Commun ty Matters Newton Presbyterian Manor
People’s Choice Awards competition ends in tie Two pieces from the March Art is Ageless exhibit were awarded yellow Peoples’ Choice ribbons for being voted the favorites of the exhibit. “Flowers from the Garden,” a large oil painting by Peggy M. Wambold tied with “Front End Loader,” a piece from the sculpture/3-D category, by Verne M. Goering.
May 2016
CMA celebrates 40-year milestone Sometimes, taking care of residents takes no words at all. It can be as simple as knowing a resident likes to have a box of tissues next to him when he takes his medication – and putting it there before he even asks. That’s the kind of understanding Sophi Martinez has developed in 40 years of working as a CMA at Newton Presbyterian Manor. In March, Sophi was recognized for her career milestone, in a field where turnover is traditionally quite high. “The residents know me, and I know them, and that is comforting to me,” Sophi said. “I was glad to know what to do for them; that’s what made me stay.”
Both were submitted along with Judges’ Choice winners to the calendar and card competition at the corporate office.
But it’s not what she expected. When Sophi first applied to be a nurse’s aide in 1976, she thought it would be a temporary job, long enough to pay off some bills. She took the night shift so that she could be home with her children during the day. Her youngest child was still in diapers.
Masterpiece level winners, which will be featured in the 2017 calendar and cards, will be named in summer.
“They said, ‘Mommy, don’t go.’ And I said, ‘Kids, I’m just going to work CMA, continued on page 2