Commun ty Matters Wichita Presbyterian Manor
July 2018
Artists enjoying the reception in their honor. Employees enjoy visiting one of the informative booths at the Skills Fair.
Staff enjoys education and fun at first Skills Fair Wichita Presbyterian Manor hosted its first Skills Fair in May as a daylong event for staff that covered a variety of topics relevant for employees working in health care. There were eight booths that covered the topics of transfers, care planning, wandering/elopement, peri-care/cath-care and infection control/handwashing that staff rotated through during the fair. “We also had help from the Kansas Foundation for Medical Care, KFMC, which facilitated booths on root cause analysis and dementia,” said Jennie Johnson, RN, the health services director at Wichita Presbyterian Manor who helped facilitate the event. All clinical employees who work in health care were required to visit each booth. SKILLS, continued on page 2
The Phelans visited Italy and France to experience the art and eat wonderful food at scenic locations.
The Phelans rack up the miles and passport stamps “Dan had more of the travel bug than I did originally, but I was infected pretty quick,” said Mary Phelan, Wichita Presbyterian Manor resident. It all started with the couple’s first trip together to Europe. They spent three weeks visiting England, France and Italy. Dan would plan out every detail of their trips, and then rent a car and drive them around the country. “After we got some place, we’d see where we wanted to go, and if there was a local tour group, we went with them. Mostly we traveled on our own since it was so much easier to come and go as we wanted.” Over the years, Mary and Dan collected stamps in their passports from Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Greece, Belgium, Holland, France (twice), Turkey, China, the Ukraine, Poland, Russia, Hungary, Lithuania, Portugal, Morocco and Finland. In Finland, they thought they were going to be TRAVEL, continued on page 2
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“carried away by mosquitoes.” “My husband liked Italy the best. They have lots of art, lots to see and wonderful food. I enjoyed Spain and the Prado Museum. Turkey was interesting, and we had a nice visit in Greece, which is such an interesting country in that it has seashores and mountains. Every country has its unique beauty and piece of history that makes it special,” said Mary. One of the things that made their travels so special was the time Mary and Dan got to spend together. Mary also enjoyed meeting other people on their trips.
own—meeting locals and fellow travelers is easier because they’re more outgoing to you when it’s just the two of you rather than a whole tour group.” One thing Mary doesn’t miss about traveling is flying. “It used to be a pleasure to fly—airlines were so nice to you. Today they treat you more like cattle being herded.” Dan and Mary have been married 62 years and have three children, four grandchildren and one great grandson.
The Phelans visited China and spent time with pandas.
The Phelans visited the Guggenheim Museum in Spain.
The Phelans visited a casino in Morocco.
“One thing about being on your
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is published monthly for residents and friends of Wichita Presbyterian Manor by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at PresbyterianManors.org. Courtney Wolfe, executive director Melody Dodge, marketing director To submit or suggest articles for this publication, contact Amy Watson, life enrichment director, awatson@pmma.org.
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“The idea to hold a Skills Fair came about when new regulations from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services mandated that Presbyterian Manor have proof that every employee in health care is competent to care for our residents. We added an element of fun to this by having a movie theme, and providing snacks and small giveaways,” said Jennie. Thank you to all staff who made our first Skills Fair a success!
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Employees enjoy learning new skills at the Skills Fair.
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Community Matters July 2018
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