Parsons Community Matters December 2020

Parsons Presbyterian Manor

DECEMBER 2020

Dining services serves up Christmas favorites Christmas traditions extend to the dinner table.

Even adventurous eaters tend to revive tried-and-true recipes for holidays.

After all, one of the things we look forward to is sinking our teeth into our favorite dishes.

This year, a resident at Parsons Presbyterian Manor will utilize the dining services kitchen to make her own recipes for cranberry relish and chicken and noodles, said dining services director Ruth Haile.

It’s not the first time a resident will use the kitchen to prepare a treasured CHRISTMAS DINNER – continued on page 2

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You can also send your loved one a digital Christmas Card from our Art is Ageless® card collection. Email the card to your campus contact for delivery, or send directly to your loved one via their email address.

With cases on the rise, we remind you to practice basic safety measures to keep yourselves and others safe from COVID-19.

Whenever you leave your residence or are in the presence of others, wear a cloth mask or face covering over your nose and mouth, wash your hands frequently with soap and water or COVID UPDATES – continued on page 2

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Christmas dinner– continued recipe. As part of her occupational therapy, a former PATH® (Post-Acute to Home) resident made an apple pie in the kitchen. It was her contribution to Christmas dinner at Presbyterian Manor, when pie reigns.

“I try to get a lot of pies, because desserts are the best,” Ruth said. “I usually have just about every kind of pie you can imagine for them to choose from.” These include peach, apple, banana cream, coconut cream, and strawberry

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rhubarb. Cherry and pecan pies are two perennial favorites.

A couple of years ago a resident gave Ruth a recipe for pecan bourbon pie, though she didn’t make that one.

Along with Thanksgiving, Christmas is a day when assisted living and health care residents don’t have to adhere to their dietary plan.

“That’s kind of my thing,” Ruth said.

“They follow it all through the year, but Thanksgiving and Christmas is their choice.”

Residents usually choose between

two different proteins: often ham, roast beef or turkey. And of course, Ruth and the dining services staff provide all the traditional sides, including mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, corn, hot rolls and deviled eggs.

Some years, residents have special requests, such as cranberry sauce.

“We just try to make it as special as we can, and especially this year,” Ruth said. “I think everyone at Presbyterian Manor is trying to make that extra effort for the holidays.” u

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is published monthly for residents and friends of Parsons Presbyterian Manor

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

To submit or suggest articles: mpegues@pmma.org Maegen Pegues, executive director

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

Nursing students benefit from education fund This past year, 23 PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of MidAmerica) employees received funds to pursue their educational dreams and grow in their field of study.

Two recipients are Ashley Lee and Madison Tomlinson, members of the nursing staff at Parsons Presbyterian Manor. Both women are studying nursing at Labette County Community College.

Madison said the difference in workload between her general education classes and the nursing program has been a bit of an adjustment, but otherwise her first semester is going well.

Students meet in person for now, and they have started their clinical rounds a bit early in case classes have to go online because of the coronavirus.

The LCCC nursing program is bilevel, so Madison is studying to be a licensed practical nurse the first year, and in the second year she will prepare for licensure as a registered nurse. After that, she plans to pursue her bachelor of science in nursing.

“As I get further along in my education, I’m figuring out that this is definitely something that I want to do,” said Madison, who currently works as a certified medication assistant.

Kayla Schmidt presents Ashley Lee with a letter announcing she is a recipient of the PMMA Employee Scholarship.

have established an endowment to assist employees seeking to gain certification, licensure or a degree from an accredited educational program.

Learn about how you can contribute to PMMA’s employee scholarship program: giving.presbyterianmanors.org/ education-scholarships u

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