Rolla Community Matters August 2020

Rolla Presbyterian Manor

AUGUST 2020

Three signs of a heavenly visitor

By Allen Teal, chaplain

Leland and Dawna Womack have lived at Rolla Presbyterian Manor since 2008. Leland needed all three levels of care—independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing—this year, and moved into his new assisted living apartment in June.

Long-time resident grateful for levels of care at Rolla Presbyterian Manor Leland Womack has had a more eventful year than most. While most Rolla Presbyterian Manor residents are staying put, he has been on the move—from independent living to a temporary stay in the health care area, and finally to his new assisted living apartment.

“It’s been a little bit of an upheaval because everything has changed around so much,” Leland said.

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“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.” (Psalm 19:1-2, NIV) The date was November 17, 1966, and the time was between 4 and 5 a.m. when my parents awakened me for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

A Leonid meteor storm sailed through the night at the rate of hundreds of meteors per minute.

The sky appeared as a dome of fire.

Fascination and fear gripped us as Earth passed through the dusty trail left behind by the comet Tempel-Tuttle. Mid-August CHAPLAIN - continued on page 4

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the assisted living memory care neighborhood. An active member of the community, he is the treasurer of the Resident Council and has served on the Mission Committee.

Though it has been a stressful year, both Leland and his daughter Liene Womack are grateful for the care he has received at Presbyterian Manor.

“It has been a difficult time, but we have worked through it,” Liene said.

“He is now much more comfortable —and so am I—knowing that he has good care right outside his door.”

“We’ve been fortunate,” Leland said.

“Everybody has been cooperative.

We’ve worn masks and kept distance. I think we’ve had good leadership.”

He also has plenty of family support.

A view of the assisted living neighborhood at Rolla Presbyterian Manor.

“I have three grown children who are very helpful,” he said. “They call frequently.” Liene lives in Rolla and helps coordinate her parents’ care. His sons live in St. Louis and Minnesota.

If you or a loved one is considering the advantages of moving to a senior living community, both Liene and Leland recommend doing plenty of research.

Ultimately, Leland is pleased with his choice to live at Presbyterian Manor.

“If you need care, you should counsel with the marketing director and maybe the social worker,” he said. “If your needs fit what they offer, you ought to go.”

“It’s a good place to live, and the food is prepared for us,” he said.

“We have all three levels (of care), which is really important.”

For information about Rolla Presbyterian Manor, contact Marketing Director Joelle Freeland at 573-3647336 or lfreeland@pmma.org.◆

COVID-19 updates continue

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, you can count on regular communication from your PMMA community and PMMA leadership. PMMA’s President and CEO Bruce Shogren’s latest letter to residents and families is posted to your community website, RollaPresbyterianManor.org/covid-19. In this issue of Community Matters, you’ll find an explanation of the phases of reopening and a flow chart showing all the entities contributing to our reopening plans.◆

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is published monthly for residents and friends of Rolla Presbyterian Manor

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

To submit or suggest articles: lfreeland@PMMA.org Ann Caudill, executive director Joelle Freeland, marketing director

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

Stay alert for fraud during the pandemic Con artists like to take advantage of people when they’re distracted.

• Accept offers of money or gifts for free medical care.

Con artists may try to get your Medicare Number or personal information so they can steal your identity and commit Medicare fraud. Medicare fraud results in higher health care costs and taxes for everyone.

• Allow anyone, except your doctor or other Medicare providers, to review your medical records or recommend services.

Protect yourself from Medicare fraud. Guard your Medicare card like it’s a credit card. Remember: • Medicare will never contact you for your Medicare Number or other personal information unless you’ve given them permission in advance.

• Medicare will never call you to sell you anything.

• You may get calls from people promising you things if you give them a Medicare Number. Don’t do it.

• Medicare will never visit you at your home.

• Medicare can’t enroll you over the phone unless you called first.

Do’s: • Protect your Medicare Number and your Social Security Number.

• Use a calendar to record all of your doctor’s appointments and any tests you get.

• Learn more about Medicare and recent scams.

• Know what a Medicare plan can and can’t do before you join.

Don’ts: • Give your Medicare card, Medicare Number, Social Security card, or Social Security Number to anyone except your doctor or people you know should have it.

• Contact your doctor to request a service that you don’t need.

Review regularly: Check regularly for Medicare billing fraud. Review your Medicare claims and Medicare Summary Notices for any services billed to your Medicare Number you don’t recognize.

• Compare the dates and services on your calendar with the statements you get from Medicare to make sure you got each service listed and that all the details are correct.

• These include the “Medicare Summary Notice” (MSN) if you have Original Medicare , or similar statements from your plan if you’re in a Medicare Advantage Plan.

They list the services you got or prescriptions you filled.

• Check your claims early—the sooner you report errors, the sooner you can help stop fraud. Log into MyMedicare.gov to view your claims as soon as they’re processed, or call 1-800-MEDICARE. • Check the receipts and statements you get from providers for mistakes.

If you think a charge is incorrect and you know the provider, you may want to call their office to ask about it. The person you speak to may help you better understand the services or supplies you got, or they may realize the billing error.

If you’ve contacted the provider and you suspect that Medicare is being charged for health care you didn’t get, or you don’t know the provider on the claim, report anything suspicious to Medicare.

You can report suspected Medicare fraud by: • Calling us at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). TTY users can call 1-877-486-2048.

• If you’re in a Medicare Advantage Plan, call the Medicare Drug Integrity Contractor (MEDIC) at 1-877-7SAFERX (1-877-772-3379).

Have this information before you report fraud: • Your name and Medicare Number.

• The provider’s name and any identifying information you may have.

• The service or item you’re questioning and when it was supposedly given or delivered.

• The payment amount approved and paid by Medicare.

• The date on your Medicare Summary Notice or claim.◆

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brings the annual Perseid meteor shower. As it approaches, I have reflected on how meteors model how God manifests himself to us.

Meteors are always in the heavens.

We are ignorant of them until their path intersects with the orbit of the earth. God is always present in our life. He often remains invisible until some circumstance forces us to seek him.

This does not seem like much until we realize that those small particles move at more than 40 miles per second. Judging how much God has to accomplish to assist us can be overwhelming.

One life-changing event can touch dozens of people spanning a decade or more.

At those times if we pay enough attention, we can see his grace working to carry us through trials.

Thirty years ago, I began a new church in Missouri. While putting together the plans, it amazed me to discover what God had already accomplished before I even started to work. He had set up the people, the place and the financing.

Meteors seem to travel across only a few inches of sky.

Meteors show what has already happened.

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As the sky lights up with a “shooting star,” the meteor highlights the trail left by a comet.

The comet has moved on, but we can see where it has been.

Frequently, the work of God is the same.

We see that his presence has passed near us by looking toward the past.

The historical markers of solved problems, supernatural provision, and things occurring at just the right time prove his interest in us throughout our life: “If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.” —Psalm 139:8, NIV◆