Manor of the Plains
APRIL 2020
Kathleen McElgunn went from nurse to resident at Manor of the Plains As PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America) celebrates the Year of the Nurse, we’re proud to put the spotlight on resident Kathleen McElgunn, a former nurse on our campus.
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Kathleen’s career path was practically set for her as a child. “My mom was a nurse and she always had to take care of my grandma and grandpa. She was hard working and loved her job. I just sort of took after her,” Kathleen said. “My mom had two handicapped Kathleen McElgunn children—my sister had polio when she was 16 and was in a wheelchair. One of my brothers was born with cerebral palsy. We took care of them at home, and it just sort of fell into place.” Kathleen’s education in nursing took her from Dodge City to Wichita and Pratt before she came back to Dodge City to help care for her family. “It was getting too much for my mom to take care of my brother and sister. After my dad died, I came home and went to work at Trinity. When they closed Trinity, I transferred to the new hospital, Western Plains Medical Complex, and stayed until I retired. But retirement wasn’t what I thought it would be. I was bored. So, I got a job nursing at Manor of the Plains and worked every Friday night for three years,” said Kathleen. Wendi Barlow, human resource director at Manor of the Plains, has fond memories of Kathleen being on staff. “She was a huge asset to our nursing team! I was the nursing director and never worried about things on Friday nights,” said Wendi.
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Keeping our residents and staff healthy is a top priority for PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of MidAmerica). We fully understand health care workers and seniors are at a higher risk of experiencing serious infections, so our staff members are doing their very best to stay current on every change that is occurring in this rapidly changing environment. On March 13, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced strict in-person visitation guidelines for senior health care communities. All PMMA communities are enforcing limited access for in-person visitation. Limited Access means all visits to the community must be rescheduled except in case of endof-life situations per the March 13 guidelines released by CMS. COVID-19 - continued on page 4
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