Commun ty Matters
June 2018
Parsons Presbyterian Manor
Spotlight on: CNAs
Certified Nursing Assistants, or CNAs, do so many things both known and unknown to improve residents’ quality of life and help nurses, doctors and other medical professionals deliver necessary medical care. During the month of June, we honor and celebrate their many contributions, especially during the week of June 10-17, or National Nursing Assistants Week. We sat down with several Parsons Presbyterian Manor CNAs to find out more about their profession and why they enjoy taking care of others.
Sheila Glaspie has been a CNA for more than 25 years but decided to take the plunge into nursing school just this year.
“I just found out I got accepted to nursing school, which is something I had never really planned on doing. One of our former DONs (Directors of Nursing) encouraged me to do it, and my daughter sort of tricked me into actually applying. She said we were going to enroll her in college, then once we got there, she said she
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Meet new marketing director
Sloan Dwyer is from Parsons and has lived here her entire life. Up until this point, she’s been in management at a sporting goods store, but felt called to a career with Presbyterian Manor to help people in a different way.
“I was attracted to this position because I wanted to take it to the next level of helping people,” said Sloan. “Being able to actually work in my home town and give back to people in that area specifically is appealing. I’m really excited for this new opportunity and career, and to bring in new ideas.”
When Sloan has free time away from work, she enjoys hanging out with family at the lake. Welcome, Sloan, and we look forward to all the good you’ll do!