Salina Community Matters September 2016

Commun ty Matters Salina Presbyterian Manor

September 2016

“Kick Back and Relax,” a painting by Sue Vince.

Salina artists among 2016 Art is Ageless® masterpiece winners Five winning artists in Salina Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2017 Art is Ageless Calendar produced by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America.

“Nestlenook Farm,” a needlework

by Kathleen A. Tremblay, “Butterflies are Free,” a quilt by Mary Ann Tanking, “Celebration in India: Child,” a mixed media piece by Marie E. Robinson, “Saint Nicklaus,” a Christmas piece by Dixie Lee Haddock, and “Kick Back and Relax,” a painting by Sue Vince will appear in the calendar when WINNERS, continued on page 2

Pneumonia not getting her down When Frances German’s mother came down with pneumonia in 1979 at the age of 97, there wasn’t much the doctors could do. She died from the infection.

This March, also at age 97, Frances contracted pneumonia, too. It was only the second hospital stay of her life; the birth of her son was the first. Frances spent 50 days in the hospital, then transferred to Salina Presbyterian Manor’s rehabilitation unit, PATH (Post-Acute to Home).

By summer she was well enough to go home, with support from visiting caregivers – just in time to celebrate her 98th birthday in August.

Frances credits her recovery to her lifelong focus on healthy habits – something she believes everyone should do, at every age.

“I felt like it was important because I had a family and I wanted to take care of them,” she said.

Frances grew up on a farm in Detroit, Kan., near Abilene. Her parents emphasized healthy living for their eight children and took them to doctors when they were sick – unlike many people they knew in those GERMAN, continued on page 2

WINNERS, continued from page 1

it is released this fall. In addition, “Sunflowers Galore,” a mixed media piece by Barbara Culley, will be featured on a greeting card.

Works by local winners are automatically entered into a masterpiece level competition with winning art from 16 other PMMA communities. The winners are featured in the Art is Ageless calendar and notecards.

Clockwise from top left: Nestlenook Farm, crosstitch by Kathleen Tremblay; “Butterflies are Free,” quilt by Mary Ann Tanking; Saint Nicklaus by Dixie Lee Haddock; Celebration in India: Child by Marie Robinson

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she said. “He said, ‘She might go downhill if she retires.’”

“They always promoted good health and exercise and good food, and you know we lived on a farm, so we didn’t have all this stuff in food that we have now. It was better for you,” she said.

She proved them wrong, even through her bout with recurring pneumonia. And, Frances said, she learned even more about physical fitness from her PATH stay and her ongoing rehabilitation.

She doesn’t doubt that good genes played a role in her healthy longevity, too. Both of her parents lived into their 90s, and one of her brothers is now 101.

“I have a lot of people coming here to help me with physical therapy. I never realized how important those people are,” Frances said. “If I had come right home from the hospital, I wouldn’t have had all that therapy to help me get my strength back.”

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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) organization. Learn more at PresbyterianManors.org.

Bradley Radatz, executive director Kim Fair, marketing director To submit or suggest articles for this publication, contact Kim Fair, kfair@pmma.org.

Telephone: 785-825-1366 Fax: 785-825-6554 Address: 2601 E. Crawford, Salina, KS 67401-3898 Our mission: We provide quality senior services guided by Christian values.

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After high school, Frances got a job at a bank and worked there for 30 years. When she decided to retire, some of her co-workers expressed concern.

“One person didn’t think I should retire because I was so healthy,”

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It looks like Frances is on track to see her 100th birthday. Her hairdresser has even given her some incentive: “She said she would make me 100 cupcakes then.”

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August activities and trips - we were busy this month!

We were a busy group in August: • Appeared in the Tri-Rivers Fair parade on Aug. 2 • Kicked off Olympic Games with a torch run over the entire campus.

Resident runners were: Dale Anderson, Virginia Frederick, Joy Mansfield, Bill Grosser, June Fisher, Maxine Strawn, Maxine Hammerli,

Elsie Swanson, Rod and Cecelia Anderson, Marilyn Dilling, Ann and Terry Headrick, John Landes, Julie Ottley, John and Jan Miller and Jean Burch. Employee runners were: Cathy Boos, Bill Cumberland, Emily Riddle, Cierra Haith and Kelly Wellbrock.

• Cruisin’ with Cathy took us to the

Cosmosphere in Hutchinson for a tour and lunch, a planetarium show, “National Parks Adventure” movie, and then Dr. Goddard’s Lab—a rocket show. Whew! If you haven’t been there it’s well worth your time.

• Go for the Gold was the theme for our August pot luck, acknowledging the Olympic Games.

Top row: Olympic games torch run throughout all floors and halls in the main building, all cul-de-sacs of townhomes and around the athletic track at the pond.

Bottom right: Tri-Rivers Fair Parade: drove new van; staff walked along and distributed candy Below & right: Cosmosphere day trip

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37th Annual Soup Supper news The annual Soup Supper is scheduled for Oct. 21 from 4 to 7 p.m. for both dining room and carry out.

Tickets are on sale in the business office or by calling 785-825-1366.

Prices are $8 in advance and $9 at the door. The South-Central game is scheduled for Oct. 21, so let us do your tailgating preparation for you!

Proceeds from the soup supper go to the Good Samaritan Program, which enables those who have exhausted their financial resources through no fault of their own to remain at Presbyterian Manor. Volunteers are needed; please call Janet Smith at Salina Presbyterian Manor.

