Commun ty Matters Wichita Presbyterian Manor
October 2017
Walk to end Alzheimer’s The Wichita Walk to End Alzheimer’s is this month, and there is still time to get involved.You can join us on the Wichita Presbyterian Manor team. Or you can show your support even without even taking a step, by donating money or volunteering to help at the event.
The Wichita event is Saturday, Oct. 21, at WaterWalk. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.There is a ceremony at 11 a.m., and then the walk begins. The route is 2.4 miles. The overall goal for the Wichita walk is to raise $194,755.The money will help the Alzheimer’s Association provide much needed care and support to people affected by the disease as well as fund critically needed Alzheimer’s research. Alzheimer’s disease is now the nation’s sixth-leading cause of death. In Kansas alone, 51,000 people live with Alzheimer’s. For more information or to make a donation visit alz.org/walk.
Farewell,Yvonne
Longtime dining services staff member retires After 16 years of serving our residents with care in the kitchen and dining room,Yvonne Mimbi is retiring from the dining services team at Wichita Presbyterian Manor. In that time,Yvonne has witnessed major changes in the way our residents experience meals and mealtimes. The No. 1 change is choice. “Now it’s more like a restaurant style than when I started there,” Yvonne said. “It wasn’t like they could come in and choose what they wanted. Now they can.” When Yvonne started in our kitchen, she was initially a salad maker. Later she graduated to pureeing foods for residents who required it, but that has also become less common. Spending time with the residents in the dining room was always her favorite part of the job. “It’s about being around the residents; some of them are so pleasant to be around, and the staff, too,” she said. Many told her how much they would miss her after she retires. Some of the residents made a lasting impression on Yvonne. She recalled FAREWELL, continued on page 2