Salina Presbyterian Manor
JULY 2019
Get to know Mission Committee members Judy Arpin and Susy Reitz Each senior living community in the Presbyterian Manors of MidAmerica system has a Mission Committee comprised of volunteers who are responsible for supporting and enhancing the services provided at each local campus. At Salina Presbyterian Manor, we are fortunate to have Judy Arpin and Susy Reitz as members of our dedicated and hard-working Mission Committee. Here’s a little more about them. Judy Arpin For almost the past year, Judy Arpin has been attending Mission Committee meetings and providing input on goals they have set. Her inspiration for serving on this committee is the people. “I have seen first-hand the amazing work of the Presbyterian Manor staff. I love to be involved in projects that further the mission of Presbyterian Manor.”
Judy Arpin and Jenni Jones
Judy’s connection with PMMA is a family affair. She has had three family members live in the community—her father, mother and an aunt. They were all residents in the health care area. “I was so pleased my family members could live in a community that inspires its staff members to provide outstanding care to the residents as well as the family members. The care for you and/or your loved one is outstanding. It’s a beautiful campus with dedicated staff who care about the resident as well as the resident’s family.” Judy is a substitute teacher/para with the Salina School District. She volunteers with several agencies in the community and enjoys working with adults and children. She and her husband Ken have been married for almost 38 years and have two children and two grandchildren.
Mary’s Musings
If you Google Independence Day, this is the information you will get from timeanddate.com: “The first description of how Independence Day would be celebrated was in a letter from John Adams to his wife Abigail on July 3, 1776. He described ‘pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations’ throughout the United States. However, the term ‘Independence Day’ was not used until 1791.” How do you celebrate the Fourth of July or Independence Day? For 22 years, my husband and I hosted a family reunion for his family in the family home, which we had purchased and renovated. The first one in 1988 was also a work party, and we shingled the house, worked on a new garage and other projects. As siblings, cousins, second and third cousins gathered, we loved and laughed together, sharing our joys and our sorrows, celebrating anniversaries and other special life events. As many came from large cities and places where fireworks weren’t allowed, we had a huge fireworks display. While in Colorado recently for family graduations, we reminisced about our reunions and the unique bonds they created in several generations.
As a member of the Mission Committee for almost four years, Susy works to support Salina Presbyterian Manor’s mission and projects.
Returning home, life got crazy as it often does in our large extended families. In one week we had a funeral and brought Kenny’s brother to a nursing home here in Salina. It’s the first time in more than 61 years that they will be living
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Susy Reitz
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“I appreciate that PMMA’s mission is to continue its 70-year mission to provide quality senior services guided by Christian values. It is a large, complex and challenging task to serve residents at various levels of needs that change as each resident ages.” Susy’s connection with Salina Presbyterian Manor is personal. “My mother is currently a resident and my mother-in-law was a resident, which has given me many years of personal opportunities to be a part of the Salina Presbyterian Manor and realize how important their job is in providing a warm, compassionate, safe, healthy environment for so many residents with so many differing needs and levels of health. Serving on the Mission Committee has given me a deeper understanding of the many ways the Salina Presbyterian Manor works to provide care as well as works to enrich residents’ lives. Mission Committee meetings
help us as committee members understand how they work to not only assess the present but keep looking toward future needs.” For others considering life at Presbyterian Manor, Susy said, “I feel an important consideration in finding senior living is to find a place where all levels of care— independent, assisted living, memory, skilled nursing—are available at the same campus. I watched my parents need to change levels of care while living in Lawrence and how important it was to be in the same community. I witness couples at Salina Presbyterian Manor who may be living at different levels of care but are able to share meals together and attend the many wonderful activities that are available together —such as Jodi’s daily exercise class and Rojean Loucks’ monthly harp concert. It is heartwarming to see
Suzy Reitz and her mother. them enjoy many parts of their day together.” Susy was an elementary teacher and principal from 1974 to 2006 in Salina. She has been married to her husband Sid for 27 years. She has two children and three stepchildren. Her favorite “hobby” is being a grandmother to five grandchildren, and she loves to travel, dabble with art, piano and gardening. ◆
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in the same town. Kenny’s oldest niece, who was recently diagnosed with ALS, also had to move to a care community, and our greatgrandson is moving to Texas. My head is just spinning. So many changes. But in reality, life is about change. Some changes make us happy and other changes really cause us to struggle. ◆
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In Presbyterian Manor’s ongoing commitment to customer satisfaction, we have partnered with Pinnacle Quality Insight. This company will periodically contact the people we serve via telephone to conduct an interview regarding their impression of our service. We use this feedback as a tool to continually improve our quality of care and enhance our relationships. When you are contacted to participate in the survey, they will always identify themselves specifically as being with Pinnacle Quality Insight. All state and federal confidentiality laws are met in Pinnacle’s service. We greatly value your opinions and encourage you to be frank and honest when contacted.
