Newton Presbyterian Manor
APRIL 2020
Safety update Presbyterian Manor Families of Residents, and Visitors,
Fun fact about resident Elenora Alexander: She was in the movie “The Parade,” which was filmed in Halstead, Kansas in the early 1980s.
An interesting look back with resident Elenora Alexander
Health care resident Elenora Alexander is like a walking history book for life at Newton Presbyterian Manor. She worked here from 1960 to 1987 and has many stories from her experiences as an employee in dining services. “When I worked here, we would put breakfast and dinner trays on carts and send them upstairs on dummy elevators. Once when we were on an elevator, we got half-way up and the elevator stopped. The doors flew open and there was a brick wall. Ella Jones, my helper, had a fit. I told her to calm down, then I pressed the button and the maintenance man released us. We had more fun!” said Elenora. ALEXANDER - continued on page 3
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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