Commun ty Matters Farmington Presbyterian Manor
July 2016
Volunteers of the year Every spring, we celebrate the volunteers who provide essential support to our staff and our residents at Farmington Presbyterian Manor. At this year’s volunteer banquet we honored two standouts who have contributed so much to our community: resident Robert Conway and community member Jane Barton. We asked Robert and Jane to tell us a little about themselves, so you can meet the people who meet the needs of others. Robert Conway, resident volunteer of the year
National Nursing Home Week
Robert joined us here at Presbyterian Manor three years ago, soon after his wife developed Alzheimer’s disease. Robert Robert Conway grew up in the Farmington area, but had not lived here since he left for the Air Force at age 18. He spent 20 years in the military, then another 23 years with the postal service. When his wife’s symptoms worsened, friends back
On May 5, we celebrated Cinco De Mayo with a Fiesta Bash. Local singer Jody Coffman did a fantastic job entertaining for the party. Residents enjoyed a nice variety of Mexican snacks while singing along to Jody with their sombreros and maracas.
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For the fifth day of National Nursing Home Week, we celebrated with a Hawaiian luau. The residents wore colorful leis and the ladies wore flowers in their hair. Unfortunately, the rain caused us to have the event indoors, but it was still a great time. Nurse Bob Turnbaugh even entertained everyone for a few songs. On May 10, we had a performance from Jim-N-I during National Nursing Home Week. Jim-N-I is a duo with John Lodholz (drums, washboard and vocals) and Jim Burhmeister (guitar, harmonica and vocals). The residents always enjoy hearing the unique original songs as well as their covers of great songs. WEEK, continued on page 2