Wichita Presbyterian Manor
JULY 2020
Amy Watson worked as a nurse’s aide after transferring from Parsons Presbyterian Manor. She now serves as our life enrichment director.
Mark Ward’s “Bird of Paradise” was a 2019 Art is Ageless winner.
Resident and ‘Ageless’ artist share a creative connection
This year’s Art is Ageless® program at Wichita Presbyterian Manor doubled as a reunion between an artist and a collector of his work.
Mark Ward is a two-time people’s choice winner in the local art competition, a program of PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of MidAmerica). Art is Ageless recognizes the talents of artists age 65 or older. Winners in the local competition go on to be judged at the systemwide level, and winners are featured in the annual Art is Ageless® calendar and notecards. This year, Mark reconnected with Jan Anderson, a resident of the Assisted Living neighborhood. When Jan downsized from a house to her current apartment, she brought two of Mark’s paintings with her. AiA – continued on page 2
Wichita Presbyterian Manor celebrates 50 years In 1970, Wichita Presbyterian Manor opened its doors. For the first few years, the community only had the capacity for 24 residents. Before the decade was up, Presbyterian Manor added 60 senior living apartments. A series of expansions in the 1980s enabled the organization to serve the needs of hundreds of seniors at multiple levels of care. ANNIVERSARY - continued on page 5
Wichita Presbyterian Manor | A PMMA COMMUNITY
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