Salina Presbyterian Manor
JANUARY 2021
Social services director discovers ‘dream job’ Before she joined the staff of Salina Presbyterian Manor, Social Services Director Kelley Bieberle already knew the community inside—and out. As a Bethany College undergraduate, she did her practicum, the field training part of a bachelor’s degree in social work, at Presbyterian Manor. “I never thought I would work with seniors—never. Then I came here and loved it,” said Kelley, who originally planned to work with children. Kelley Bieberle “Working here changed my whole outlook, and I fell in love with the aging population. To be back here is kind of my dream job.” Years later, her mother moved in. “Because I did my practicum here, I knew how great it was,” Kelley said. “There was no other place I wanted her to go.” After she graduated from Bethany, Kelley went on to earn a master of social work degree from Wichita State. She has worked in a number of different areas in her field, including child welfare, hospice, private practice and geriatric behavioral health. Most recently, Kelley was a military and family life counselor embedded in an elementary school with more than 600 students. She enjoyed the job in part because Mike, Kelley’s husband of 31 years, is a full-time member of the Kansas Air National Guard. The couple are active in their church and spend “every second they can” with their five grandchildren. BIEBERLE - continued on page 6
Presbyterian Manor issues Art is Ageless® call for entries
Artists age 65 and older are sought for the annual Art is Ageless® juried exhibit sponsored by Salina Presbyterian Manor March 3 – 7, 2021. The exhibit will continue the 40th anniversary of the Art is Ageless program, which produced its first calendar in 1981. This year, due to COVID-19, the exhibit will be at the Salina Art Center, 242 S. Santa Fe, Salina, Kansas. Entries of artistic works will be accepted from any area artist who is 65 years of age or older to exhibit and/or compete for an opportunity to be featured in the 2022 Art is Ageless calendar. Artists may choose to enter works for exhibit only. For the competition, works must be completed after age 65 and have been completed in the past five years (since January 2016). There are nine categories, as well AiA - continued on page 6
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December Employee of the Month: Pam Bolte Congratulations to Pam Bolte, Employee of the Month for December. Pam has worked for Salina Presbyterian Manor for seven years and is currently our dining services supervisor.
Pam has three children and three stepchildren: Angie, Mandy, Chris, Matt, Nick and Megan. In her free time, she enjoys attending her grandkids’ sporting events and school activities. When asked what most people would not know about her, she said
Mary’s Musings... By Mary Bridges, chaplain
My mom’s theory about holidays was, “It’s just another day. You can pick whatever day you want to celebrate.” New Year’s resolutions are hard for me because I am not good at stick-to-it-iveness. I start out with good intentions, but lose interest in a few days, a week or a month. Reflecting on our lives and looking for ways to improve ourselves is a good idea. However, it’s silly to limit it to one day of the year. Using my mom’s theory, any day can be New Year’s Day. We can start over or make new resolutions at any time.
that she has nine grandchildren and number 10 is due in April.
Pam worked at Dillard’s for five years before she joined Presbyterian Manor. Prior to that, she was the assistant manager at Long John Silver’s for 10 years. Her most recent trip was to the Grand Cayman Islands last summer, where she enjoyed the crystal clear water and white sand beaches. We are so thankful to have Pam on our team! Please congratulate her when you see her. ◆
Pam Bolte
For the new year, I am going to make a mandala to use for my prayers and select a personal mantra for my devotional time. In Joyce Rupp’s book “May I Have This Dance?” she invites us to “join God in the dance of life.” She encourages readers to choose one or more of these scriptures listed to serve as a motto, mantra, guiding principle, blessing, prayer or resolution for the new year: Psalm 94:18 Romans 10:15 Matthew 11:3 Luke 7:36-50 Sirach 42:15-43:33 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 Psalm 138:1
John 21:15-19 Luke 1:26-38 Closing prayer “God of this new year, we are walking into mystery. We face the future, not knowing what the days will bring to us or how we will respond. Demonstrate your love in us as we embark on this journey. May we welcome all who come our way. Deepen our faith to see all of life through your eyes. Fill us with hope and an abiding trust that you dwell in us amidst our joys and sorrows. Thank you for the treasure of our faith. Thank you for the gift of rising each day with the assurance that you are walking through the day with us. God of this new year, we praise you.” Amen ◆
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is published monthly for residents and friends of Salina Presbyterian Manor by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America, Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
To submit or suggest articles: cboos@PMMA.org Christian Gilbert, executive director Cathy Boos, marketing and sales director
OUR MISSION: To provide quality senior services guided by Christian values.
Cathy Boos assumes new marketing and sales role Marketing and Sales Director Cathy Boos has worn multiple hats at Salina Presbyterian Manor. Cathy first joined our community as the life enrichment director in March 2016. She left for a position with the Catholic Diocese of Salina, but it wasn’t long before she returned. “After leaving for a short time, I knew my passion and purpose was with Presbyterian Manor and its residents,” Cathy said. “They are my family, and I love them all.” She served as the administrative assistant from February 2020 until her promotion in November. Cathy brings her fun-loving spirit to work, where her favorite sayings are “If you’re not having fun, it’s your own fault,” and “You don’t stop having fun when you get old — you get old when you stop having fun.” Her work history and approach to her job mean Cathy will be a good fit in her new position, said Jenni Jones, regional director of marketing for PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America).
