Manor of the Plains Community Matters January 2020

Manor of the Plains

JANUARY 2020

Manor of the Plains honored for achievements Manor of the Plains received a certificate of recognition from PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America) for reaching goals in fiscal year 2019, covering the months of July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, at a banquet November 13 in Wichita, Kan.

Bruce Shogren, PMMA president and CEO, The recognition came left, and Bill Taylor, PMMA COO, right, through PMMA’s Emerald present John Van Hook, executive director, Awards Program, with a certificate of recognition at the designed to encourage Emerald Award banquet November 13. its 16 locations and 2 hospices to achieve high levels of resident and employee satisfaction, meet financial goals, build philanthropic support for the organization’s mission and meet marketing goals. There are 11 areas measured for the Emerald Awards.

To receive an emerald, a campus has to meet its goals in all 11 areas.

Certificates of recognition were given out to campuses that reached their goals in one or more category.

Manor of the Plains, located in Dodge City, Kan., was recognized for meeting skilled nursing resident satisfaction and safety goals.

“This recognition is a visible sign of Manor of the Plains’ commitment to the mission of PMMA of providing quality senior services guided by Christian values,” said Bruce Shogren, chief executive officer for PMMA. PMMA has been providing quality senior services in Kansas and Missouri for more than 70 years. ◆

Art is Ageless® call for entries underway Manor of the Plains has issued a call for entries for the Art is Ageless® juried exhibit to be held March 12 – 18, 2020.

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 40th anniversary Art is Ageless calendar in 2021.

Artists may choose to enter the exhibit only. For the competition, works are to have been completed in the past five years (since January 2015).

There are nine categories, as well as designations of amateur or professional. Works to be entered for judging need to be at Manor of the Plains by March 6.

The Art is Ageless® program encourages Manor of the Plains

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Manor of the Plains recent remodel is just about finished!

Stay tuned to Manor of the Plains website and Facebook page for the announcement of our grand opening of our newly remodeled building.

With the completion of Health Care and Assisted Living, you will see that our community has been completely remodeled—and we can’t wait to share it with you!

Stop by today for your personal tour of our beautiful community.

You can call Kurt Lampe, marketing director, at 620-225-1928 or stop by at 200 Campus Drive, Dodge City. ◆ Far left: Assisted living sitting area Left: Health care dining room and sitting area

Health care sitting area

AIA – continued from page 1 residents and other area seniors to express their creativity through its annual competition. We also host art classes, musical and dramatic events, educational

Health care bathing area

A beautiful hallway in health care.

opportunities and current events discussions throughout the year.

Local competition winners will join winners from 15 other PMMA communities to be judged at the systemwide level.

be picked up at Manor of the Plains, 200 Campus Drive, Dodge City, or by contacting Kurt Lampe at 620225-1928 or klampe@pmma.org.

Entry forms and information can

Or go online to ArtIsAgeless.org to view rules, download an entry form or enter online. ◆

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Community Matters

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

To submit or suggest articles: klampe@PMMA.org John Van Hook, executive director Kurt Lampe, marketing director

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

Pass along traditions with a family cookbook

By Brette Sember for Next Avenue

Nearly everyone can share a favorite food memory; whether it’s all of the components of the family’s traditional Thanksgiving meal or Grandma’s molasses cookie recipe or Dad’s famous waffles.

Gathering these beloved memories together can be a true labor of love.

A family cookbook preserves special family recipes, passing them down to future generations. Family cookbooks are popular for family reunions, weddings, and holidays.

Virginie Martocq, owner of HeritageCookbook.com, says they are also common “when someone in the family has passed, as a way to remember all the times that were shared at that person’s table.” Cookbooks are also made as graduation presents or for children setting out on their own; “it feels like bringing home with them,” Martocq says.

Interested in creating your own family cookbook? Here are some suggestions: Getting started Creating a family cookbook is a real project and for success, treat it seriously. Chip Lowell co-owns The Family Cookbook Project and says the first step is choosing a “go-getter” as the editor who will get the project going, ask for submissions, choose recipes and get the book published.

Next, determine the number of recipes you’re aiming for. Lowell says 100 to 150 is a good number.

Set a deadline for submissions.

Invite family to participate and send deadline reminders.

Michelle Clark, 59, of Wellfleet, Mass., created a family cookbook as a wedding gift for her brother and sister-inlaw and invited the wedding guests to contribute recipes. She set a deadline, but had to extend it by a month for procrastinators.

for it to be well-rounded,” she says.

Choosing the recipes Deciding which recipes to include can be challenging. Lowell says, “Family favorites that folks always ask about are typically the first choice.”

Food historian Sarah Wassberg Johnson suggests prioritizing recipes from deceased or older family members. “There’s nothing sadder than a ‘famous’ family recipe that dies when the person who made it does,” she says.

She also recommends including recipes family members make frequently, as well as those that are featured at special meals like holidays.

“Cookie or other dessert recipes are especially good, because people are more likely to follow an exact recipe when it comes to the science of baked goods,” Wassberg Johnson says. “The ones to avoid are the super-fancy or trendy recipes that you only made once or twice or are very complicated.”

Martocq notes that most family cookbooks are heavy on baked goods, but says that’s not a bad thing. “A family cookbook should really be a reflection of the foods you love best, so it’s not important

Duplicate recipes can pose a challenge. Clark had several people send in duplicates and she had to decide which person to credit. “I usually gave credit to whoever had fewer recipes,” she says. Another option is to list everyone who submitted the recipe.

Sharing stories of the recipes A simple way to organize your book is by food type, but don’t be afraid to get creative.

Ellen Hester, 73, of Monroe, Ga., began her family cookbook when her daughter requested recipes from her childhood. Hester gathered recipes and started to write the stories that went with them. “The stories began flowing, and I recognized a pattern,” she says.

Hester told the stories in chronological order, which coincided with the places they lived. She named each story after where they lived at the time: “Table in Cairo,” “Table in Albany,” “Table in Monroe.” She placed the recipes in a separate section (sorted by type) and cross-referenced their pages whenever she mentioned a recipe in a story. ◆

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We welcome your feedback!

As part of Manor of the Plains’ ongoing customer service initiative, residents and their representatives are randomly selected to participate in telephone satisfaction surveys conducted by Pinnacle Quality Insight. This company will conduct an interview regarding your impression of our service.

We use this feedback as a tool to continually improve our quality of care and enhance our relationships.

When you are contacted to participate in the survey, they will always identify themselves specifically as being with Pinnacle Quality Insight.

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We Score!

Source: Pinnacle Quality Insight (12 month ave. Aug. 2018 – Sept. 2019)

4.72

4.79

4.67

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Dignity & Respect

Activities

5.00

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HEALTH CARE

INDEPENDENT LIVING

All state and federal confidentiality laws are met in Pinnacle’s service.

The graphic above features some of our best scores for health care, assisted living, independent living and PATH® (Post-Acute to Home)

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ASSISTED LIVING

Recommend to Others PATH

short-term rehabilitation.

We greatly value your opinions and encourage you to be frank and honest when contacted.

Thank you in advance for your participation. ◆