The Glen at Aberdeen Heights Community Matters – March 2023

Aberdeen Heights

Aberdeen Heights’ Art is Ageless® call for entries underway

Aberdeen Heights is seeking artists age 65 and older for its annual juried art exhibit and competition April 27, 2023. Entries of artistic works will be accepted from any area artist who is 65 years of age or older to exhibit and/or compete for an opportunity to be featured in the 2024 Art is Ageless® calendar.

Aberdeen Heights plans to have the exhibit open from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., April

27 and honor artists with a reception from 4 to 6 p.m., April 27. Artists may choose to enter works for exhibit only. For the competition, works are to have been completed in the past five years (since January 2018). There are nine categories, as well as designations of amateur or professional. Works to be entered for judging need to be at Aberdeen Heights by April 20.

The Art is Ageless program encourages Aberdeen Heights’ residents and other area seniors to express their creativity through its annual competition, as well as art classes, musical and dramatic events, educational opportunities and current events discussions throughout the year. Aberdeen Heights is a PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America®) senior living community.

Local competition winners will join winners from 14 other PMMA® communities to be judged at the systemwide level.

You can get entry forms and information from Joel Hackbarth at 314-9096083 or jwhackbarth@pmma.org, or by going to ArtIsAgeless.org. u

Music Therapy at the Glen in Aberdeen Heights

Aberdeen Heights is now home to a new Music Therapy Program.

Twice each month, Matt Davis visits our community with a different theme for each session. Matt is an accomplished musician and has performed for residents in Independent Living and throughout The Glen.

We’re very excited to add the wonderful new activity to our calendars. u

Assisted Living residents go to the movies

Some of our Assisted Living residents had a blast taking a road trip to the movie theater to see “80 for Brady,” the new football movie starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Rita Moreno and Sally Field. They were getting into the Super Bowl spirit, and everyone had a great time! u

Some of our Assisted Living Residents go to the movies!

Residents bloom with a new activity

Thanks to a little help from the Missouri Botanical Gardens, residents at The Glen now have a “Room with a Bloom.”

Staff from the Gardens brought in supplies and assisted residents in putting together floral arrangements. This was a great way to brighten up the grayness of winter, and brought a smile to everyone’s faces.

Thanks again to the Missouri Botanical Gardens for their help and generosity in adding some lively color to our community! u

Everyone is hard at work. Betty has a good time getting it just right.

Our residents start assembling their arrangements.

Audrey made a beautiful arrangement

Betty and Barb are working hard on their creations.

Husband and wife, Dave and Jane are having a great time together.

Barb puts on the final touches.

Our instructor, Linda from the Missouri Botanical Garden

Aberdeen Heights shares customer service survey responses

Aberdeen Heights 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 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 January 2022 and December 2022, Aberdeen Heights residents and their families gave the community high scores in demonstrating dignity and respect, cleanliness, and safety and security.

Many respondents also said they would recommend Aberdeen Heights to others. “I would tell them it is a home like place with lots to do and you will really like

it,” said one resident’s family member.

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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