Wichita Presbyterian Manor
DECEMBER 2019
The symbol of Santa Claus inspired resident’s treasured collection He goes by Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle and Father Christmas. And Santas of all sizes, shapes and materials have been a part of David and Betty Moore’s collection of Santas for the past 30-some years.
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David and Betty Moore pose with some of their
“I think it was Santa collection. the 1980s when I started collecting them. My parents brought me a tiny Santa from Europe, I don’t know why they picked it up because I wasn’t collecting them at the time, but it was a little glass Santa not more than 7/8 of an inch tall,” said resident David Moore. Little did he know that would be the first Santa in what would become a very large collection. “We had a gift shop, and we did a lot with Christmas. It was always my job to pick out the Santa Claus’s for the shop. I love Santa figurines so that’s probably why I got the job. I thought, ‘why not start a collection?’ So, I started collecting Santa Claus’s. At the height of the collection, Betty said, since she was always the one to put them away, ‘You have more than 900.’” The smallest Santa in his collection was the glass one that stood under 1 inch tall from his parents. The largest Santa was 2 ½ feet and made from quilts. “A lady in Florida would go to garage sales, and when she saw a quilt that she could rescue pieces off of, she would buy it and make a Santa. This one on the bottom says 1 of 3, so she got three Santas out SANTA – continued on page 2
Wichita Presbyterian Manor is on the U.S. News and World Report Best Nursing Homes 2019 shortterm rehabilitation and longterm care lists. The senior living community received the highest score of High Performing to make the lists, available today at www. usnews.com/best-nursing-homes/ search. The U.S. News and World Report list uses information from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the government agency that sets and enforces standards for nursing homes. CMS assigns one to five stars to each community for how well it performs in health inspections, nurse staffing and level of quality care. U.S. News now uses the CMS star rating for staffing rather than the overall star rating to determine LISTS – continued on page 3
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of the quilt that she bought,” said David. Over the years, the Moores would collect Santas in all sizes—from ornaments to figurines—when traveling or just shopping in a catalog. They have Santas from Russia, Santas made from Waterford Crystal, Santa ANRI wood carvings from Germany and Santas carved from tagua nuts and painted to look like ivory. But his favorite is what started this hobby in the first place.
slowed, the idea of Santa still has meaning. “I think one of the reasons David likes to collect Santas is that Santa is all about giving and is a symbol of what Christmas is all about. That’s been a very special thing to share with friends and family,” said Betty. David and Betty have been married 59 years, have four children and one grandchild. They are looking forward to spending this Christmas with family. ◆
“The little glass Santa from my parents is my favorite. I also have two Hummel Santa figurines that were issued by number, and I was lucky enough to get the same number on both Santas. That makes them more valuable. I think they’re very unusual,” said Dennis. When the Moores moved to Wichita Presbyterian Manor, there wasn’t room to move the entire collection of Santas with them. “When we moved here, we downsized, but today I have at least 200 Santas including ornaments and ‘sit arounds’ as I call them,” said David.
This Santa was a keeper when the Moores downsized the Santa collection. It’s one of three made by a woman in Florida from a quilt she purchased at a garage sale.
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For David, collecting Santas may have been a thing of the past, but it’s still in his blood. “It’s been a great time collecting all the Santas,” said David. Even if David’s collecting has
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is published monthly for residents and friends of Wichita Presbyterian Manor by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America, Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organizaton.
To submit or suggest articles: awatson@PMMA.org Amy Watson, life enrichment dir. Courtney Wolfe, executive director Cherree Hudspeth, healthcare sales and marketing
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Eula McFarland took the PATH to success After researching various shortterm rehab communities on the west side of Wichita, Eula McFarland’s children felt Wichita Presbyterian Manor was the perfect community to rehab their mother back to her home. A major factor in her decision was the location. Eula also has friends who live in the Westerly Independent Living section of the community and they were able to give her a stamp of approval. Eula expressed she had a good experience with our therapy and liked that she was able to learn something new every day. She said LISTS – continued on page 3
which communities are given the High Performing designation. This decision reflects expert opinion on the importance of staffing in quality of care, as well as the availability since April 2018 of more accurate data on nurse staffing levels in each community or center. More than 3,100 nursing homes received CMS’ top rating of five stars, while just 1,139 nursing homes earned the top Overall rating for long-term care issued by U.S. News, according to the U.S. News website. In addition to Wichita Presbyterian Manor, five PMMA locations are on the long-term care honoree list with high-performing ratings: Aberdeen Village (Olathe), Emporia and Lawrence in Kansas and Aberdeen Heights and Rolla in Missouri. New in 2018 was a Short-Stay Rehabilitation rating evaluating
the nursing staff were exceptional and exceeded her expectations in the care they provided. Eula is excited to go home and get back to riding her stationary bike every day. When asked if she would recommend Wichita Presbyterian Manor to a friend or family member she happily replied, “Oh, my goodness, YES!” Eula said the thing she will miss most is the good food and the variety of choices. She said it was very nice to have options. She especially liked to save the desserts for later! the care delivered to patients after a hospitalization for surgery, heart attack, stroke or similar condition. To be eligible for a short-stay rating, a center’s performance on at least one outcome measure and data on either physical therapy time or RN and total nurse staffing must have been available from CMS. Outcome measures included the percentages of short-stay patients who were rehospitalized within 30 days, had an emergency room visit within 30 days and were successfully discharged to their home or community. Manor of the Plains (Dodge City), Parsons, Topeka and Wichita in Kansas and Aberdeen Heights (Kirkwood) in Missouri were named High Performing in the Short-Stay category. Wichita and Aberdeen Heights were among 420 communities that received the High Performing designation in both categories.
To learn more about Presbyterian Manor’s Post-Acute to Home PATH short-term rehab program, contact Cherree Hudspeth at 316-942-7456 or chudspeth@pmma.org. ◆ “Presbyterian Manors of MidAmerica employees continue to focus their efforts on delivering quality care every day,” said PMMA President and CEO Bruce Shogren. “The High Performing designation confirms their good work.” This is the seventh time Wichita Presbyterian Manor has been named to the U.S. News and World Report Best Nursing Homes list since 2011. All Medicare- and Medicaidcertified health care centers were evaluated by U.S. News. To be eligible for an overall rating, a center must have received reimbursement from CMS in July 2019 and had sufficient data to evaluate quality in that rating. To learn more about the U.S. News and World Report rating system, visit their FAQ page: https://health. usnews.com/health-news/bestnursing-homes/articles/faq-howwe-rate-nursing-homes. ◆
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Every gift to Presbyterian Manor makes a difference. As we enter this holiday season, we recognize the gifts of our many donors across the PMMA system. Below are the names of donors who have given $50 or more to Wichita Presbyterian Manor between July 1 and September 30, 2019. Mrs. Katy J. Bevill
Mrs. Rosella A. Linder
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Rockey
Mrs. Carolyn Davis
Mr. Ira and Mrs. Claudia Mann
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Short
Mr. Luchion E Doshier
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Morgan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Short
Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Hitt
Mr. Phil Morgan
Ms. Karen H. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Jones
Ms. Aurora Mendoza Perry
Amy Watson
Ms. Jamie D. Ledbetter
Ms. LoAnn Ramirez
Mr. John Weber
Ms. Sue Ledbetter
Ms. Sandra Renard
Mrs. Julie E. Welch
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Lemon
Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Ritchey
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Witt
You, too, can leave a mark on Wichita Presbyterian Manor with your gift during this holiday season. Stop by the front desk or make a gift online, www.giving.presbyterianmanors.org. â—†
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