are not terrorists.” Another young girl asked me why we celebrated different holidays, and in particular, “April Fool’s Day.” I didn’t know how to answer. I later discovered that the origin of the day may come from several places. • The timing of this day seems to be related to the arrival of spring, when nature “fools” mankind with fickle weather, according to the
Encyclopedia of Religion and the Encyclopedia Britannica. • The Country Diary of Garden Lore, which chronicles the goings-on in an English garden, says that April Fool’s Day “is thought to commemorate the fruitless mission of the rook (the European crow), who was sent out in search of land from Noah’s floodencircled ark.”
• Others theorize it may have something to do with the Vernal Equinox. • Some think it ties in with the Romans’ end-of-winter celebration, Hilaria, and the end of the Celtic New Year festival. For me, April 1 will always be a reminder of an experience that was not foolish, but life-changing.
Employee of the Month: Tina Moyer Congratulations to Tina Moyer, Employee of the Month for March. Tina has worked for Salina Presbyterian Manor for two years as a CNA. Tina is married and has two children, David,7, and Angela,4. In her spare time, Tina loves to read and watch shows on Netflix. She also enjoys spending time with her family. Tina said that what most people did not know about her is that she has been on two mission trips to Mexico. On the second trip, she helped start a shelter for abused women and children. Tina would like to go back to school and earn a degree in the field of nursing. She said she may even go into pediatric nursing because she loves children. Tina Moyer, Employee of the Month. Like us on Facebook
We are so glad Tina joined our team. Please congratulate Tina when you see her. Salina Presbyterian Manor
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At Presbyterian Manor, keeping active is vital to everyone’s wellbeing. We continue to offer new educational, spiritual and entertaining activities every month.
April 10: Wine and cheese event – birthday party
April 2: Manor Monologue – “Aging as a Spiritual & Creative Process”
April 18: Men’s breakfast
April 3: Ladies breakfast
April 24: Coffee Club – Amanda’s Bakery & Bistro, Abilene
April 5: Ladies Lunch Club – Salina Country Club April 8: Salina Community Theater – “Tuck Everlasting” April 9: Rojean Loucks Harp Concert
April 12: David Hall, “Music & Laughs” April 13: Silvertone Singers
TK’S Smokehouse in Salina For more information about activities, contact Cathy Boos, life enrichment director at cboos@ pmma.org or 785-825-1366, ext. 1140.
April 23: Spa Day – new activity
April 24: Gina’s Intergenerational Art Class April 26: “Testimony” Gospel Group April 26: Travel & Taste –
Share your story with us We will be celebrating Nursing Assistants Week in an upcoming issue of Community Matters. If you know a nursing assistant with a great story, or if you want to tell us how important their work is, we want to share the story. Contact Jenni Jones, marketing director, and your story could be featured in an upcoming edition of Community Matters.
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