“Cathy will be a true asset with her prior experience in Life Enrichment and the administrative assistant role,” said Jenni, who once held the marketing and sales position at Salina Presbyterian Manor. “Cathy has a professional customer service approach and a compassionate heart to provide quality senior services guided by Christian values.” Christian Gilbert, Presbyterian Manor’s executive director, agrees. “Cathy’s focus every day has been to make the residents’ lives better,” he said. “I have no doubt that incoming residents will feel just as loved and cared for by her as our current residents. She is all about relationships.” A native of Victoria, Kan., Cathy earned a bachelor of business administration with an emphasis in marketing from Fort Hays State University. Her career includes stints as a donor recruitment representative for the American Red Cross and sales and marketing director for Smoky Hill Rehabilitation.
Cathy Boos Cathy moved to Salina in 2015 to marry Don, whom she calls the love of her life. Together, they have seven adult children and five grandchildren, with one on the way. Outside work, Cathy stays active in the community by serving on the board of directors for both Sunflower Adult Day Services and Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas. She is also a member of the business fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi. ◆
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Seated from left are Brooklynne, Jackie and Jaden Herwig. Brooklynne and Jaden grew up visiting their mother at Presbyterian Manor, and today all three family members work here.
For Herwigs, work has become a family affair Residents and employees often talk about how the Salina Presbyterian Manor community feels like a family. But staff members Jackie Herwig and her daughters are literally family. Jackie is a certified nursing assistant who has worked at Salina Presbyterian Manor since April 2004. “We had just moved to Salina from Minneapolis (Kan.),” Jackie said. “I heard this was the best place to work in Salina as far as senior living goes.” Her daughters were little then: Brooklynne around kindergarten age, and Jaden a baby. “They both spent a lot of time at
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the Presbyterian Manor when they were growing up,” Jackie said. “They always came up to do activities, including a Bible school program once. They kind of grew up here.” Jackie began her tenure at Presbyterian Manor as a certified nursing assistant in the health care area, but has been on the day shift in the memory care neighborhood for the past five years. Brooklynne is a certified medication assistant who works the evening shift in the assisted living neighborhood. The 21-year-old took the initiative to pursue certification so that she could follow her mother into the senior living industry.
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“Her high school paid for her CNA and CMA classes, so she just went ahead and did it,” Jackie said. Brooklynne got experience at another senior living community before a position opened at Presbyterian Manor. A senior in high school, 17-yearold Jaden Herwig works part time as a dining services assistant in the evenings. After graduation, she plans to go to cosmetology school and pursue a career in the makeup industry. Jackie said they all appreciate the opportunity to help the residents and the relationships they enjoy with residents and their coworkers.◆
Surveys conducted by Pinnacle Quality Insight As part of Salina Presbyterian Manor’s ongoing customer service initiative, residents and their representatives are randomly selected to participate in telephone satisfaction surveys conducted by Pinnacle Quality Insight.
The graphic below highlights some of the survey results. All scores are given on a 5-point scale, with 5
being the highest score and 1 the lowest score.
Between October 2019 and September 2020, Salina Presbyterian Manor residents and their families gave the community high scores in safety and security, cleanliness, demonstrating dignity and respect, and professional therapy services.
We greatly value the opinions of our residents and their representatives about the care and services we provide. We encourage them to participate honestly when contacted by Pinnacle Quality Insight. All state and federal confidentiality laws are met in Pinnacle’s service. ◆
COVID-19 updates continue
Get the latest updates on visitation status, ongoing safety measures and PMMA’s response to COVID-19 on your community website, salinapresbyterianmanor.org/ covid-19. Visitation status is updated weekly on Mondays for the week ending the following Sunday, and may be updated as needed in between Mondays as COVID status changes. You can also send greetings to residents or family members with the Art is Ageless® card collection available on our COVID-19 update page. Look for the dark blue button in the right-hand column under visitation status. Email the card to your campus contact for delivery, or send directly to your loved one via their email address. ◆
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Kelley has been getting acquainted with residents by helping with breakfast when she arrives to work in the morning. She has a standing meeting with the leadership team at 9 a.m., and then she spends a large part of her day doing assessments, which she
enjoys because they are essentially long, structured conversations with residents. Another part of Kelley’s job is helping to facilitate the health care resident council meetings, which are opportunities for residents to bring up concerns. She has also attended assisted living resident council meetings with Chaplain
as designations of amateur or professional. Entries are due to Salina Presbyterian Manor, 2601 E. Crawford, by 5 p.m. February 19. Contact Cathy Boos at 785-8251366 to arrange a drop-off time.
encourages Presbyterian Manor residents and other area seniors to express their creativity through its annual competition, as well as art classes, musical and dramatic events, educational opportunities and current events discussions throughout the year.
The Art is Ageless® program
Local competition winners will
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Mary Bridges, with whom Kelley works closely. Kelley tries to “hang out” with residents as much as possible, such as when she helped decorate the Christmas trees in November. “I just really like working with older people,” she said. “They know so much, and I love their stories. The residents have my heart.” ◆
join winners from 14 other PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of MidAmerica) communities to be judged at the systemwide level. Entry forms and information can be obtained by contacting Cathy Boos at 785-825-1366 or cboos@ pmma.org, or accessed online at ArtIsAgeless.org. ◆