Commun ty Matters Rolla Presbyterian Manor
July 2015
New giving option now available Your old vehicle could help “drive” the Good Samaritan Program at a Presbyterian Manor senior living community of your choice. You can donate your car, truck, boat or other unneeded vehicle through PMMA’s new vehicle donation program. When you call the toll-free number, we’ll arrange to pick up the vehicle, even if it’s not running.You will need to provide your vehicle’s title with the vehicle. Its sale price is then tax deductible.You can consult IRS Publication 526 to help you figure its current value. To make your vehicle donation or for more information, call toll free, seven days a week, at 844-490-GIVE (4483), or go to NewtonPresbManorCarDonations.org and choose “Donate Now” to access the online form. Vehicles need to be intact and in towable condition. Exceptions to the program are vehicles whose value would not offset the cost of towing. The PMMA Good Samaritan Program provides financial assistance to residents at any of the 18 communities, who exhaust their CARS, continued on page 2
Music and Memory program offered All residents of Rolla Presbyterian Manor are in for a treat this fall when a new Music and Memory program will be added to the list of activities offered in our community. “Even though we are a small community, many of our residents have some sort of dementia and/or significant physical disability,” said Joy Parker, activity assistant at Presbyterian Manor. “We believe that the Music and Memory program will bring out, for our residents, the abilities of the past, instead of the constant focus on their disabilities now.” Rolla Presbyterian Manor recently applied for the Music & Memory Certification Incentive Program through the Missouri Coalition Celebrating Care Continuum Change (MC5). The campus was one of 40 Missouri care provider organizations to receive funding out of 100 applications that were submitted. This means that the fee associated with the start-up program will be paid by MC5 – including training for staff and a free starter kit that includes iPods, headphones and iTunes gift cards. MUSIC, continued on page 2