Fort Scott Community Matters January 2021

Fort Scott Presbyterian Village

JANUARY 2021

Deep roots yield community care Kenneth Keeney is not a philanthropist, but as a lifelong churchgoer, the virtue of sharing your own good fortune by helping others was strongly ingrained.

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In thinking about making a charitable contribution, Kenneth felt he wanted to do the most good for the most people. When the opportunity to contribute to Fort Scott Presbyterian Village presented itself, he chose to contribute because he can see firsthand what the benefits are to the people around him.

Kenneth Keeney Kenneth wants people to know that Presbyterian Village is service-oriented. The staff are attuned to the residents, providing a myriad of activities and great care. He enjoys the family feel of living here; the residents, staff and volunteers fit together. He knew many of them prior to coming to live at Presbyterian Village. Having grown up on the family farm, Kenneth knew the strong sense of community he was coming back to after retiring from his insurance underwriting profession with AAA of lowa.

Since 1901, his family owned the farm and participated in community life.

He went to grade school, high school and junior college all in Fort Scott.

Those are some strong roots!

Kenneth states, “If anyone wants to help others, Presbyterian Village is a good way to do it. They go a long way to help seniors, especially during the COVID crisis. While we have to be constrained, staff are keeping us comfortable. We can all do our part to make things better. Keep up the good work!” u

Get the latest updates on visitation status, ongoing safety measures and PMMA’s response to COVID-19 on your community website, FortScottPresbyterianVillage.org /covid-19. Visitation status is updated weekly on Mondays for the week ending the following Sunday, and may be updated as needed in between Mondays as COVID status changes.

You can also send greetings to residents or family members with the Art is Ageless® card collection available on our COVID-19 update page. Look for the dark blue button in the right-hand column under visitation status.

Email the card to your campus contact for delivery, or send directly to your loved one via their email address. u

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Entry deadline approaching for Art is Ageless Fort Scott Presbyterian Village will be accepting entries for the 2021 Art Is Ageless® competition from March 15 - 19. Winners will have the opportunity to compete for a spot in the 2022 Art is Ageless calendar.

Exhibit dates will be March 22 to April 2. All on-site events will be based on where we are at with COVID-19 at the time of the event, so the reception may need to be held

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virtually. The exhibit date and time will be announced at a later date.

Don’t forget 2021 calendars are available. With a donation of as little as $10, you can help support the work of senior artists in your community. In exchange, you’ll receive 12 months of masterpieces and 16 sharable postcards. u Cover arti

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their families gave the community high scores in safety and security, demonstrating dignity and respect, and cleanliness. In addition, residents and families also reported a high willingness to recommend the community to others.

As part of Fort Scott Presbyterian Village’s ongoing customer service initiative, 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 October 2019 and September 2020, Fort Scott Presbyterian Village residents and

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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is published monthly for residents and friends of Fort Scott Presbyterian Village

by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America, Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

To submit or suggest articles: mbrillhart@pmma.org Ginger Nance, executive director Megan Brillhart, marketing coordinator

OUR MISSION: To provide quality senior services guided by Christian values.

Furry friend visits Fort Scott Presbyterian Village The residents were pleasantly surprised with a furry friend by the name of Abel, who visited in early December.

Abel is a 3-year-old beagle/Chihuahua pup. He loves car rides, playing tug of war, snuggling up under the blankets, and meeting new people. He never turns down an opportunity to cuddle up on someone’s lap.

The residents absolutely adored Abel and all his kisses. Resident Jim Hoffman couldn’t get enough playtime with this little guy.

Everyone was all smiles the entire time he was here.

A BIG thank you to Samantha Stewart for sharing Abel with the residents.

Samantha has been working in health care for more than 20 years and with Presbyterian Village since 2018. She Abel enjoys some pets transferred to Fort from Jim Hoffman on Abel visits with residents at Scott last December a recent visit to the Presbyterian Village. from Arkansas City campus.

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Spicin’ it up!

Presbyterian Village residents, their family members and Presbyterian Village staff heated things up with a chili cook-off.

Village residents and staff were given scorecards to rate each chili on a scale of 1 to 10 based on color, smell

and flavor. Mark Gorman, son-inlaw to residents Gerald and Billie Cox, came in first in the smell and flavor categories and tied with resident Jim Belknap for first in color.

Mark’s chili won overall with a total of 428 points. Jim Belknap was not far behind; he finished in second place with 414 points.

Mark’s recipe comes from a traditional recipe he started with years ago, which he has tweaked to his liking by kicking it up with Rotel tomatoes and other spices. He learned tweak recipes from his wife Marla and her amazing cooking and baking.

Jim Belknap had to scale down his 40pound chili recipe for the contest. It worked, because he came in a close second!

Jim’s recipe comes from one he cooked up back in the 1950s as a meat cutter in a grocery store. He did have to scale it down a bit, as his recipe came from one he used to make 40 pounds at a time for the

Mark Gorman, son-in-law to residents Gerald and Billie Cox, works on his award winning chili.

grocery store customers. A big thank you goes out to Mark, Jim and the other competitors in this cook-off! u

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2401 S. Horton Fort Scott, KS 66701 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

Cold can’t freeze loved ones’ visits Presbyterian Village didn’t let the onset of colder weather interfere with visits from friends and family.

Thanks to a Bourbon County SPARK grant, we were able to get glass visiting areas set up to welcome guests to visit with their loved ones. Visitors are able to come in out of the cold, have a cup of coffee, and easily have a conversation with the newly installed intercoms — all while staying safe.

If you would like to schedule a visit, please contact Megan Brillhart: 620-223-5550 or mbrillhart@pmma.org. u

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