Thank you in advance for your participation. Community Matters
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) organizaton.
To submit or suggest articles: jjones@PMMA.org Desi Flerlage, executive director Jenni Jones, marketing director
OUR MISSION: To provide quality senior services guided by Christian values. Like us on Facebook to stay updated on news and events.
Employee of the Month: Penne Clapsaddle Congratulations to Penne Clapsaddle, Employee of the Month for June. Penne has worked for PMMA three years as a dining services assistant. She has two grown children, John and Michelle, and one grandchild, Alicia. In her spare time, Penne likes gardening, reading, watching movies and playing with her dog, Hugo. When asked what most people would not know about her, she said that when she first moved to
July activities
Kansas in 1981, she lived on a farm and had a stained glass shop where she taught stained glass classes. Penne worked in retail clothing and was a buyer. She traveled to New York City, Dallas and Kansas City. It was lots of hard work but also limo rides, good restaurants and meeting people from all over the country. She managed a clothing store in Manhattan and Salina and helped open Dillard’s and Kohl’s. We are so thankful to have Penne on our team! ◆
“You don’t stop having fun when you get old, you get old when you stop having fun”. Cathy Boos, Life Enrichment Director
July 9 Wine & Cheese Birthday Social for July Birthdays
Here is a summary of our activities planned for July.
July 11 Trip to Walmart
Activities are subject to change** July 2 Ladies Breakfast July 6 Movie & Popcorn – “Flags of our Fathers” - Chapel July 8 Travel & Taste – The Cove – Milford Lake July 9 HC Yalp Trip
July 10 Ladies Lunch Club – Linger Longer July 13 Ron “The Count” Binkley – Accordion Player July 15 Chapman’s Food Truck – Front Parking Lot
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July 19 HC Picnic at Jerry Ivey Park July 20 Movie & Popcorn – “Gentleman’s Agreement” - Chapel July 22 Trip to Salina Sale Barn July 23 Summer Soul-tice – First Presbyterian Church July 24 MC trip to Spangles July 29 IL Picnic at Jerry Ivey Park
July 16 AL Birthday Party
July 30 AL Picnic at Jerry Ivey Park
July 17 Men’s Breakfast
July 31 Trip to Dwight D. Eisenhower Museum ◆
July 17 MC Picnic at Jerry Ivey Park
Health care happenings We will be celebrating July with July bingo, blueberry muffins and froyo time. We will have programs on Coca Cola and barns, as well as cook
with horseradish and enjoy bean and bacon day. Judy will treat us with sugar cookies, and we will eat like an astronaut, play games called Elevenses and Believe It or Not. Salina Presbyterian Manor | A PMMA COMMUNITY
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Staff spotlight: Matt Bachofer Matt Bachofer, maintenance technician, has been sprucing up our community for the past three years.
On a daily basis, he can be found painting and patching rooms to get them ready for new residents, or painting and patching throughout the entire building. He also can be found cleaning and maintaining the sit-to-stand lifts, and checking and removing any and all biohazard materials. “I enjoy working for Presbyterian Manor because it’s a professional and family-like environment, and
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it’s always good to see the smile on the faces of the people I help,” said Matt. When he’s not on the clock, Matt enjoys spending time outside tending to his garden, riding bikes, taking walks or watching Netflix. Matt’s skills for helping others runs in his family. His dad is a plumber/pipe fitter superintendent for MSI Inc., and his mom is a paraprofessional during the school year and is a camp lifeguard over the summer. His sister is a singer/ songwriter. Thank you, Matt, for making our community look good! ◆
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