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WELCOME

PROJECT Life is better when you’re surrounded by friends.

If you know of friends who are interested in the independent living or assisted living lifestyle you enjoy here, providing their names could lead to rewards—for both of you.

Pick up a referral form in the marketing office. *Certain restrictions apply.

For complete details, contact the Marketing Office.

Musings from Mary…

By Mary Bridges, chaplain

A couple of months ago when I got to work, I checked my calendar and saw that I had a meeting at Salina Regional. I gathered my materials and headed to the hospital. Upon arriving, I discovered the meeting wasn’t that day, it was actually two weeks later.

So to salvage the day, I got room numbers for several of our residents who were patients and went to visit them. I walked up and down every hall on the fourth floor, and didn’t find any of them. I looked again at my note and discovered the reason, they were all on the third floor.

Finishing my visits, I headed to my car, where I discovered I didn’t have my cell phone. I retraced my steps and found it right where I left it, in the room of the first resident I visited. I called our daughter later and told her she might want to mark that day on the calendar as the day my Alzheimer’s began.

As we age and it seems like we are forgetting more and more things, our first thoughts go to this is it, “I have Alzheimer’s.” But with my family history, it seemed entirely plausible.

My grandmother had 15 children and lived to be 99 years-old. She was in a ‘nursing home’ the last 12 years of her life. We were told she had “hardening of the arteries.” She had been totally bedridden and unable to communicate for the last two years of her life. My father, Henry, her oldest son, died when he was just 73 yearsold. Tears ran down my cheeks when I told her about my dad because there MUSINGS, continued on page 5

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was absolutely no response to my words.

change, grow new connections and repair broken ones. As we age, our experiences and knowledge keep our brains working, developing and learning.

My mother was 92 years old when she died. She had dementia and hadn’t known any of us for several years. My Thinking clearly about brain health oldest brother and oldest sister were means knowing how to keep you on top of your game. It also means being both diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. able to discern between scientific We all misplace things and forget principles of brain health—and things throughout our entire life. It’s popular myths and legends. Changes only when we grow older that these in our brain function are to be ordinary mishaps cause us to worry. expected as we age. The fear that we have Alzheimer’s or dementia is Marcia Gay Harden is the star terrible, and it can literally paralyze of a series on CBS called Code us. It’s a mistake to think that losing Black. She has recently become the our memory is inevitable. Here are a spokesperson for a Brain Health Campaign to help raise awareness of few tips to help keep our brains active brain health. She became interested and healthy. in this cause when her mother was • Exercise regularly to keep your diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. There blood flowing. are more than 40 million people older than 65, and Alzheimer’s is the • Stay socially active. sixth leading cause of death in this • Drink moderately. population.

The only constant about our brains is that they are always changing. Change in brain function is to be expected as we age. Even after our brain reaches maturity, it’s still changing. It’s called “brain plasticity.” As we experience the world, practice habits and learn new information, our brains

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Health Care Happenings • The theme will be “Hats off to September.” Featured activities will include: • hat bingo • educational programs about felted hats, Grandma Moses and Samuel Wilson • cow chip throwing contest • cooking activities will include milkshakes, a baked rhubarb dish, cooking with some of Pam’s home- grown apples, and trying our talents with Cozy Burgers • art project is using pop bottles to paint flowers

• Eat healthy.

• Keep learning something new.

September Plans

• Get at least seven to eight hours of sleep daily.

• A trip to Abilene Sept. 1 will include a train ride to Enterprise, seeing the largest spur in the world and viewing a mural of Dwight D. Eisenhower.

• Go to brainhealth.gov to learn more.

New activity assistant for assisted living Emily Riddle is our new Life Enrichment Activity Assistant and will focus her efforts in Assisted Living.

Emily previously worked in dining services here at Salina Presbyterian Manor. Welcome to your new position, Emily!

September Events

• On Sept. 15, Travel and Taste will take us to Lucas to visit the Garden of Eden and to the Midland Hotel in Wilson for dinner.

• The Sept. 20 pot luck theme is “Football is Finally Here!”

The drawing prize is a trip to Lawrence to visit the new Debruce Center which houses “Naismith’s Original Rules of EVENTS, continued on page 6 Salina Presbyterian Manor

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Employee of the Month - August Mollie Paredes was the Employee of the Month for August. She has worked here 2 years in housekeeping in health care and is loved by residents and staff alike.

Mollie has three children: Amanda, Kim and Amy, and enjoys gardening, jewelry making and road trips with her daughters. Two things we may not know: Mollie doesn’t like driving on interstate highways and is terrified of frogs. She is always quick to acknowledge the good work of others. Well done, Mollie!

Basketball” along with a tour of the KU football facilities.

• Sept. 28, the Flying Debris Variety Show will b in the Ivory Keys Café.

• Watch for the start of more weekend activities!

Art is Ageless - New Art Class We are excited to announce a monthly art class conducted by local artist and teacher, Gina Lee. The first class is Aug. 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the lower level.

Come join in the fun.

Discover your artistic talents. We all have them but sometimes don’t know where they’re hiding.

Memory Care

We will focus on memory care and national memory screening day in an upcoming issue of Community Matters. What do you do to stay sharp? What tricks or tips do you have for remembering things? How has being in memory care helped a loved one? Because this will be our November issue, we also will be sharing stories about our many veterans. If you served in the military, we want to hear your story.

If you’ve got a story to share, contact Marketing Director Kim Fair, and your story could be featured in an upcoming edition of Community Matters.

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